Episodes
Check out our LAST national conference over at yccwest.eventbrite.com. Curious about WHY this is the last one? Tune in to this episode to find out!
Published 10/07/19
We’re excited to welcome back Rev Michaele LaVigne to talk about her new book, Living the Way of Jesus: Practicing the Christian Calendar One Week at a Time.  TNL is a production of Young Clergy Network and we’re hosting our LAST national conference in California this coming October 17-19. If you’re a Nazarene with a call ...
Published 09/09/19
Today on the podcast, we’re hearing from Moises Amador, the Pastor of Nuevo Horizonte in Bakersfield, CA. This episode is sponsored by the Creation Care Summit: a grassroots gathering of Nazarenes. Join us in Flint, Michigan this October, as we dream about what a creation care movement in the Church of the Nazarene could look ...
Published 09/02/19
TNL is a production of Young Clergy Network and we’re hosting our LAST national conference in California this coming October 17-19, 2019. If you’ve been waiting to join us at one of these, this is it! Check out more details at yccwest.eventbrite.com. Today on the podcast, we’re hearing from Rev. Melissa Tucker, Associate Pastor at ...
Published 08/12/19
Rev. Jason Adkins is the Director of the Trevecca Urban Farm at Trevecca Nazarene University as well as a professor in the Social Justice Department. This episode is sponsored by the Creation Care Summit: a grassroots gathering of Nazarenes. Join us in Flint, Michigan this October, as we dream about what a creation care movement ...
Published 07/29/19
Today on the podcast, we’re hearing from Rev Stephanie Lobdell, Campus Pastor over at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. This episode is sponsored by the Creation Care Summit: a grassroots gathering of Nazarenes. Join us in Flint, Michigan this October, as we dream about what a creation care movement in the Church of the Nazarene could ...
Published 07/22/19
This episode is sponsored by Young Clergy Con West happening October 17-19, 2019 in Palo Alto, CA. These have been life changing gatherings! Meet new friends and get reunited with old ones! Details and tickets are over at yccwest.eventbrite.com. Today on the podcast, we have Rev Kat Wood, lead pastor at Ashton Church of the ...
Published 07/08/19
This episode is sponsored by the Creation Care Summit: a grassroots gathering of Nazarenes. Join us in Flint, Michigan this October, as we dream about what a creation care movement in the Church of the Nazarene could look like. More details are over at creationcaresummit.eventbrite.com. Today on the podcast, Rev Josiah Jones, the pastor of ...
Published 07/01/19
Young Clergy Network is hosting our LAST national conference in California this coming October 17-19. If you’ve been waiting to join us at one of these, this is it! As of this recording, there are still lodging passes left as well! Check out more details at yccwest.eventbrite.com. If you have nitty-gritty questions, you can check out ...
Published 06/24/19
On today’s Bonus Episode, we’ll hear from Rev. Letiah Frazier and her talk at #YCCOKC. I hope it’s as challenging and meaningful for you as it was for me. This episode is sponsored by Nazarene Theological Seminary. NTS offers master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs designed to equip pastors and ministry leaders for faithful and effective ...
Published 09/17/18
Rev Joseph Gonzales is the youth pastor at Fremont Nazarene in Fremont, Nebraska. It’s not too late to check out #YCCEast coming to the Baltimore area September 28-30. more details are on the Eventbrite page at ycceast.eventbrite.com.
Published 09/10/18
Andrea Garcia is the worship pastor at Nashville First Church of the Nazarene. We’d love for YOU to join us at a young clergy conference. The next conference is #YCCEAST coming to Baltimore Maryland September 28-30 2018. You can check out our FAQs at youngclergycon.com or grab your tickets at ycceast.eventbrite.com.
Published 09/03/18
On today’s bonus episode, we’ll hear from Pastor Alicia McClintic in her sermon from Young Clergy Con: Oklahoma City. We’d love for you to join us at a young clergy conference. The next conference is #YCCEAST coming to Baltimore, Maryland this September 28-30, 2018. Come hang out with us! You can check out our FAQs at youngclergycon.com or grab ...
