Produced by the youth of Myers Park Pres – We acknowledge that we are called to respond to God and each other. In fact, we do it every Sunday as we pass the peace of Christ. We strive to receive that peace with openness and reciprocate that peace with others.
Join us as we sit down with one of our incredible advisors, David Stroup.
Join Sarah Good, one of our amazing high school advisors, as she sits down to discuss her faith journey with some of the MPPC youth.
7th graders Emmie Rayburn and Liz Corsig sit down with Julia Noel and Liz Corsig to discuss the significance of music in our faith journeys. We discuss what made Emmie and Julia fall in love with music at a young age, what its like to be part of the Celebrate band, and what music teaches all of us about God. Listen in to learn more!
MPPC Youth Hampton and Clara sit down with Liz and Erin to discuss an important tool on our faith journeys: discernment. We know that God is active in all the joyous, grievous, and mundane moments of our lives, but how can we actually slow down long enough to NOTICE God's presence? And how can we pay attention to the way that God calls us to live here and now? Turns out it all has a lot to do with community! Listen in to find out more and let us know: How is God calling YOU to show up in the world?
Ella Matchett (MPPC youth) and Bailey Wise (youth advisor) sit down with Liz to share memories from their time walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain. What does the Camino teach us about God's active presence in the world? What are Ella and Bailey's intentions as they prepare to walk the Camino again in a few months? Listen in to find out!
In this episode, 7th graders Hampton Bundy and Sloan Jordan sit down with Executive Pastor Millie Snyder and Resident Pastor Joseph Jumper to learn all about our two sacraments: Communion & Baptism. What makes something a "sacrament"? In what ways do sacraments nourish us on our faith journey? Can anyone take communion? Should we get baptized more than once? And maybe Hampton will FINALLY get her big question answered: why don't we get dunked in a tub during baptism? Listen in to find out. Peace be with you!
Tune in to listen to JP Hoce, William Livingston, and Sarah Good discuss one of the most transformational experiences in many of our faith journeys: Montreat Youth Conference! What is it that makes Montreat so foundational to our faith? How do we continue to bring practices that we learned at Montreat back home and incorporate them into our daily lives? And lastly, what EXACTLY does it mean to leave your cool at the gate? Listen in now to find out. Peace be with you!
Welcome to Lightning Round!!! In this episode, Liz sits down with youth Avery Peacock, Margaret Hinshaw, Caitlyn Anderson, Reece Efird, Sadie Griffin, and Carson Greenway to share our favorite stories from our time visiting our partners in Remedios, Cuba last summer. Thanks for listening!
7th graders Hampton Bundy and Clara Efird sit down with Liz and Allison to discuss one of our favorite parts of our faith journey: YOUTH GROUP! Listen in to find out more about the intentional, sacred practices that we live out each week on Sunday nights and consider how these practices shape our journey of faith. Peace be with you!
On this episode, Harper Ayres, Levi Kemp, Mike McCoy and Liz Corsig sit down together to discuss one of our favorite MPPC Youth trips: the Sailing Pilgrimage! Listen in to hear about what a week of contemplative prayer, meditation, and leaning into discomfort teaches us about God. Peace be with you!
On this episode, Lambeth Gibson and Henry Yingling sit down with Senior Pastor Joe Clifford to discuss his summer 2023 sabbatical! Every seven years, each member of our clergy is given three months off to step away, recharge, and participate in God's gift of sabbath. Listen in to hear Joe's thoughts about how his faith and ministry have been shaped by this gift. Peace be with you!