We sit down with our children’s pastor, Ashley Donnes, to talk about her family’s foster care and adoption story, the moment God met her in a hard season, and why she chose to start serving right away. We also share how we disciple kids with real worship and clear gospel teaching, and how that investment often reaches whole families.

• Coming to faith through a crisis and getting baptized
• Choosing to serve immediately and trusting God to equip
• Kids revival services with worship, gospel clarity, and response time
• Why children can grasp the gospel and lead their families toward church
• What VBS is designed to teach and why it matters as outreach

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We talk with Nathaniel & Eden about how Jesus becomes real beyond upbringing, how worship leadership matures through obedience, and why the presence of God matters more than preference. We also share the story behind Journey Music Collective and the kind of freedom in Christ that breaks shame and fear.

• Moving from obligation to calling in ministry and worship leadership
• Journey Music Collective’s origin story and God’s provision for recording
• A producer encountering God through Christian worship music
• Leading worship across generations by setting preference aside
• Pursuing the presence of God and rejecting fear of people’s opinions
• Freedom in Christ as the antidote to shame and religious performance


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We talk with Tina Boquet about what life is like serving God and helping others during dark moments in life. We also find out God's hand of provision in Tina's life bringing her from a home without Christ to a soul set on fire for him.

• Turning camping into safe solitude and real rest
• Growing faith without a Christian home and finding discipleship through friends
• Learning to pray in your own voice and pray Scripture when stuck
• Counseling at Covenant Church and building groups like GriefShare and DivorceCare
• Fighting isolation with community, action plans, and small next steps
• Trusting the security of salvation and starting again with new mercies

We sit down with our preschool minister, Jessica Authement, to talk about the quiet work that helps families thrive at church. We laugh, swap stories, and get serious about how safety, welcome, and steady love can open hearts to Jesus.

• Why childcare during worship is a ministry to parents, not a convenience
• How physical comfort helps preschoolers receive Bible stories
• Jessica’s testimony and how motherhood reshapes faith priorities
• The value of creating a church where young families feel wanted

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We sit down with DeLane Taylor to talk about the real work of women’s ministry and why genuine friendships are often the bridge to deeper faith. Delane shares her story of church, calling, grief, and growth, and we walk through how God uses community to help women stay anchored to Christ.

• The faith shift that came through tragedy and a deeper hunger for God’s Word
• Favorite women’s ministry moments, especially when women open up and support each other
• Hospitality as a gift and the challenge of teaching with accountability
• Hopes for the future as new women look for relationships and encouragement
• Jeremiah 29:11 as an anchor through military life and major moves

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We sit down with Sean, our director of Media Ministry, to talk about calling, craft, and how thoughtful AV can deepen worship without stealing focus.

• what the AV ministry covers across Sundays, livestreams and socials
• why visual choices should enhance worship rather than distract
• Sean’s path from TV station to church staff
• hiring people already living the ministry
• faith becoming personal beyond childhood belief
• mission work creating short films for local evangelism
• films echoing biblical story arcs and gospel themes

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We sit down with Brent to trace his calling from a camp to decades at Covenant, and how God shaped him through family, work, and prayer. We unpack his role, our discipleship pathway, and why men’s ministry creates real, lasting change.

• turning a quiet call into lifelong ministry
• discipleship as knowledge maturing into wisdom
• Covenant Class as the foundation of growth
• parenting in ministry without performance pressure
• practical steps for men to build real brotherhood
• D-groups as the place where depth forms
• revival as sowing and reaping through prayer

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We share how a steady walk with Jesus becomes a bold witness, from Bourbon Street evangelism to leading students toward real encounters in worship and prayer. We talk practical guards against burnout, the power of mentors, and why “uncool” testimonies matter.

• childhood faith shaped by revival and healings
• boldness as a learned habit through prayer
• testimonies from quiet obedience, not just radical turnarounds
• rhythms that refill: prayer, mentors, research, honest community
• building trust with students through presence and relationship
• vision for Impact: worship, safety, discipleship, depth
• making prayer the first response, not the last

Get to the First Response series here at Impact Student Ministry Wednesday nights at 6 30 p.m.

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