YOKE Talk
By YOKE Youth Ministries
YOKE TalkOct 12, 2021
Tori Hardin - Understanding Middle Schoolers
To wrap up our series on Understanding Middle Schoolers, we're joined this week by Tori Hardin, a former YOKE kid and YOKE Folk at Northwest Middle School. In this episode of the podcast, Tori shares her story and draws on her years of experience in YOKE, as well as her experience now as a social worker, to share what a college student might have to offer when investing in the life of a middle school student.
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Tatia Harris - Mental Health First Aid for Middle School Ministry
Continuing our series on Understanding Middle Schoolers, we're joined this week by Tatia Harris. Tatia is the Title VI Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the City of Knoxville, and in this episode she talks with Jonathan about mental health first aid in the context of middle school ministry.
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Cindy White - Understanding Middle Schoolers Series
Continuing our series on Understanding Middle Schoolers, we're joined this week by Cindy White, the Curriculum Principal at Austin-East High School. Cindy is a good friend of the YOKE community and has previously been a principal at Gibbs Middle School, Vine Middle School, and Karns Middle School. In this episode of the podcast, she draws on her years of experience working with middle school students to share what makes this age group unique.
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David Schilling - Understanding Middle Schoolers Series
Continuing our series on Understanding Middle Schoolers, we're joined this week by David Schilling, the Youth Minister at Hardin Valley Church of Christ and a former YOKE team leader at Hardin Valley Middle School. In this episode, David shares from a Youth Minister's perspective about the unique challenges that middle school students face in their daily lives.
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Dr. Keith Bailey - Middle School and Trauma
Continuing our series on Understanding Middle Schoolers, we’re joined this week by Dr. Keith Bailey from Harmony Family Center. Keith has served as the Training Director for Harmony Family Center since 2016 and has over 30 years of experience working with children and families. At YOKE’s 2019 Leadership Summit, Keith led a training on trauma-responsive practices. In this episode of the podcast, he shares why this topic is so important for anyone working with middle school students. To learn more about Harmony Family Center, visit harmonyfamilycenter.org or call 865.982.5225.
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YOKE Kids - Understanding Middle Schoolers Series
If you're familiar with YOKE, you probably know that the age group we focus on is middle school. In order to better understand where our students are coming from, we're kicking off a brand new series on the podcast called "Understanding Middle Schoolers". Over the course of this series we'll hear from lots of experts who will give us their perspective on the middle school experience, and there's no better place to start than with talking to some actual middle schoolers! So for this episode, we sat down to chat with three of our awesome YOKE kids: Chloe, Silas, and Gianna.
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Meet YOKE's Two Newest Team Members! Andrew Hodge & Madjoel Douglass
This week we sat down with YOKE’s two newest staff members, Madjoel Douglass and Andrew Hodge. Madjoel is YOKE’s new Area Director for Knoxville City Schools, and Andrew is the Area Director for YOKE’s East area, which includes Jefferson and Grainger counties.
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Sarah Scheafnocker - Program Director at YOKE
This week we sat down for a conversation with YOKE's program director Sarah Scheafnocker. Before joining the staff earlier this year, Sarah had previously served with YOKE as both a YOKE Folk and a board member, and she served on staff at First Baptist Concord for nearly 11 years. In this episode, she shares what she loves about her role as YOKE's program director and how she ended up here, as well as what she's excited about as we look forward to a new school year.
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Rev. Jesse Jones - Youth and Violence Series
Our community has been shaken this year by violence. We want to be part of the solution, and we know that you do too. With that in mind, this month we are speaking with several friends and community partners who have devoted their lives to being a part of that solution. This week we spoke with Rev. Jesse Jones, the Student & Family Support Coach at Austin-East High School with Project GRAD Knoxville.
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Kara Finger - Youth and Violence Series
Our community has been shaken this year by violence. We want to be part of the solution, and we know that you do too. With that in mind, this month we are speaking with several friends and community partners who have devoted their lives to being a part of that solution. This week we spoke with Kara Finger, the executive director of the Wesley House.
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Matthew Best - Youth and Violence Series
Our community has been shaken this year by violence. We want to be part of the solution, and we know that you do too. With that in mind, this month we are speaking with several friends and community partners who have devoted their lives to being a part of that solution. This week we spoke with Matthew Best, the director of the Future of Hope Institute and the Director of Multicultural Student Affairs at Johnson University.
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Denise Neal - Youth and Violence Series
Our community has been shaken this year by violence. We want to be part of the solution, and we know that you do too. With that in mind, this month we are speaking with several friends and community partners who have devoted their lives to being a part of that solution. This week we spoke with Denise Neal, the Assistant Principal at Vine Middle Magnet School.
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Lawrence Williams - Youth and Violence Series
Our community has been shaken this year by violence. We want to be part of the solution, and we know that you do too. With that in mind, this month we are speaking with several friends and community partners who have devoted their lives to being a part of that solution. This week we spoke with Lawrence Williams, a lifelong East Knoxville resident and the founder of World United Ministries and Safe Haven.
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YOKE Alumni - Steve Diggs
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YOKE Alumni - Andy Minton
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YOKE Alumni - Kim Cruse
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YOKE Alumni - Gary Drinnen
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Recruiting Leaders - Chaz Farmer
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Recruiting Leaders - Matthew Best & Brent Brewer from Johnson University
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Recruiting Leaders - Dave McNeely from Carson Newman University
Recruiting Leaders - Rodney Norvell from the University of Tennessee BCM
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#YOKEis - Kid Time
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#YOKEis - Camp
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#YOKEis - Club
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#YOKEis - School-Based
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#YOKEis - YOKE Folk
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Core Values - Fun and Adventure
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Core Values - Stewardship
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Core Values - Leadership Development
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Core Values - Collaboration
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Core Values - Community
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Team Leader - Astrid Martinez
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YOKE Folk - Scott Sutton
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YOKE Kid - Alvarez from Carter Middle School
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YOKE Live with Adam and Emma White
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YOKE Folk - Chaz Farmer
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Mental Health in Isolation with Eric Minton
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YOKE Folk - Jessa Gaut
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Team Leaders - Eric and Ara Langford
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YOKE Folk - Chastedy Johnson
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YOKE Folk - Abbie Robinson
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YOKE Folk - Darius McClure
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YOKE Folk - Rachel Clifft
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YOKE Folk - Mackensi Crumley
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Team Leaders - Jacob and Margaret Daniels
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YOKE Folk - Laura Beeler
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YOKE Folk - Lina Thompson
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YOKE Folk - EA Durfee
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YOKE Folk - Jessie Williams
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YOKE Folk - Kelly Chilcote
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