Monday Morning Joe: Cup of Joe for Two
On today’s Monday Morning Joe: A Cup of Joe for Two, Tara O’Connell joins the podcast to talk about all things Tara and all thing Youth and Government (or YAG for short). Tara serves as Associate Executive Director for Teen Initiatives for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. Tara O’Connell has been with the YMCA […]
Monday Morning Joe: How can you Serve?
On today’s Monday Morning Joe, we wrap up our historical look at the foundation of the YMCA movement. We will hear amazing stories of YMCA volunteers entering battlefields to love, serve, and care for soldiers. We will hear stories of YMCA volunteers entering a cholera outbreak to love, serve, and care for the sick. And […]
Monday Morning Joe: Journey of the YMCA
Over the past few weeks, we have explored the Christian mission through the history of the YMCA. Reading through The Shining Light: The Man, Mission, and Movement of the YMCA by Dr. David Newman, we learned the call of Christ on George Williams’ life and how the YMCA was birthed from that call. Today, we […]
Monday Morning Joe: Cup of Joe for Two
Sarah Weaver, council member for our Northwest District, joins A Cup of Joe for Two this morning. Sarah is a licensed massage therapist and an all-around awesome human being. Sarah, along with her business partner, operates Resonance Mind Body Wellness. Sarah’s goal is to enhance the health and wellness in the local community through massage […]
Monday Morning Joe: The YMCA Vision Statement
Eleven years after George Williams and his friends met in his factory dorm room, ninety-nine delegates from all over the world traveled to Paris, France, to attend the first world YMCA conference. During this meeting, they prayed, debated, and carefully formed the YMCA vision statement, known as the Paris Basis. The basis reads, “The Young […]
Monday Morning Joe: Light in Darkness
Klyne Snodgrass writes, “Knowledge of God’s reign and salvation brings with it added responsibility. To accept the kingdom and its salvation is to accept a trust. It enlists one as an agent on behalf of the kingdom, and all those so enlisted will be rewarded or judged in terms of their faithfulness to their task.” […]
Monday Morning Joe: Ignite a Global Movement
Sensing the absence of grace and hope in the factories of 1840s London, 19-year-old George Williams did the only thing he could think of, he prayed. Today’s Monday Morning Joe continues the story of the YMCA movement. Take a listen to hear how a young man’s prayer became a spark that would ignite a global […]
Monday Morning Joe: Cup of Joe for Two
Today on this special edition of Monday Morning Joe: A Cup of Joe for Two, I am joined by Chris Berry, District Executive Director for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City at the Edmond District (Mitch Park, Rankin, and Guthrie) and YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City Association Sports Team Chair. Chris is a husband, father, […]
Monday Morning Joe: YMCA Movement
When I began my work with the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, my first task was to immerse myself in the history of the YMCA movement. I wanted to know as much as possible not just about the OKC association but the YMCA global movement. I wanted to know where it began and why it […]
Monday Morning Joe: Cup of Joe for Two
Taylor York has been with the YMCA for 11 years, Current role is District Executive Director for the Bethany and Rockwell Plaza YMCAs. Taylor loves spending time with my wife, daughter, family and friends. His faith is top priority in his life. Taylor enjoys anything sports related. Diehard OU, OKC Thunder, Dallas Cowboys, and Texas […]
