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Youth Worker On Fire Podcast

Dec 26, 2019

Bryan Totten is currently teaching AVID, which stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. This program helps prepare students who are in the academic middle for four-year college eligibility. These are students who are capable of completing a college-prep curriculum but may be falling short of their...


Dec 25, 2019

What if you found out your child was a cutter and later on drugs? What if soon after that child turns 18, moves out, and leaves you wondering night after night if they are alive or dead? Tom and Dena Yohe (Parents of Renee Yohe, To Write Love On Her Arms), have lived that life and still live on the tentative list.

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Dec 18, 2019

Ryan Schmitz was a rebellious teenager with a tough home life. With no boundaries, he dropped out of high school and got into a lot of trouble. Doug Edwards talks to Ryan about the positive adults who influenced his life and how his life was transformed through the grace of Jesus Christ. 


Dec 17, 2019

A drug and alcohol addiction recovery program, Teen Challenge is the focus of this week's episode.  Doug interviews Joe Batlock, who works for Teen Challenge, a drug and alcohol addiction recovery program.  Teen Challenge USA works on a holistic model of drug and alcohol recovery. This means they are concerned with the...


Dec 11, 2019

Carey Baker is a man among men. He and his wife Lori have 3 children and the oldest is 14 years old. That makes him qualified to talk to youth workers among many other things. He comes from a history of soldiers. In this episode, he speaks of 3 of our recent fallen young soldiers in the Middle East and Afganistan. His...