Published 08/27/18
Rev Dane Robinson pastors Holdenville Church of the Nazarene in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Stay tuned to the end of the episode where we’ll hear from our voicemail about Your Nazarene Life. This episode is sponsored by the Nazarene Student Center at the University of Oklahoma. Committed to sharing Christ’s love with the students at OU the ...
Published 08/13/18
Rev Shane Burt-Miller is the Young Adult pastor at Bronx Bethany Church of the Nazarene in New York City. Today’s voicemail story is from Karrie Roberts from Norman, Oklahoma. This episode is sponsored by Nazarene Theological Seminary’s Center for Pastoral Leadership. The NTS Center for Pastoral Leadership provides lifelong learning opportunities for clergy and ministry ...
Published 08/06/18
Register for #YCCOKC here: http://yccokc.eventbrite.com Brit Bolerjack and Jason Smith give a sneak peek into #YCCOKC and what’s next for the future of Young Clergy Network!
Published 02/08/18
This Author Story features Sarah Shin, associate national director of evangelism for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and author of Beyond Colorblind: Redeeming Our Ethnic Journey. You can pick up your copy at beyondcolorblind.com. This episode is sponsored by audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/thisnazlife. They’ve got over 180,000 titles to choose ...
Published 12/18/17
This Author Story features Rev Joshua Broward, Rev Megan Pardue, Rev Greg Arthur, and Dr Jesse Middendorf chatting about their new book, Edison Churches: Experiments in Innovation and Breakthrough. Available now! You’re listening to This Nazarene Life: stories of young Nazarene clergy and their role models. TNL is a production of Young Clergy Network: a ...
Published 12/12/17
Rev Gwen Jackson, passionate Jesus follower and author of Unforced Rhythms: Why Daily Devotions Aren’t for all of us. You can find her over at unforcedrhythmsbook.com. This episode is sponsored by The Foundry Community blog. The Foundry Community is a place for growth, love, formation, and fellowship. With featured writers like Jeren Rowell, Tara Beth ...
Published 12/04/17
This Author Story features Rev. Tara Beth Leach, Lead pastor at Paz Naz in California. Her book, Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry is available now. Did you know that Young Clergy Network is having not one, but TWO conferences in 2018: Tickets are now on sale for #YCCOKC March 4-6, and you ...
Published 11/20/17
TNL presents Author Stories! Season 2 is over, but we just couldn’t take a break. With so many incredible books coming out this holiday season, we wanted to introduce you to a few of our favorites. This Author Story features JR Forasteros Teaching Pastor from Catalyst Rowlett whose new book Empathy for the Devil is ...
Published 11/13/17
In the Church of the Nazarene, we celebrate October as Pastor’s Appreciation Month. This October 2017, rather than promoting Young Clergy Network and doing a bunch of giveaways, we’ve decided to partner with young clergy affected by recent hurricanes to bless them and their ministries. We’re calling them Digital Love Offerings. You can see their ...
Published 10/16/17
Rev Eric and Pastor Kayla Smith both minister at Hermitage Church of the Nazarene outside of Nashville, Tennessee. This episode is sponsored by Long-Expected Jesus, an Advent devotional and lectionary-based resource for church communities. Long-Expected Jesus invites the people of God to spend four weeks slowing down, waiting patiently, and praying expectantly in anticipation of ...
Published 10/09/17
In the Church of the Nazarene, we celebrate October as Pastor’s Appreciation Month. This October 2017, rather than promoting Young Clergy Network and doing a bunch of giveaways, we’ve decided to partner with young clergy affected by recent hurricanes to bless them and their ministries. We’re calling them Digital Love Offerings. You can see their ...
Published 10/02/17
  Rev Andy Bolerjack is the Executive Director of the Nazarene Student Center a the University of Oklahoma. We hung out during a thunderstorm in Norman! This episode is sponsored by audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/thisnazlife. They’ve got over 180,000 titles to choose from for all your ...
Published 09/25/17