Talking Youth Ministry - A Youthscape Podcast

Easter Break Pt 2: Jeronne Rudder

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:03:28 GMT

The team take a well-earned break over Easter, but over the next two weeks, we will be sharing some incredible talks from the Satellites summer event for young people. This week, we hear from Jeronne Rudder. Jeronne is a pastor, theologian, speaker, and all-around Bible nerd who is passionateabout seeing people live lives shaped by love and justice. He is the founder of Uhambo The Journey, an online video Bible study resource aimed at helping individuals understand the Bible for themselves and become confident followers of Jesus, bringing ancient truths to life and applying them to modern-day situations. Additionally, Jeronne is a team member of Sankofa Collective, an ecumenical racialjustice and reconciliation community for Christians. Jeronne holds a Master's in Theology and Transformative Practice and is dedicated tod eveloping resources that deepen the discipleship journey, making the inaccessible accessible for all people. If you want to check out Satellites, head to https://www.youthscape.co.uk/satellites/home and new youth groups get 5 free tickets for young people.

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Easter Break Pt 1: Shane Claiborne

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The team take a well-earned break over Easter, but over the next two weeks, we will be sharing some incredible talks from the Satellites summer event for young people. This week, we hear from American author and activist Shane Claiborne. If you want to check out Satellites, head to https://www.youthscape.co.uk/satellites/home and new youth groups get 5 free tickets for young people.

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The Quiet Reversal

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT

News of the biggest piece of Christian research in living memory being a bit flawed has sent us into Emergency Episode Mode. So join Lucy, Martin and Rachel as they discuss the implications of the Bible Society’s recent statement on the Quiet Revival, and some big questions raised by the various emerging responses. Don’t worry, there’s at least a moderate amount of fun at the end!

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Manage a manager

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel and Martin respond to a deluge of listener emails, including a question about how to manage upwards, and another about their luxuriant lifestyles as international speakers. Also, Rachel reveals her past as a Wetherspoons barmaid, and the team embark on their most self-indulgent organised fun ever.

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Back into the Manosphere

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel Lucie and Martin discuss Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary, in which the ever-curious interviewer meets some of the most controversial male influencers in the world. How do we help young people, and particularly young men, to process these kinds of voices? And if left unchecked, what might their influence be on adolescent development- and Christian discipleship?

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Warning Signs

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel meets Bekah Legg from the charity Restored, to explore how we can talk to young people about relationships, boundaries and spotting the signs of coercive behaviour. Plus - in our longest episode ever - we’re answering some of your big questions, including one around what to do when your church and your young people are in theological dispute.

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Batons, Bans and Bad Answers

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

As the UK Government launches a consultation on the impact of technology on young people, the team revisit questions around how social media intersects with youth ministry. They respond to a listener question around succession when there’s no obvious successor, and there’s a calamitous attempt to marry serious apologetics with organised fun.

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Coast Busters

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Martin sets sail for the coast with able shipmate Dr Hannah Bowden and special guest Thea Smith. They’re having a big conversation about an often-overlooked demographic: young people in coastal communities. With some staggering stats and deep insights from Thea’s experience working in this context, this is an episode not to miss.

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Get Fast Fit

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:14:32 GMT

It’s the beginning of Lent, and Rachel, Martin and Lucy pack away the crisps and biscuits to ask: do we sometimes get this moment in the church calendar all wrong? Are there better ways to talk about and practice Lent with young people, and how do we make sure we’re not just dishing out a Christianised version of popular self-help? Plus there’s a discussion around how we handle healing, and the emergence of a new kind of super hero…

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Safe as Houses?

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Martin sits down with David Howell to talk about whether meeting in homes is still a safe and effective way of doing youth ministry in 2026 after concerns from the NYA. The team are divided over the best way to get a group of noisy lads’ attention and give grace to a listener’s feeling of just plodding on. And of course Organised Fun descends into chaos… or should that be Fuganised Orn?

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Lower Prophets

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Lucy, Rachel and Martin discuss recent stories alleging that American charismatic minister Shawn Bolz used information from social media to inform 'prophetic words'. How does this challenging conversation help inform better charismatic youth ministry practice, and does it suggest that we need a better model than 'words from the stage'? There's an Ask Us Anything question about finishing well, and a renewed commitment from the team to make the 'organised fun' section genuinely useful in your youth work. Time will tell.

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Troubling Parents

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

It’s a packed pod today, as Youthscape CEO Chris Curtis makes his Talking Youth Ministry debut to discuss the organisation’s new ‘Troubling Jesus’ research. Martin, Lucy and Rachel ask how you can get parents on board with your youth work- wherever they’re coming from- and there’s some anarchic IKEA-based organised fun. Eclectic.

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Unlearning Youth Ministry

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

This week Martin and Rachel explore how our youth work values and principles can change and evolve over time. Why did we once embrace purity culture? What’s the correct order of “believe, belong and behave”? And should we have ever wanted to be History Makers? Plus there’s a discussion- and vaguely linked game- around what makes for a great youth-led church service.

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The Youth Ministry Overthink Paradox

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel discuss two apparently-contradictory struggles for youth ministers: believing it’s all on us, and worrying we’re not even worthy of doing it. They also discuss their unlikely starts in youth ministry, share a few surprise revelations, and end up in a brain-twisting, time-travelling challenge, in organised fun.

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Six Big Ideas for 2026

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

To kick off the new term, Rachel, Lucy and Martin share the things they think we should all be thinking about as we focus on the year ahead. There will be predictions; there will be controversy; there may even be some unwarranted singing. And as always, we’ll share lots of your feedback and engage in a particularly well-researched bout of organised fun.

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Organised Fun LIVE - from the NYMW

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Happy New Year! Today we present a special treat to kick off 2026- the live recording of our special ‘Talking Youth Ministry’ event at November’s National Youth Ministry Weekend. If you’re looking for serious youth ministry content, maybe give this one a miss; if you’re in the mood for silly games and a dramatised reading from Hagbane’s Doom… listen in!

