Stewart is a middle school teacher and fellow musician.

Topics Covered: Body Art, Creating Positive Relationships with Students, Youth Ministry; Being Seen & Known

In this episode, we start by talking about our various tattoos and their symbolic meaning. We then talk about his transition from being a youth pastor to being a middle school teacher, skillsets that are similar, and the importance of creating an atmosphere where kids can feel welcome, seen and known.

We get into many tangents from scholastic book fairs to random things kids do in band class. Stew shares about the impact his volleyball coach and band teacher had on him and the qualities that he hopes to be remembered for as an educator.

Shout out to Mr. H and Mr. M.

• 1:20 – How Anthony got addicted to coffee; tattoos that we have and the meaning and symbolism behind them; responses to students when they ask about tattoos;


• 16:00 – Stewart’s days as a youth pastor and the transition to becoming a middle school teacher.


• 22:40 – Connections between being a youth pastor and being a teacher such as creating an atmosphere for kids to feel welcome; having a good team whether it’s volunteer youth leaders in youth ministry or support staff in the school;


• 28:00 – Stew’s shoutout to his volleyball coach Mr. Hong; volleyball as a mental game, mental toughness and losing and winning well


• 36:10 – Stew’s shoutout to Mr. Maller; random tangents about scholastic book fairs; how Mr. Maller was patient with Stew as an excited drummer,


• 43:25 – Value of continuity as a teacher; qualities that we hope to remembered for as a teacher; importance of students knowing that they are seen and known


• 48:20 – Teaching during for the first year during COVID, and continuing to connect with kids during COVID

Recorded: July 27

Released: August 10