Embrace the Awkward Podcast
Welcome to the Embrace the Awkward Podcast, where we have one goal in mind! To help you handle awkward better! Join Mike and Kyle each week to discuss the weird and fringe moments of life and ministry!
Embrace the Awkward Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 105: Press Start: Building a Video Game Ministry (part 2)
Last episode, we opened the door to the world of gaming. This episode, we step into it. If video games are a massive part of student culture, how do we actually use that in ministry? We’re getting practical—sharing how to start, structure, and ...
Episode 104: Video Games Are From The Devil! Maybe... (part 1)
Are video games ruining students… or are we missing one of the biggest ministry opportunities right in front of us? In this episode, we dive into the good, the bad, and the complicated world of gaming culture. From screen time concerns to conne...
Episode 103: AJ is Awesome
In this episode, Mike and Kyle are joined by AJ from The Gathering — a young, passionate youth pastor who has some cool things happening in his ministry.AJ shares how he’s intentionally building a youth ministry culture that fosters bot...
Episode 102: Your Youth Group Night Might Be Wrong
Is Wednesday night still king… or is Sunday night (or another night entirely) the better move for youth ministry?In Episode 102, Mike and Kyle jump into one of the most debated topics in youth ministry programming: What night of the wee...
Episode 101: We Fired DJ!
After more than a year away, Embrace the Awkward is officially back for Season 2. And yes… things look a little different. DJ is out as co-host, Mike is in and we decided the only right way to handle it was to fully embrace the awkward. (No, yo...