Charles Merritt's 'The Anxious Man' - listen here https://open.spotify.com/album/3LyCv99SCt2nZzAx9qG1V5?si=8ddKZ6KeSDqj13mc49lyqw

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A Stat is born… again!

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Merry Christmas! The return of a now-annual tradition as the team invite Dr Hannah Bowden from the Youthscape Centre for Research to share some reports and statistics that are tangentially related to both the time of year and (in some cases) youth ministry! Join us as we work our way through Chris in the first half, and Tmas in the second- and round off 2025 with a very festive edition of organised fun.

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The Big Ban Theory

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Lucy, Rachel and Martin discuss the implications of the recent ban on social media for under 16s in Australia. Is it a good idea? Could it work here- and should we want something similar? Plus with £500m of new funding announced for the UK youth sector, should Christian youth workers feel excited? As ever there’s some organised fun- this time featuring some of the weirdest Christmas Carol lyrics ever written. Festive.

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Tara Twinkle and the Festive Feels

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel look ahead through Advent with some tips for leading others when you’re not quite feeling the Christmas spirit yourself. They also present our first full year of listening stats with some surprising revelations from around the globe. Plus we’ve got a bumper mailbag full of your feedback and of course, a little side order of organised fun.

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Two-Child Benefit Cap Scrapped and the Discomfort of Change

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

This week Rachel and Lucy discuss the decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap, how we can change worship culture in our churches and how to approach social media with young people. Find out which host has the bougiest Advent calendar and wait with expectation to hear what’s been planned for Organised Fun...

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A Good Childhood?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

We’re joined by not one but two special guests this week as we unpack the latest edition of The Children’s Society’s annual Good Childhood Report. Dr Gemma Madle from the Youthscape Centre for Research shares some of the key findings, and Headstrong’s Laura Haddow helps us to think about how Christian youth work can respond. Plus all the usuals, and a stunning revelation about a dark secret from Martin’s past…

Shownotes

Good Childhood report - https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/professionals/resources/good-childhood-report-2025

Headstrong - https://www.beheadstrong.uk

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Upturn girls (and guy)

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

It’s our National Youth Ministry Weekend review episode. Relive the UK’s biggest youth work gathering, or if you didn’t manage to get along, hear some of the main insights. Plus we’ve got a larger than normal amount of Hagbane’s Doom content, and to balance out the silliness, some amazing testimonies.

Shownotes

Nick Perrin's 'Hagbane's Doom' musical: https://www.starshine.co.uk/products?p=/hagbanes-doom

Youtube playlist of the songs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_loYJcP8Tr-MEqu9ouxMUCZp0BYLtHyFi0

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Episode 50 with the Children's Commissioner

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel, Lucy and Martin are joined by a very special guest for the podcast's 50th episode. Dame Rachel de Souza is the Children's Commissioner for England, making her the most senior advocate for children and young people in the nation. She shares some sobering reflections from recent research into young people's experience of poverty, and encourages the Christian youth work community on their vital role in community transformation. Plus we have all the usual feedback, mayhem and (dis)organised fun. We really hope you enjoy listening to this one as much as we loved making it!

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That wasn't in the job description...

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Today the team are talking about the hidden extras in youth work roles that no-one mentioned in the interview. There's discussion around when a new Christian is ready for baptism, how we can help young men to encourage each other, and how you cope with the unforeseen challenges of a rapidly-growing youth ministry. Plus there are some surprise revelations in the organised fun segment, when Rachel asks: when did you first learn to ride a bike...?

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Help (from) the Aged

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:51:34 GMT

This week we're discussing good news stories involving young people, including the hit new TV series Worlds Apart, which pairs old and young in a travelling adventure. We ask: what kind of role might elderly people play in your youth ministry, and why might they be reluctant to get involved? Plus - since it's spooky season, the team are pondering how we respond when young people want to talk about darker spiritual ideas, and then don some Hagbane's Doom themed Halloween costumes for some very lightly-themed organised fun.

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Spiritual Maturity or a bit... 6-7

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The team demonstrate their grasp of both up-to-the-minute cultural trends and thoughtful Christian reflection in a wide-ranging episode! What's the 6-7 trend all about, and is it substantial enough to form the basis of a whole game? How do we figure out if someone is spiritually mature enough to lead a youth ministry? How do you get started launching a school-based club? And for just how many more weeks are we going to pepper the show with references to a certain pop star? Listen and find out...

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Single Sex Spaces and the Quiet Kid Revival

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

How do you make progress with young people who won’t talk to you? Is there still a place in youth ministry for working exclusively with boys or girls? Which of the hosts is most likely to have been chosen as a Traitor? All these questions and more will be addressed in this week’s action-packed episode!

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The Showgirl, the Archbishop & the Youth Group Social

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

n a wide-ranging episode, Rachel and Martin reflect on what it means to have a woman at the head of the Anglican Church, discuss the youth ministry-relevant merits of Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl in a totally unbiased way, and exchange thoughts on the role and limitations of the youth group social as an outreach tool. There's also more of your feedback, some organised fun, and some possibly-surprising reflections from Martin's recent trip to the USA.

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Getting parents on side and the 'inappropriate clothing' conversation

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

With Martin away, Lucy and Rachel dive into a topic that’s equal parts tough and essential; how do we have honest conversation with teen girls about clothing without slipping into patriarchy dressed up in Bible verses! then they chat about how youth leaders can give Christian parents and carers a time but gentle nudge with it comes to discipline their teens. All topped off with obligatory fun, because what’s youth work without surreal fashion choices?

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Sports ministry: the new schools work?

