Stories of Transformation

Why Campus Life Military?
I still remember his pause as he thought through the question. He stretched out one finger at a time. “Seven,” he said. I had just

Learning In Community – Episode 7
You Belong To This Village (with Erin Randle) We’ve all heard the saying, “It takes a village,” but what does that look like practically? Today

Learning In Community – Episode 6
Seeking Kids On The Margins When we look at the vast landscape of young people there are so many different cultures, personalities, interests, subgroups and

Learning In Community – Episode 5
U.N.I.T.Y. Our families, communities, churches and young people are divided in so many ways and we as believers are somehow supposed to overcome all this

Learning In Community – Episode 4
Why Collaborate? We are not in the business of transaction, we are in the business of relationship — and that includes relationships in our community.

Learning In Community – Episode 3
Is The Good News Still Good? It can be hard to tell a young person the good news in a world that feels anything but

Who’s ministering to whom?
If you’ve been around Youth for Christ for a while–or not very long at all–you’ll hear the word “relationship” being used a lot. The very

Uncertainty, meet Certainty.
Several months ago, Covid-19 upended our existence. Work changed drastically and social norms and easy rhythms became fraught with uncertainty. Then came the struggles over

Learning In Community – Episode 2
Grief, Jesus, & George Floyd We don’t love young people in a vacuum and neither did Jesus. The murder of George Floyd and movement for

Learning In Community – Episode 1
Deep Ministry During A Pandemic – The coronavirus has no doubt had an impact on the ways we connect with young people, but as believers

Learning In Community – Episode 0
Welcome to Learning in Community! This podcast is for the equipping of leaders who have been called by Christ to love and serve young people.

Kristina’s Path To Graduation
When I first met Kristina in Remann Hall in July of 2018, she was in a suicide vest (a garment designed to prevent a person

What if the kids don’t show?
As the months have come and gone during this COVID season, many beautiful ministry stories have surfaced. Students are coming to know Jesus over Zoom,

Our Response to Racial Injustice
Dear members of the TYFC community, We remember that at this time many of our youth and leaders are hurting. We are faced with discrimination

Campus Life Site Leader – Giaudrone Middle School
Thank you for your interest! This position has been filled. Tacoma Youth For Christ has an open position within our growing organization. We are hiring

Can He Save Me?
The only time I interacted with “Jaleea” before online club, she was being bullied at school, and I intervened. She didn’t want to talk with

The Promise Of The Other Side
One of my favorite stories in the Bible and one that has pushed, encouraged, and comforted me is the story of Jesus calming the storm.

Aiden Found Connection
Aiden* is quiet, very kind, and sensitive. He lives between his mom and dad’s homes and has a tough relationship with his dad. Before we’d

Best Part of the Job
Why our Volunteer Coordinator loves onboarding new leaders My favorite part of my job is getting to sit down and hear every volunteer’s story. I

Every kid deserves a Karla
Sofia* is kind of quiet until you get to know her. Caught in the middle of her parents’ separation, Sofia’s mom and dad will not