Aug 6, 2026 · 59 min · 10 segments
In this episode of the Collage Podcast, Jeff engages with a group of high school students from local churches in Temple, Texas, discussing the themes of community, hope, and the paradox of connection…
Duncan MooreGuestElijahGuestColeGuestMabryGuestHigh School Student PanelistGuestBellaGuestGroup Discussion ParticipantGuestIt's not too painful to speak, okay? And so what we will do is I wanna pose a question 'cause y'all are here, okay? So either A or B is occurring here for old man.
Okay, old man.
Either A or B.
A, our world has hope because y'all are in it.
The hope of the world is generally out, though we want...
Scripturally, the hope is that Christ is who Christ said he is.
That is our hope.
But societally, our hope is that teenagers are gonna change the world, that the world is gonna be better.
Okay? So let me ask you this.
Let's just go and start with a hard question right off the bat.
Does our world have hope, or is it hopeless right now? Anybody?
Okay, why?
We're trying to grow, um, community with these people who are struggling and, um, build community within ourselves as well, uh, to grow our relationship in Christ with each other.
Okay.
You mentioned a word four times in that sentence.
You said community.
So in order to understand that, and oh, hold on.
Vista Community Church, okay? It's already in the name, okay? Tell me what community means.
Like you're here, we're trying to develop community with these people.
What in the world does community mean? We gotta define that 'cause it's, if we're gonna go from someplace, we gotta start from there.
Um, I'd say community means for our church just like a place for anyone to come as they're, they are and just not really worry about, like, what their life situation is like or what they've been through.
It's not too painful to speak, okay? And so what we will do is I wanna pose a question 'cause y'all are here, okay? So either A or B is occurring here for old man.
Okay, old man.
Either A or B.
A, our world has hope because y'all are in it.
The hope of the world is generally out, though we want...
Scripturally, the hope is that Christ is who Christ said he is.
That is our hope.
But societally, our hope is that teenagers are gonna change the world, that the world is gonna be better.
Okay? So let me ask you this.
Let's just go and start with a hard question right off the bat.
Does our world have hope, or is it hopeless right now? Anybody?
Okay, why?
We're trying to grow, um, community with these people who are struggling and, um, build community within ourselves as well, uh, to grow our relationship in Christ with each other.
Okay.
You mentioned a word four times in that sentence.
You said community.
So in order to understand that, and oh, hold on.
Vista Community Church, okay? It's already in the name, okay? Tell me what community means.
Like you're here, we're trying to develop community with these people.
What in the world does community mean? We gotta define that 'cause it's, if we're gonna go from someplace, we gotta start from there.
Um, I'd say community means for our church just like a place for anyone to come as they're, they are and just not really worry about, like, what their life situation is like or what they've been through.
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