The podcast about the pain and sweetness of mission and ministry returns! In the first episode of season two, Kyle drops a bombshell about how his life has changed. Looking back at how the first season of podcasting and their last few years of ministry they realize that everything gets better!

If you are unsure about your ministry future, take hope. If God can work through these guys, who knows what is possible!

Tear Gas and Gumdrops is Kyle Sapp (Former Youth Minister, with no new job title yet) and Chris Morton (Church Planter). If you appreciate this podcast, please take a moment to subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review. It helps a lot!

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How did you spend your summer vacation?

In this special teaser episode Kyle Sapp (Youth Minister) and Chris Morton (Church Planter) discuss the ramp up for season two. And talk about comic book movies. You’re welcome.

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We know that people are opting out of church more and more. Even people that love Jesus.

Does the church still have anything to offer them? Kyle Sapp (Youth Minister) and Chris Morton (Church Planter) discuss if anyone is to blame, what to change and how they try to do mission and ministry in a world on nones and dones.

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Let’s be honest: Churches aren’t necessarily known for being ready to embrace those who are hurting, right?

Ironic, huh?

Kyle Sapp (Youth Minister) and Chris Morton (Church Planter) discuss their own personal experiences with depression and being the Church for all sorts of people.

Referenced in this episode, Chris’s blog post “What Will It Take to Become a Church for the Depressed?” and Parker Palmer’s Clearness Committee.

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Run for cover! The sky is falling! Fewer people  in the United identify as “Christian” than ever before!

With the flurry in the blogosphere beginning to settle, Kyle Sapp (Youth Minister) and Chris Morton (Church Planter) take a look at the article “America’s Changing Religious Landscape” from the Pew Center for Religion and Life and discuss how to approach mission and ministry in this new world.

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Easter has come and gone, Pentecost slipped by and Advent is just a memory. The Ordinary Days are here. They arrive with no fanfare. Just a return to our lives.

Which is the only place we can really meet Jesus.

Kyle Sapp (Youth Minister) and Chris Morton (Church Planter) discuss the down and dirty of finding God in the doldrums of real life ministry.

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In this first ever “part 2” of a two parter, Kyle Sapp (Youth Minister) and Chris Morton (Church Planter) move beyond wrestling with failure to define success.

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Failure. Many Youth Ministers and Church Planters live in the shadow of this word. Some are crippled by shame. Others go to ridiculous lengths to put a positive spin on it. Kyle and Chris have failed, too! Here’s what they’ve learned.

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Youth Ministers and Church Planters are prone to burnout. How do you navigate the emotion, calendar and stress level that is unavoidable. Kyle and Chris are no experts, but they are still at it! Here’s what they’ve learned.

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As a Youth Minister and Church Planter, we have to navigate technology and faith. Social media has made this more complicated than ever. Inspired by the TED talk The Innovation of Loneliness Kyle Sapp (Youth Minister) and Chris Morton (Church Planter) discuss their own struggles to connect, and what to do about it.

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