The Young Project

In this episode, Ben and Niq sit down to talk with Darold Bigger, social worker, author, professor, author, and former rear admiral in the US Navy, about what role reconciliation and forgiveness play in the act of reconstructing. 

It's time for reconstruction. 

In this month's episode we introduce our new co-host, Ben Amoah, and Niq and Tommy talk to the social media preacher, Alex Dion Wilson, about the effect of our world's current events on the church. 

A special thanks to Peter Flores and Frankie Bones for composing all of our new theme music! 

For context, this interview was recorded before COVID19 made its way to North America as well as before there was a renewed vigor in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. That being said, we thought David and Niq's conversation hit on a lot of the same nerves and wanted to share it with you during this time.

This month we're talking about what it's like to create community in the midst of a crisis. Niq sits down with Benjamin Amoah Jr. (@thebookofbenjamin), host of The Auricle Podcast and the new Atoma online study group, to talk about the sudden change to church in the age of physical distancing. 

"Sexual Morality" is the first of a four-part series on sex and sexuality. 

This month's challenge is to figure our what your own sexual ethic is, and verbalize it using only five words! Feel free to tag @tommytamaleaa, @niqruud, and @theyoungproj in your posts so we can see them! We'll use some of your examples to debrief in next month's podcast.

Since this episode releases near Valentines day, and since our monthly topic is Love, Tommy wanted the deets on Niq's young marriage. And he got some. Not all. But some. Enjoy....

With all that's been happening around the world in recent weeks we thought, "Why not talk about pacifism?" And so we did. 

Also look out for an upcoming announcement episode about some forthcoming face-to-face meet-n-greet opportunities. 

Happy Christmas to all! In this episode Niq and Tommy dig into the various Christmas narratives presented in the Gospels, and determine what they persuade us to do.

If you'd like to learn more about some of the organizations who we think do a good job of combating various types of oppression, here are some of the links we mentioned in the episode:

We want to wish all of our US listeners a great holiday week! And wish everyone else a great week, week...  In this episode Niq and Tommy talk about the Enneagram and how it can help all of us to have a happier holiday season.  

What is sin? How do we define it? Niq and Tommy wrestle with these and other questions in this episode of The Young Project podcast. 

Thanks for listening to this week's episode regarding church!  

As mentioned at the end of the podcast, you can find all of the other resources provided by The Young Project at www.theyoungproj.org and @theyoungproj across all social platforms.