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel enjoy a healthy disagreement about the opportunity of engaging with your local sports club, and ask: does 'sports ministry' need to lead somewhere else? There are surprise revelations about Rachel's past as an audiobook narrator and Martin's first crush, and there's a chance to imagine how TV's notorious 'swap' format could benefit youth ministries.

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Charlie Kirk, Far-Right Marches and a climate of fear

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

On today’s episode we discuss some challenging recent events -the murder of Charlie Kirk, the Unite the Kingdom March- and the way that ideas of Christian faith have been centred in the reporting of both. We ask- what does it look like to help young people navigate life and faith a climate of fear, misinformation and uncertainty?Plus we take a look at some more new developments in AI and ask: are youth leaders getting too comfortable cutting corners with ChatGPT?

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New term energy

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week the team provide their top tips for starting the new academic year well, and making sure we don’t lose young people in the transition from primary to senior school. We ask if it’s time to rediscover or reimagine the “quiet time”, and there’s the usual dose of organised fun; this week with added celebrity tittle-tattle.

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KPop Demon Hunters and the story of summer

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The team return for the start of a new term by analysing the Netflix phenomenon that’s swept the globe. Is Kpop Demon Hunters harmless fun, or a doorway to something darker? There’s a review of some of the best moments from this summer’s Christian youth festivals, and a somewhat extraordinary comeback for organised fun. You’ve missed this…

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Summer prayer reflections: Dreaming the future

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Ahead of the return of Talking Youth Ministry next week, we're inviting you to join us one more time to pray ahead of a new academic year. Today, we're taking an opportunity to ask God for new dreams for our work, and for the young people we serve.

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Summer prayer reflections: Rest and renewal

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This is our third week of interactive prayer, helping you to connect with God over the summer and bring your youth work to him. Today we're encouraging you to pray for supernaturally-charged rest and a chance to reset ready for the year ahead.

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Summer prayer reflections: Ending the year

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Over the summer, we're running a short series of reflective prayers to help you bring your youth work to God. Today, we invite you to take a moment to mark and close off the academic year by giving all that has happened to God.

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Summer prayer reflections: Events and Festivals

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Something a bit different over the summer: for the next four weeks we're presenting a short interactive prayer on a different aspect of your youth ministry. Today a chance to pray for youth groups which are taking young people away this summer, and for the camps, events and festivals which are receiving them.

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Young people and women’s football

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

In today’s episode we’re celebrating the Lionesses historic victory in the European Football Championships, and asking how young people really feel about women’s football. We also ask what it means to value and celebrate longevity when young people keep going in faith, and Martin hosts the most implausible organised fun ever.

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Ben Lindsay Talks About Race

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Power the Fight CEO and youth work legend Ben Lindsay OBE sits down with Rachel for an extended chat about his new book, a youth edition of We Need To Talk About Race. Along the way he offers some important insights into how social media and other influences can shape us, and why we need to get serious about the issue of systemic racism. Plus we've got more of your feedback, and an organised fun segment that can best be described as... unique.

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Summer event tips and new youth stats

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Lucy, Rachel and Martin are joined by YFC’s Laura Hancock to discuss the findings of the brand new Growing Spirituality research. They provide their top tips for before, during and after a summer youth event trip, and answer your feedback - including a tricky question about social media safeguarding.

Shownotes:

YFC Research: https://yfc.co.uk/z-a-growing-spirituality/

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Ministry to Generation Alpha

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Who are Gen A? What do they care about, and how do we help them to connect with the Christian faith? We’re joined by Youthscape’s Director of Training Alex Drew to unpack the trends and differences she’s seeing among under 15s. We read your emails (including one around toxic leadership- TW), and we stretch the definition of organised fun with a game that’s really more of an activity.

Shownotes

GWI report: https://www.gwi.com/reports/gen-alpha

Youthscape Essentials Deep dive: https://www.youthscape.co.uk/online-video-training/yse-deep-dive-generation-alpha

McCrindle, Generation Alpha: https://mccrindle.com.au/article/topic/generation-alpha/generation-alpha-defined/

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New mental health stats and the far-right revival

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Rachel and Martin are joined by Dr Hannah Bowden to analyse the latest NHS mental health statistics and explore the implications for youth ministry. There’s a discussion around controversial activist Tommy Robinson’s recent comments around Christian revival, and we take time to read your feedback and play a completely incoherent game that’s about tennis and not Dr Who.

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Soul Survivor: Why didn’t we speak out earlier?

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:05:00 GMT

More than two years on from the substantiated allegations against Mike Pilavachi, the team return to the question of why so few people tried to blow the whistle earlier. A new book by Facebook's former head of global public policy on the toxic culture in that company could provide a helpful and illuminating comparison. We also discuss whether Christian youth ministry volunteers actually need to be Christian, and as always we'll read your feedback and finish with a bit of organised fun.

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Deep conversations, origin stories and kids' TV

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:42:40 GMT

It's an 'Ask Us Anything' special! Rachel and Martin dive into your questions and enjoy a wide-ranging conversation about balancing parenting and youth work, their shared history as failed BBC kids' presenters , and how to create a context for great conversations with young people. Listen in as 'Organised Fun' reaches a new kind of crescendo, and don't go anywhere until you've sent us your deep (and offbeat) questions too!

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Christian books and young people

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The team discuss whether young people can be impacted by Christian books, while taking a leisurely stroll through Martin’s poorly-promoted back catalogue. Our new Ask Us Anything segment ramps up with questions about the 1990s and our proudest youth work moments, and we respond to some vulnerably-shared listener feedback around sex and virginity.

Shownotes:

Capernwray sabbatical offer: https://capernwray.org/in-residence/

Link to Martin’s book offer: www.youthscape.co.uk/martin

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Virgin Island and Volunteers

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Rachel has opinions on Channel 4’s controversial reality show, and is not afraid to share them. There’s a meeting of Lucys as host (Lucy) Rae talks to youth ministry volunteer (Lucy) Mungai about the realities and joys of being part of a youth team. And Martin launches our brand new segment “Ask us Anything” along with its in-development theme tune.

