199: Mannequin Hunting (Buddy Jenkins & John Scarborough)

Youth Group Chronicles

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Comedy

4.9 • 980 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Sam is joined by Buddy Jenkins and John Scarborough for an episode loaded with unhinged youth ministry chaos—headlined by the story of a group of teens who were convinced they’d discovered a discarded mall mannequin deep in the woods, only to learn it was something far more real. From camp relay games gone horribly wrong, to sermons that nosedived at the worst possible moments, to a prayer circle where the only thing holier than the moment was the uncomfortable amount of hand-kissing involved, this one is stacked with stories you’ll wish you weren’t imagining. If you’ve ever worked with students, buckle up—this episode proves that even the most normal youth group day can turn into a legend…

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, my name is Sam Moss. Welcome to Youth Group Chronicles. You're about to hear
0:10.1	true stories from youth pastors and leaders about the crazy, wild, and hilarious things that
0:15.6	have happened while serving in youth ministry. I hope you enjoy the show.
0:22.8	Welcome everybody to youth. serving in youth ministry. I hope you enjoy the show. Welcome, everybody, to Youth Group Chronicles.
0:26.9	Yes, sir. The biggest.
0:28.9	Welcome back.
0:30.1	Most well-known Christian podcast on the market right now.
0:33.8	Number one. We're praying that one into existence.
0:36.6	We're speaking that one. existence we're speaking that way
0:37.6	I was with it I was like yo John actually it might be up it is
0:41.3	pretty up there I'm really I don't think it's number one
0:44.0	might as well be we're we're uh we're climbing
0:47.4	we're Christian and secular number one podcast on Mars yes
0:51.4	and we are not going down we haven't been dipping in the rankings.
0:58.0	But we are on episode 199.
1:03.2	190. 199. Next, actually later this week, so this is dropping on a Wednesday. On Saturday,
1:10.8	we are dropping episode 200.
1:14.7	And by the time this drops, that would have been recorded. And it might just be our craziest episode of all time to celebrate 200 episodes of Youth Group Chronicles.
1:22.9	So Saturday, if you're listening to this, when this comes out, Saturday, early December,
1:29.5	is when that 200th episode drops.
1:32.9	But if you've been here for 200 episodes, that's a feat alone.
1:36.8	That's crazy.
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