YES! Podcasts - YES! Young Enough to Serve

After retiring from pastoral ministry several years ago, Gary and Charlotte were challenged by God to sell their home and then zigzagged across America on their own ‘Say Yes’ tour, serving many friends, family, and churches along the way. Modeled so well by their parents, Gary and Charlotte have a love for Jesus and a passion to reach across generational lines. They love waking up each morning, asking the Lord to keep them others-centered and allowing the Lord to creatively guide them. Charlotte reminds us thatJesus counts by one. They love seeing how God can use them to help lead people closer to Christ through individual friendships. Three years ago, they said ‘yes’ to a Japan missionary, needing them to fill in for a year. Their one-year adventure morphed into three-plus years. As they return home soon, their adventure continues. They have a special heart for retired pastors and want to underscore what God can do with their continued availability. God wants our post-vocational lives to have purpose, all the way until He takes us home!

Assuming the senior adult pastor role in his mid-forties, Dan’s life has been enriched through his ‘acquired taste’ in serving alongside adults much older. He has learned much from seasoned and patient listeners … who then gain access to speak into the lives of others. Inspired by role models decades ahead, Dan and his wife Shani are special examples of younger leaders who see the intrinsic value of adults in life’s second half. And as that second half chapter ends for some under his care, Dan sees more clearly how eternal life with Christ doesn’t start with death. It begins much earlier when we invite Christ into our lives. We’re already living in eternity!

Ryan Marcella is a Worship Pastor in Modesto, California, and is also a valued member of our YES! board. Screen Shot 2020-11-19 at 1.05.01 PM.png [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53e5512be4b07c49c65ae8c1/1605824835968-87BDX1OUE7CMCNWC9EGM/Screen+Shot+2020-11-19+at+1.05.01+PM.png?format=1000w] At 30 years young, Ryan recognizes how much older influencers have impacted his life, even surpassing his peers’ influence. His weekly free-flowing hour of prayer with retired pastor, Dr. Michael Wright, is a beautiful example of intergenerational relationship, an infusion of peace into Ryan’s busy life. In this podcast episode, Judy and Ryan also discuss ageism in the church and the importance of intergenerational worship. Rather than simply succumbing to the “cool factor” in worship, Ryan prioritizes good theology, unity, and full engagement together worshipping God. We are incredibly blessed to glean from younger Christ-followers like Ryan, with a big-picture heart that encompasses a passion for older people. Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yes-podcasts-yes-young-enough-to-serve/id965611750]Listen on Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueWVzdG9zZXJ2ZS5vcmcveWVzLXBvZGNhc3QvP2Zvcm1hdD1yc3M]

[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53e5512be4b07c49c65ae8c1/1527096744867-CWL9RSO0BU0S77QUCSTN/image-asset.png?format=1000w] Navigators - Topical Memory System [https://www.navigators.org/resource/topical-memory-system/?APCode=E294&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg428mbmp2gIVlYRpCh14gw_AEAAYAiAAEgLxp_D_BwE] Mike on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/mike.schmid.980] Lorelei on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/lorelei.schmid] Mike & Lorelei have discovered the joy of doing discipleship in community rather than isolation. They love seeing what God will do synergistically as generations unite around the Word of God. They stress the importance of experiencing life together—not just knowing Scripture—but also observing as apprentices the living out of Christian faith through relationship. Mike reminds us that 'generations' was God's idea of family, complete with the grandpas and grandmas, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, siblings---the whole gamut. And they point to continued investment in lasting, lifelong relationships, even as miles separate. Serving with the Navigators over four decades, the Schmids have enjoyed a lifetime hiding God's Word in their hearts and helping others do the same. We love Mike's closing prayer, "Lord. make us one across the generations that the world might know that Jesus is the Son of God." Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yes-podcasts-yes-young-enough-to-serve/id965611750]Listen on Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueWVzdG9zZXJ2ZS5vcmcveWVzLXBvZGNhc3QvP2Zvcm1hdD1yc3M]

[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53e5512be4b07c49c65ae8c1/1523503732374-B0AUTYTY2TZ6RGBRX0EN/image-asset.png?format=1000w] [http://www.wardtanneberg.com/more-about-ward/] Click here to subscribe to Ward's blog. [http://www.wardtanneberg.com/more-about-ward/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/wardtann/] Sacred Journey [https://amzn.to/2GTMNmN] Dr. Ward Tanneberg has a passion for mentoring, and we have been grateful beneficiaries of his care, thoughtful reflection, and friendship over the last decade. In this podcast Ward shares from his treasure chest of life and pastoral experiences, including approaches that have worked well—and things he might have addressed more intensively had he grasped some of later-life's lessons earlier. Ward encourages us to "view life as theatre, with our lives as ongoing collections of dramatic work in which we're playing the leading role." He is currently starring in Act 3, which he sees as the era of listening—listening to the hopes and dreams of those younger, interpreting the future with lessons of the past and present, and inspiring generations following after us to develop their own stories. Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yes-podcasts-yes-young-enough-to-serve/id965611750]Listen on Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueWVzdG9zZXJ2ZS5vcmcveWVzLXBvZGNhc3QvP2Zvcm1hdD1yc3M]