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Ministry to the manosphere: What the research says about our young men

Thu, 29 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Lucy, Rachel and Martin are joined by Dr Hannah Bowden from the Youthscape Centre for Research to look at some of the latest data on what’s happening with boys. Is there a specific role youth leaders can play in championing and getting alongside young men? And is it now taboo to celebrate masculinity when that word is so often prefaced by “toxic”?

Shownotes

The Lost Boys report: https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CSJ-The_Lost_Boys.pdf

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Talking with Young People about War and Conflict

Thu, 22 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT

In today’s episode the team ask how we can listen to and support young people as they process their concerns and questions around global conflicts. There’s a discussion on whether the titles we give ourselves in youth work really matter; the team delve into more listener feedback, and they unashamedly seek your ratings and reviews through some specially-themed organised fun.

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Exam stress and a new Pope

Thu, 15 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT

How do we support young people through the stress and discomfort of exam season? What kind of leader will Pope Leo XIV be? And what are Talking Youth Ministry listeners reporting amid claims of a quiet revival? We answer all these questions and more - and enjoy the most unhinged organised fun so far…

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Trump 2.0 and the rise of Christian Nationalism

Thu, 08 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Martin and Lucy discuss the emergence of polarised politics here and in the USA, and get some help from newly appointed American correspondent, Mark Oestreicher. In less significant news, we discover just how much of a Swifty Martin really is…

Shownotes

Marko's podcast "Five Minutes with Marko": https://open.spotify.com/show/4yoSx7orKojEbrYoegR6J0?si=f246aed077004787

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Is the UK heading into revival?

Thu, 01 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel are joined by Dr Gemma Madle from the Youthscape Centre for Research to dive into the details of a survey that’s got everyone talking about revival. What’s really going on? How robust are the numbers? And what might be behind a spiritual awakening among young men?

Plus we’ll take a look at the Minecraft movie phenomenon, and enjoy our regular dose of organised fun.

Shownotes

Quiet Revival Research: https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/quiet-revival

Youthscape Centre for Research: https://www.youthscape.co.uk/research

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Supreme Court Ruling and a Quiet Revival?

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Rachel, Lucy and Martin discuss the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on gender, and begin to unpack new research which suggests an incredible upturn in church attendance. Plus they offer some short reflections on the death of Pope Francis, and enjoy perhaps the best organised fun so far.

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Why Jesus is good news for young people

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:00:00 GMT

As it is Holy Week, we're taking a slight detour from normal service as we have more of a reflective episode. We're listening to talk by Emily Irving, Youth Minister at St Mary's Reigate, as she shares her take on why youth work is so important and what impact Jesus can have on young people. Martin and Rachel share their thoughts on Emily's talk at the end, so grab your church leader, your youth team and have a listen together!

Shownotes:

Emily's talk: https://www.youtube.com/live/sHDF8CnVOVI

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Identifying young leaders

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week the team tackle the topic of empowering young people in your youth group, a.k.a. young leaders. What do we mean by a leader? When is it unhelpful to call someone a leader? Do young people even want to be leaders in this cultural moment? Listen in for this as well as the usual scrapes and japes along the way...

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ADHD vs attention span and Netflix’s Adolescence Pt II

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Rachel and Martin resume their discussion on the drama about a UK teen and his family, Adolescence, and now that Martin has finally seen it, he shares his thoughts on the series. We also look at what the rise in ADHD diagnoses means for our youth work, what we can learn to do different and where the responsibility lies. The duo end with some organised fun that strangely involves the retelling of a recent Easter rap that one of our hosts did in their schools work...

Shownotes:

The Man You're Made To Be (Martin's book): https://www.youthscape.co.uk/store/product/the-man-youre-made-to-be

Attention span article: https://www.premierchristianity.com/culture/attention-spans-are-shortening-and-adhd-awareness-is-increasing-should-we-do-church-differently/19137.article

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The evolution of prayer ministry with Katie Madanat

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel, Lucy and Martin are joined by volunteer youth worker and Satellites host Katie Madanat, to talk about prayer ministry with young people. What can we affirm from the previous era of charismatic youth events? What has helpfully changed? And how do we implement the learning in the context of our local groups? Plus there’s a chat about how to invest in and empower youth work teams, and some very, very spurious organised fun…

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Netflix's Adolescence and the rise of the youth social

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Content warning: We discuss themes of violence against women and girls in this episode.

Rachel and Lucy lead the charge on Netflix's new youth-centred drama called Adolescence. The 4 part series follows a 13 year old boy accused of murdering one of his peers and unpacking what caused this awful event. Our hosts take us through the parts of the show that feel familiar to the youth work they have experienced and also the questions and alarm bells it brought up for them. We also take a look at the importance of having socials as part of your rhythm as a youth group and what that can bring to the young people you work with as well as the team you're part of. As usual, organised fun rounds off the episode.

Shownotes

Newspaper article introducing Netflix's show 'Adolescence': https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/netflix-adolescence-incel-stephen-graham-parents-warning-b2716322.html

Audio clip taken from interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAEulswTmv8

Beyond Equality instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyond_equality

Talking cards for Adolescence: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHXrauqzovL/?igsh=MWJncHVqNzZubXk3cQ==

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Trauma Informed Youth Work and the Girl Pop Takeover

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Lucy chat to Dr Hannah Bowden, from The Youthscape Centre for Research, as she discusses the important topic of trauma in young people and what our role as youth workers looks like when supporting young people around this. We also discuss Lucy’s recent trip to see Sabrina Carpenter and what she’s learning about youth work from. Also some special birthday organised fun!

