Monty Sharp, the head of Student Venture Ministries in the Temecula Valley talks about how we can become strong gatekeepers in our communities and how we can help our personal spheres of influence.
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Jamie Bartlett traces the story of how and why social media companies have become the new information gatekeepers, and what the decisions they make mean for all of us. It's 20 years since Facebook launched and the social media we know today - but it all started with a crazy idea to realise a hippie dream of building a "global consciousness". The plan was to build a connected world, where everyone could access everyone and everything all the time; to overthrow the old gatekeepers and set info ...
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On 30th September 2022 a coroner in London finds that Molly Russell "...died from an act of self-harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content." The finding is a global first. Social media is ruled to have contributed to the death of a child. In San Francisco, around the same time, a strange story is unfolding insi…
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Jamie Bartlett travels to Minnesota to meet Abrham Meareg Amare. The young academic is seeking asylum in the States following the murder of his father in Ethiopia in 2021. In December 2022, Abrham became the lead complainant in a $2 billion lawsuit against Meta. Abrham believes that company is partly responsible for the death of his dad - a renowne…
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In 2018, the CEOs of our most popular social media companies are standing at a crossroad. After political outcry over Russian interference in the 2016 election and fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, tech leaders have a decision to make. They need to come up with ways of making their platforms safer. One route is a radical overhaul of the…
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One of the strange things about our new media universe, is how innocuous decisions taken in Silicon Valley - turning a dial, or adding a few lines of code to increase engagement - can change your life. In 2016, Instagram introduced a new way of looking at content: the non-chronological feed. Now, instead of seeing what your friends were posting in …
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2016 is a big election year. But something is going very wrong online. Journalists in America and the Philippines start to notice something strange going on online. In Manila, Maria Ressa - the editor of online news site, Rappler - discovers a sock puppet network of social media accounts, all pushing for the election of a strong leader. Someone lik…
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The tech pioneers were right: all this connectivity and sharing is creating a new age of freedom and democracy. A global consciousness. Arab Spring, Barack Obama – both fuelled by social media - make the possibilities feel limitless. But, just as the dream to connect everyone is being realised - at the height of technological optimism - everything …
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From the rubble of the dot com crash, an ambitious young Harvard student with a passion for hacking and love of Roman emperors, sets up an exciting new website. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook is an instant hit on college campuses. Soon it attracts the attention of Silicon Valley’s most successful - but controversial - venture capitalist, Peter Thiel. T…
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For years something strange has been happening online, but most of us have no idea what’s really going on. Ethnic conflict in Myanmar. A chemistry professor is killed in Ethiopia. A teenager dies in her bedroom in London. A mob storms the Capitol in Washington DC. And that’s the moment that catches Jamie Bartlett’s eye. A few days after the riot, o…
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It all started with a crazy idea to realise a hippie dream of building a “global consciousness”. The plan was to build a connected world, where everyone could access everyone and everything all the time; to overthrow the old gatekeepers and set information free. But social media didn’t turn out that way. Instead of setting information free – a new …
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Join us today as we discuss how God has called Monty and Karen into ministry and how Student Venture has impacted their lives. In this extended episode, we also get to learn about some of the miracles that have happened in their lives. Thank you all for joining us in this podcast. We will be taking a break after this episode and will keep you poste…
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Join us today as we discuss why humility is important. Why are we called to be humble?
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Today, we talk with Bob who is a retired fire captain. We talk about what a leader is, what it looks like, and examples of what good leadership looks like.
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Join us today as we discuss what truth is. Is it relative or absolute? Why does this matter to us as gatekeepers?
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Today, Monty and Michele talk about what propaganda is, how it has been used, and what it has to do with us as gatekeepers.
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Today we discuss what a leader is and how we as gatekeepers are called to be leaders. We discuss how to become better leaders in our gates of influence.
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Join us today as we talk about discipleship with Deena. What is it? Why is it important to us as gatekeepers?
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Join us today as we discuss harmony and how truth and love are a part of achieving it. How is it important to us as gatekeepers?
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Join us today for our first-ever zoom interview.
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Join us today as we talk about freedom and how fortunate we are to be free.
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27. Lessons I've Learned from my Fathers
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Join us today for our father's day themed episode. We discuss what lessons Monty has learned from both his Heavenly Father and his earthly father.
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26. For a Lack of Wood, the Fire Burns Out
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Join us today as we talk about what this proverb means and what it means to us as gatekeepers.
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Join us as we interview the editor of this podcast, Kyle Lakin. Today we discuss anxiety, identity, spiritual gifts, and working as a part of a team.
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24. Snatching Victory form the Jaws of Defeat
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Join us today as we go through 2 Chronicles 20 to learn how to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
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Join us today as we interview Reggie, a city coordinator here at Student Venture. We discuss some of the flaws of the church, purpose, and caring for others.
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Why do we hide the love of Jesus from the world around us? Especially when His love is there, the single greatest life-changer.
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Paying attention to the teacher in school is a great way to learn what you need to pass a class. Join us today as we discuss how Jesus is the teacher of our lives.
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Join us today in our interview focusing on family, what it is like being a pastor's kid, and loving people.
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Today, we talk about teenagers and the importance of testimony. Why is this a big deal and why should we share our faith?
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Join us today as we interview Dr. Walter Combs and discuss living and loving life as a gatekeeper.
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Why do bad things happen to good people? Today, we discuss why God allows bad things to happen, and how He can use them for good.
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Today, we talk about God's work of restoration in our lives. All of us are in need of it, but in the process of helping others acquire it we can make a real mess of it. God's grace and forgiveness are freely given and not acquired by our performance. Check this out. It will set you free.
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Check out our interview with Michele as she shares wisdom and joy from her 28+ years of working with teens as a mom, Student Venture Campus Director, discipler, and SV Administrator.
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Today, we discuss coping with the loss of loved ones. We find out how we can do this with the five L's of leaving others better than you found them, as well as the acronym REMEMBER.
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13. Paul and Laurie Eldridge Interview
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Today, we interview Paul and Laurie Eldridge with a reminiscence of past Student Venture memories.
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Today, we discuss what the Bible says about anxiety. How can it affect us as gatekeepers and what steps do we take to combat it?
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Today, we are talking about thankfulness. Why is it important and how does it affect our lives?
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Why is working hard important? Why do we need to do it first? Today, we discuss the answers to these questions and how they pertain to our calling as gatekeepers.
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In today's interview, we focus on what being a gatekeeper looks like as a parent and as a teacher.
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8. The Five Pillars of Healthy Relationships (FLEET)
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Today we discuss the five pillars of healthy relationships. We will be using the acronym fleet to remember them.
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Today we learn more about people in Student Venture. Maddie Warman and Lindsay Delong both share how Student Venture has changed their lives and how they are making an impact in students' lives currently.
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We know we are called to love supernaturally, but how do we do that? Today we discuss what the 7 T's of loving supernaturally are and how they help.
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Today, we learn about what gates we are called to be a gatekeeper for and what it looks like to be a gatekeeper.
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Today, we talk about how how the word "formed" and how it describes our relationship with God using just 5 prefixes.
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Today, we learn about what loving supernaturally looks like and why it is important for us as gatekeepers to love supernaturally.
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In this episode, we interview Ryan George who is a part of the Student Venture staff.
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Today, we will be discussing what a gatekeeper is and how we are all called to be gatekeepers.
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