Is Youth Group Good for Teen Girls? + Sheila Wray Gregoire

Turns out youth group teachings affect teen girls well into adulthood — for better and worse.




Two words: chubby bunny.

From the games that were downright gross to the Mountain Dew fueled lock-ins, youth group culture was its own special kinda weird. But was it good?

On this episode, Katelyn and Roxy reminiscence on the lessons we learned as teens in our church basements (we shared a certain oldest daughter perfectionism that youth group culture seemed to heighten, even spiritualize). We’re joined by author and researcher Sheila Wray Gregoire who shares some of her findings on how youth group teachings affect teen girls well into adulthood — for better and worse.


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