When Youth Group Was Everything

 This week on Life on 11, Jeremy and Jon take a hilarious and heartfelt trip back into the youth group culture of the late 90s and early 2000s. From lock-ins, youth retreats, church skits, and “mixed bathing” jokes to powerful moments of worship and life-changing encounters with Jesus, they reflect on how youth ministry shaped their faith, friendships, and identity. Along the way, they swap unforgettable stories about church trips, awkward teenage moments, freestyle rap videos, and the unique subculture that made youth group feel like a way of life. Beneath all the laughter is a deeper conversation about why those experiences mattered—and what today’s churches can learn from them.