Shownotes

https://www.betsytraininguk.co.uk/

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Perceptions of youth work

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel hold up a few examples of how youth work is shown and talked about, both in mainstream tv dramas, as well as more recently in Brit Awards acceptance speeches from Ezra Collective and Stormzy. The team also dive through the mail bag in response to some spicy feedback from previous episodes...

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Shownotes:

Waterloo Road Season 15 Episode 2, availbale on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0027w5g/waterloo-road-series-15-episode-2

Ezra Collective acceptance speech audio taken from: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGtO0oequm4/

Stormzy accpetance speech audio taken from: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGsZWIlq1eL/

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Youth Residentials 101

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

This week the team take a deep dive into the world of youth residentials, aka taking young people away overnight. Martin, Lucy and Rachel explore why we should bother with the effort and planning it takes to pull off a great residential and they divulge some top tips and share their highlights. As always, we wrap up with some organised fun.

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Youth ministers - working hard or hardly working?

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

This episode is a feedback special, we take on the topics suggested by two of our listeners - how to start schools work and we address a spicy message about how much face-to-face work a large number of youth workers do and why! As always, some organised fun is there to wrap up the episode.

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3.5 ways of doing a Bible study with young people

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

This week Rachel, Lucy and Martin explore some methods they use when opening the Bible with young people and why it's their go-to. They also pick up on some research to suggest that a surprising number of young people would be in favour of welcoming a dictatorship. Plus we banish some classic youth ministry items in our version of Room 101…

Shownotes

Discovery Bible Study method: https://www.dbsguide.org/#panel1

Swedish Method: https://overtheteacup.wordpress.com/2021/09/20/the-swedish-bible-study-method/

Freezeframe:

Jesus Centred Bible Study taken from this pdf: https://insight.typepad.co.uk/bible_study_methods.pdf

Channel 4 research 'Gen Z: Trends, Truth & Trust': https://www.channel4.com/corporate/about-4/gen-z-trends-truth-and-trust

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Generation alpha, the offline renaissance and recruiting volunteers

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel delve into the topic of the newest generation of young people - generation alpha. They look at what makes them distinctively different from gen Z and what makes them tick. Rachel also offers up her ABC* of recruiting volunteers, plus we play a game of ‘lights, camera, hallelujah!’

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Shownotes

Generation Alpha research: https://www.gwi.com/reports/gen-alpha#get-pdf

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Traitors, Squid Game and the desire for human betrayal

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Martin, Rachel and Lucy do a deep dive into three of this seasons biggest global tv shows: Traitors, Squid Game and Beast Games. What does it say about the times we're living in? Are playing these sorts of mafia-esc games with young groups okay? What message does it send to the young people we work with?

As always, let us know what you think - podcast@youthscape.co.uk

Shownotes

Martin's article: https://www.premierchristianity.com/culture/should-christians-feel-guilty-about-watching-the-traitors/18814.article

Edelman Trust Barometer: https://www.edelman.com/trust/2024/trust-barometer

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Dealing with the January blues and giving good feedback

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:00:00 GMT

This week Martin and Lucy dig into Blue Monday and how best to support young people when they’re feeling low this year and also explore the question - how do you give good feedback?

Shownotes

Headstrong Mental Health Resource Hub: https://www.youthscape.co.uk/mentalhealthhub

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Cheeky Nandos? Ideal spaces for 1:1 youth work

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Lucy look at why one particular chicken restaurant is their frequent choice for 1:1 youth work and some tips and lessons they've learned along the way. They also discuss the different ages and stages that you find in most youth work and their preferences; dig into the mail bag and leave some room for a Nandos superquiz...

Shownotes

Barna article: https://www.barna.com/research/parents-accept-responsibility-for-their-childs-spiritual-development-but-struggle-with-effectiveness/

Emotional brain being developed before our thinking brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvk4sqNPa4M

Martin's book: https://www.youthscape.co.uk/store/product/the-man-youre-made-to-be

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Private school youth ministry and banning phones

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:00:39 GMT

Martin and Rachel dig into the sometimes difficult world of working in independent schools in the UK, commonly known as 'private schools' or 'public schools'. They look into how do we as youth workers navigate supporting the young people who have tens of thousands of pounds behind the career path chosen for them.

Also, this month is the 20 year anniversary of 'No Sex Please, we're teenagers..' a social experiment documentary that Rachel Gardner hosted, and we look at what the 2025 equivalent is.

Report mentioned: https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Elitist-Britain-2019-Summary-Report.pdf

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Looking Forward - setting goals and imagining the future

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:00:06 GMT

Kicking off the new year, Rachel, Martin and Lucy take a look at what they think the future of youth work will look like in 2035 and a bit closer to home, they share some of their goals for the year ahead!

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A stat is born: a Christmas special

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:00:32 GMT

Warning - there are some hard truths about Santa in this episode…

Martin and Rachel are joined by Dr Gemma Madle, from the Youthscape Centre for Research, as the three of them dig into all things Christmas, research and young people! So get ready for this festive episode as we answer why is classical music having a comeback? What tangible evidence is there for Christmas spirit? Is there a gender pay gap between Mr & Mrs Claus?

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Wrapped… around the captain’s arm

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:00:00 GMT

What do you make of Marc Guéhi’s armband issues?

Which one of the team is an avid Swiftie? What do Gen Z’s listening habits reveal to us?

It’s that time of the year again and the team dig into what Spotify’s annual round up of music highlights to us as youth workers. They also delve into the world of football as one Christian footballer has been making headlines with what he’s put on his armband…

Links:

Martin's article on Taylor Swift - https://www.premierchristianity.com/culture/the-gospel-according-to-taylor-swift/17102.article

Rachel Earwicker's early music career - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nraS1AjH5xAsF3EWBAtEg?si=mMYMlZZhQiOq9mUhXXKwLg

Study that Lucy referred to - https://djmag.com/news/93-young-people-rely-music-lyrics-therapeutic-tool-study-finds

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Faith in the jungle?

