PMG: Creating Youth-directed, Vulnerable, Spirit-led Meetings | An Interview with Ganel-Lyn Condie

Ganel-Lyn is a popular motivational speaker, known for inspiring
others with her unique honesty, authenticity and spirit. She is
dedicated to her family, faith, and inspiring others and loves
teaching through speaking and writing. She has experienced healing
from a major chronic illness and is the mother to two miracle
children. After the heart-breaking suicide of her 40-year-old
sister, Ganel-Lyn is constantly working towards prevention. She
lives with an open heart and feels passionate about sharing
principles that will empower others to live life with more joy. She
is a regular television/radio guest and hosts the popular shows
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4:20 Who is Ganel-Lyn Condie? She is an author, speaker, podcaster,
mother, and now empty-nester. 6:30 Ganel-Lyn hosts a PMG, (Preach
My Gospel) group in her home led by the youth. What is it? How can
people start it? 7:30 How did the PMG group start? It was an
amazing success and grew quickly. Very authentic and spirit led
teaching. 14:30 It’s not just a mission-prep class, it’s a
life-prep class. Open to anybody because Preach My Gospel helps you
develop all sorts of skills. 16:30 If you want to start a group
like this it can be once a month or even once a week. 18:10 Why
would kids want to go to these meetings? It’s not like your normal
church meeting. 18:40 The adults have to get out of the way. 20:00
What does home-centered feel like and why is it different from
having a church meeting? These meetings are not strictly Preach My
Gospel but a place to have vulnerable conversations about hard
topics and addictions. Youth can show up in sweats if they want.
22:50 The rule is that the Spirit interrupts. 23:40 The structure
of the PMG meetings. Review the rules and introduce who is new,
announce new mission calls, kids that are leaving on a mission
always giving a closing testimony and are sent off with the hymn,
"God Be with You Till We Meet Again". They start a song and kneel
in family prayer at the end. 24:15 Teaching the youth what it feels
like to have to the Spirit lead the meeting is powerful. You don’t
know how to teach it until you experience it. It might be difficult
at first but the adults need to stay out of the way and let the
youth learn through it. 26:00 It is not Ganel-Lyn and her husband’s
calling to have these meetings. They felt inspired to do it. 29:00
The sweet spot for these meetings is age 16 and older. Missionaries
and returned missionaries also come. It helps returned missionaries
transition back into life. 31:30 This is a non-stress meeting. You
don’t have to have treats or a formal lesson planned. 32:00
Ganel-Lyn and her husband were also called by the stake to teach
mission prep classes but she noticed that it wasn’t the same as
having the home-centered PMG group. 35:00 Have real life
conversations that are connected to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
They shouldn’t be two separate things. The PMG magic is the gospel
and real life in action. It’s not adult-pushed or calling-pushed.
36:40 They use Groupme to communicate with the youth and the youth
are over it. 40:30 Finding a youth member to be the facilitator. If
you don’t have one you can rotate. 42:50 What if the topic takes a
left turn? Do you step in? 45:00 Oversharing is not actually a
thing. Something in you might be triggered but for other people
it’s fine. It’s ok for it to be awkward. We need to create a safe
place for people to open up. 52:00 You can do these meetings in
your way and for your needs. Just create a safe place. The Leading
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