215: The Tap Heard ’Round the Room (Cole Clark & George Johnson)

215: The Tap Heard ’Round the Room (Cole Clark & George Johnson)

March 4, 2026 · 49 min · Season 9 · Episode 215

About this episode

Sam and guests Cole Clark and George Johnson share hilarious and chaotic stories from youth ministry experiences.

This week, Sam is joined by Cole Clark and George Johnson to relive “The Tap Heard ’Round the Room,” a youth group lock-in moment that started with an innocent game of sardines in the dark and turned into a hilariously unforgettable misunderstanding that no one in that room could un-hear. From there, the episode dives into a lineup of youth ministry chaos: a high schooler collapsing during a full-speed inner tube showdown at camp, a student confidently walking into the wrong house (and straight into a stranger’s living room), a sixth grader who took hide-and-seek a little too seriously, and a neighborhood game that escalated far beyond pretend cops and robbers. Add in an accidentally forwarded “news” link to an entire church staff and a parking lot showdown between a furious mom and a youth pastor, and you’ve got an episode packed with the kind of absurd, high-stakes stories only youth ministry can produce—equal parts cringey, chaotic, and unbelievably funny. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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