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:00:32 GMT

What happens when you drop an ordained priest into the “I’m a celebrity…” jungle?

What was going on behind the scenes at NYMW? Who is Matt Dobson?

Jump in with Lucy, Rachel and Martin as they discuss what we as youth workers can learn from the recent events on ITV’s flagship reality TV show, as well as catching up on Youthscape’s recent National Youth Ministry Weekend conference.

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Lauren Windle on sobriety, celebrity and saying the wrong thing

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:00:34 GMT

We have a special guest - the one and only author, presenter, speaker and all-round legend Lauren Windle. Martin sits down with Lauren as they discuss some of her story, and how to support young people who are going through challenging situations.

Meanwhile, the hosting trio dig into Domingo, film fancies and a little game of 'would you rather' - youth-ministry-style!

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The Archbishop's resignation - what does it mean for youth ministry?

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:30:02 GMT

This week, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, announced his resignation. What are the implications for youth ministry - both nationally and on the ground?

We also lift the lid on the buildup to the National Youth Ministry Weekend which is happening this weekend. Rachel gives Martin and Lucy a challenge to complete on stage - if you're there, listen out!

Links:

Church of England statement: https://www.churchofengland.org/media/press-releases/independent-review-churchs-handling-smyth-case-published

Full Makin report: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/independent-learning-lessons-review-john-smyth-qc-november-2024.pdf

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Have young people lost faith in politics?

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:00:37 GMT

This week the Talking Youth Ministry hosts are joined by Dr Gemma Madle, from the Youthscape Centre for Research, as they dive into some youth ministry research from the US. How do young people feel about politics? What role do we as the church have in a polarised world? What does the current political climate leave for young people to hope in?

References & recommendations:

Springtide Institute research:

www.springtideresearch.org/cultivating-care#:~:text=Cultivating%20Care%20explores%20how%20emerging,peers%20and%20adults%2C%20and%20more.

Springtide podcast series:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-voices-of-young-people-podcast/id1511036543
https://open.spotify.com/show/3ltXdYqKM58wVIzddyTfJi?si=44064e242a554241

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The Anxious Generation: a Discipleship Crisis?

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:00:18 GMT

Martin Saunders, Lucy Rae and Rachel Gardner are back again as we dive into all things youth ministry. Do smartphones spell disaster for the future of young people? How are they shaping us and what do we do about it? How do we figure out if we're doing a good job as youth workers? How do we celebrate it when we are?

Please get in touch and tell us your youth work awards!

Email: podcast@youthscape.co.uk

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References & recommendations:

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

One article to introduce you to his work: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/24/the-anxious-generation-jonathan-haidt-book-extract-instagram-tiktok-smartphones-social-media-screens?fbclid=IwAR3UZIHCe3omfP0obUdiYafudwaKDZsbXr6ZpQ3NizBKicfi_TKSGWHQg88_aem_AcQSUojI-RNoSOUF20WYdDUoZuC4yKkhJg5QKum4-jNF4P9G1Pue1NFoSdirYa-9itk

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Witchtok: Hallowe'en horror... or youth ministry opportunity?

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:00:20 GMT

Martin Saunders, Lucy Rae and Rachel Gardner welcome you to the first episode of Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast. Each week they'll be exploring the world of adolescence, youth culture and what it all means for Christians who work with young people.

First up for discussion, will driverless cars be the end for another rite of passage for teens? What role does youth work play in moments of transition as young people grow older?

Does the explosion of 'witchy content' on TikTok (WitchTok) spell danger for Christian youth ministry?

And Rachel explains the inevitable issue her beloved Leo is having, while Martin introduces a game of 'youth ministry: what happens next?'

Email: podcast@youthscape.co.uk

References

Martin's Premier Christianity article: https://www.premierchristianity.com/culture/witchcraft-is-trending-on-tiktok-here-are-5-ways-christians-can-respond/18349.article

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A vision for intergenerational, lifelong faith - John Roberto | Episode 270

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:00:00 GMT

In the final episode of the season, Rachel interviews the legendary John Roberto, author, researcher and all-round expert on lifelong faith. He lifts the lid on faith development and lays down the challenge for those of us in ministry of 'how do we disciple people through all 10 decades of their life?'
Meanwhile, Martin opens up about a recent toothache gone wrong story that isn't for the faint-hearted...

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Faith that works in changing times - Elizabeth Oldfield | Episode 269

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 06:00:00 GMT

Martin sits down with author, lecturer, broadcaster and host of The Sacred podcast, Elizabeth Oldfield. Together they unpack what faith development looks like in the period of 'perma-crisis' that young people are growing up in, and discuss Elizabeth's latest book - Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times. Elizabeth also tells us about her journey of rediscovering her faith as an adult and an insight into what she was like as a teenager in youth group. Meanwhile back at 'Youthscape Towers', Martin tells us of his mid-life crisis/chrysalis...

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Building a lasting prayer life - Martin Saunders | Episode 268

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 06:00:00 GMT

In a shocking change of events, Martin is answering the questions rather than asking them! Rachel is joined by the podcast producer Dave as they dig into Martin's new book, Signal Fire. Martin unpacks his journey in crafting this book as well as a deep dive into how important prayer is in lifelong faith development in young people...

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Leadership Longevity - Rick Otto | Episode 267

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 06:00:00 GMT

This week Rachel sits down with Rick Otto, who is the Diocese Of Manchester's Childrens Advisor as well as heading up the children's work at New Wine. Rick unpacks some of his latest research about longevity in faith and what it means for us as leaders for the long haul. Meanwhile, Rachel and Martin play 'would you rather - youth work style' and Martin recalls his woes with his disastrous sabbatical...

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Building faith that survives uni - Aaron Nayagam | Episode 266

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:00:00 GMT

This week Martin chats to Aaron Nayagam from Fusion, all about young people transitioning from youth work to university, the pitfalls and the challenge that the youth work community need to take up around setting these young people up to win. Meanwhile Rachel and Martin discuss their youth work confessions and how they'd fare in 'Race Across the World'...

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Leadership and lasting faith - Liz Bewley | Episode 265

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:00:00 GMT

This week's guest is Liz Bewley, Executive Director from OneLife. Liz and Martin dive into the importance and role that being a young leader can have on lifelong faith development in young people, Liz introduces Martin to 'The Character Death Star'. Meanwhile, back at Youthscape Towers, Martin and Rachel open up the conversation around influencers, the place of young people's voice in the church and the ever-popular Mr Beast...

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Event evangelism, and the importance of leaders who last - Tim and Emma Owen | Episode 264

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:00:00 GMT

Continuing our theme of lifelong faith, Martin sits down with Emma and Tim Owen from the Message Trust to dig into the work they do in schools. Together they wrestle with the difficulties of pop-up events and the important relationship with the local church while contextualising the music and evangelism that they’re involved in.

Meanwhile Martin and Rachel discuss the enneagram, a new food-related app and whether in the “third phase of life” they still have what it takes for one more adventure of a lifetime...

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What does the bible tell us about lifelong faith? - Andy du Feu | Episode 263

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 06:00:00 GMT

This week Rachel sits down with Andy Du Feu, Principal of Moorlands College, to lift the lid on what the Bible says about faith formation. Back in the studio, Martin and Rachel divulge on some of their youth work 'zingers', and Rachel shares the story on the journey of church plant in Blackburn as well as a funny story about late night mistaken identity...

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Discipleship that lasts - Tom Clark | Episode 262

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 06:00:00 GMT

This week Martin invited Tom Clark, Online Pastor at Holy Trinity Brompton, to share some of the lessons he's learned being in youth ministry for nearly two decades and the intentional ways they've built discipleship for the long haul into the fabric of what they do. Rachel and Martin also discuss the recent tale of Martin's youth group's 30 year reunion and the sort of young person Martin was back in his teenage years...

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Launching The Adventure of a Lifetime - Dr Hannah Bowden | Episode 261

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:00:00 GMT

The podcast is back! This season we’re asking the important question of ‘how do we set up young people for a lifetime with Jesus’ and digging into the misconceptions and foundations of building lifelong faith.

Martin and Rachel sit down with Dr Hannah Bowden, part of the Youthscape Centre for Research, as they kick off the start of the season exploring what data is already around there, how good Rachel is at sound effects and the topic of metaphorical pizza…

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Trend Report Teaser | Translating God: A Youthscape Podcast

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT

We want to invite you to join Rachel Gardner and Dr. Lucie Moore as they explore the first part of the Translating God research from the Youthscape Centre for Research in their own podcast. They lift the lid on what the research is all about and give a sneak peak at some of the headlines and topics that they'll cover over the next 4 episodes. Still not sure? Have a listen by searching for 'Translating God: A Youthscape Podcast', you won't want to miss out…

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Finding hope in the midst of uncertainty - Dr. Paula Gooder | Into God Knows What | Episode 261

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 06:00:00 GMT

The light at the end of a challenging season, this week we're talking about hope! Martin sits down with theologian and author Canon Dr. Paula Gooder as they begin to unpack how we can hope despite all of the chaos that is going on around us in this changing landscape. Meanwhile we unwrap Rachel's gift-giving woes...

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Walking well into an uncertain future - Rev. Will Van Der Hart | Into God Knows What | Episode 260

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Today's guest is Rev. Will Van Der Hart, wellbeing chaplain to the Church Revitalisation Trust as well as being an author and one of the directors of Mind and Soul Foundation. With the future ever-changing at a rapid pace, how do we as leaders cope with that? Rachel sits down with Will to talk about looking after ourselves as leaders and managing uncertainty in the everyday. Meanwhile, Martin and Rachel delve into the world of overwhelm with neighbours and menopause (separately)...

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Climate Chaos - Rev. Jon Swales MBE | Into God Knows What | Episode 259

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 06:00:00 GMT

This week, Martin sits down with Rev. Jon Swales MBE, as he shares his journey with creation care and the fight for justice around climate change. What does the future hold for the young people who we work with and how can we help fight for the best case scenario in the coming years? Also Martin tells Rachel the new update to the 'bin situation' following his recent move...

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Artificial Intelligence - Ramsey el-Khazen | Into God Knows What | Episode 258

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel reveal their own levels of tech-competence in this week's episode of the podcast as they dig into the world of artificial intelligence. Today's guest is Ramsey el-Khazen, who expertly guides Martin through the world of artificial intelligence as they begin to unpack what impact this has on young people and how it is forming the world around them.

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Youth ministry after Mike Pilavachi Part 2: Processing our collective grief - Rev. Dr. Kate Middleton | Into God Knows What | Episode 257

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Last week we began reflecting on recent events of the substantiated allegations against Mike Pilavachi, founder and leader of Soul Survivor, a large successful Christian conference that ran for just under 30 years until recently. We focused our last episode on why we need to be putting survivors first in situations where abuse has taken place.

This week we are exploring the impact this news has had on us as youth leaders and individuals who may taken taken many young people to Soul Survivor events and possibly attended as a delegate when we were a teenager. Rachel chatted to Rev. Dr. Kate Middleton about what it means to try and process our collective grief and find constructive ways to move forward.

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Youth ministry after Mike Pilavachi Part 1: Better supporting abuse victims - Justin Humphreys | Into God Knows What | Episode 256

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT

This week and next week we're reflecting on recent events of the substantiated allegations against Mike Pilavachi, founder and leader of Soul Survivor, a large successful Christian conference that ran for just under 30 years until recently. Martin sits down with Justin Humphreys, joint Chief Executive Officer for Thirtyone:eight, an independent Christian safeguarding charity, to focus on why we need to be putting survivors first in situations where abuse has taken place.

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Intersectionality - Joy Faulkner-Mpeho | Into God Knows What | Episode 255

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT

There are sadly many forms of injustice, prejudice and discrimination in our contexts, but how do they relate to each other, and what does a Christian lens add to this? How do we support young people as they navigate these intersecting layers of injustice? Martin sits down with Joy Faulkner-Mpeho, Head of Children's and Youth Ministry at St Martin in the Field in London, to explore just this.

Meanwhile, Martin and Rachel share their thoughts on what they're reading and Martin sneaks a bit of a potential stand up set about bin day...

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Power, paganism and emerging spiritualities - Rev. Ben Atkins | Into God Knows What | Episode 254

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel gets a chance to sit down with Rev. Ben Atkins as they talk about a recent trend that's popped up in youth culture known as WitchTok. Ben shares some of his own experiences with paganism and the occult and together Rachel and Ben explore what this could mean for our practice as youth workers. How do we set out to listen to and support young people while helping them to put down anything that takes them away from life with God? Get ready for an excellent interview as we dig into how young people might delve into this world in order to find meaning, purpose and identity and what they gospel has to say about that.

Meanwhile, back at Youthscape HQ, Martin tries some smelling salts, both share their mixed experience of Halloween and we hear a tale from Martin's time trying to make it as a Hollywood screenwriter...

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Navigating an unstable world - Dr. Krish Kandiah OBE | Into God Knows What | Episode 253

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:00:00 GMT

In today's episode, Martin and Rachel catch up on some major life updates and discuss the recent fails of youth work in their contexts. As they open the topic of how to help ourselves and the young people we serve figure out how to navigate the recent tragedies and global events, we have Dr. Krish Kandiah joining us this week on the mic.

Dr. Kandiah is an author, speaker, founder of Sanctuary Foundation, an organisation that works to support refugees and he also founded Home for Good, a charity working to make sure every child has a home through fostering and adoption. Krish is also a regular advisor to the government on some of these issues, and chats to us from an particluarly unusual location to help us think about how can we support and help the young people and communities around us.

If you want to find out more, head to sanctuaryfoundation.org.uk

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What do young people think about the future? - Dr. Gemma Madle | Into God Knows What | Episode 252

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel are back again with a brand new series - Into God Knows What.

This season of the podcast is all about looking ahead towards the future. In a world that feels uncertain and ever-changing how can we as practitioners help young people navigate paths that we haven’t travelled ourselves? How do we chart out safe passage for ourselves, let alone those who are looking to us as we work with the teenagers around us? Come join us as we delve into the unknown, chat to experts and decipher and discern what this could mean for our youth work in this next season.

Today we sit down with Dr. Gemma Madle as she brings her reflections and thoughts from the research she's been sifting through as part of the team at the Youthscape Centre for Research. If you want to explore some more of the wonderful research and work that the team are producing, head over to youthscape.co.uk/research

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Season Finale (Part 2) | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 251

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Buckle up for the last episode of this season where we've looked at some of the most difficult questions within youth ministry. Martin and Rachel are in the hot seat answering rather than asking the questions and we dive straight in!

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Season Finale (Part 1) | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 250

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Make sure you're sitting down as Martin and Rachel answer as many of the Tough Questions for Youth Ministry that we weren't able to get through during the rest of the season - in Martin's own words "like a highlight show, but you've never heard any of it before". Plus, we finally get to hear the whole of the 'hotel story'...

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Why does God appear to be inconsistent in the Bible? | Alanzo Paul | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 249

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 05:00:00 GMT

This week's guest is Alanzo Paul, part of the team at The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Martin sits down with him as they discuss how Alanzo came to faith, how to inspire young people to love the whole Bible as well as tackling the 'tough question' for this week, what do you do when parts of the Bible that reveal God's character appear to us to be inconsistent?
Meanwhile back at Youthscape HQ, Rachel also tells her latest woes in a minibus debacle...

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Can you still champion youth ministry if you become a vicar? | Alan Gault | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 248

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel sits down with Reverend Alan Gault, youth-worker-turned-vicar in Blackburn as they pick apart Alan's journey to ordination and what it looks like to help prioritise youth work even when you're not the youth worker. Meanwhile Martin and Rachel discuss cold showers and the time Martin got a letter from the Dean of a theological college...

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How do you carry on when life throws you the unexpected? | John Reynolds | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 247

Tue, 23 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Rachel sits down with John Reynolds, content creator and current volunteer youth worker. John chats about his life, and some of the challenges he's faced and how he's adjusted to them while understanding where God has placed him. Meanwhile, Martin and Rachel dig into the wider narratives about young people today.

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How do you make youth ministry a priority when other needs are pressing? | Alice Smith | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 246

Mon, 15 May 2023 13:00:00 GMT

Rachel sits down with Youthscape's newest member of the team, Alice Smith. Alice has just joined from the team at Christians Against Poverty and discusses where youth ministry fits amongst the pressing needs of poverty in a community. Meanwhile, Martin and Rachel confess the parts of youth ministry that they're not very good at...

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If God is for all young people, how come my youth group is full of middle class kids? | John Wheatley | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 245

Mon, 08 May 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Today's guest is John Wheatley from the Frontier Youth Trust and Martin sat down with him to discuss an often hidden question of the socio-economic makeup of youth groups. Rachel and Martin also resurrect 'Dog Talk' and discuss youth groups that look like them...

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"Isn't the Bible a tool of oppression?" | Clare Williams | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 244

Mon, 01 May 2023 06:00:00 GMT

This week, Martin sits down with Clare Williams from GET REAL and the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. They take a deep dive into the difficulties that the arise when people have used the Bible for their own agendas and whether this causes any problems. Meanwhile Rachel and Martin talk about some of the trouble they have had trying to hire youth workers.

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Are youth and children's work in conflict? | Charles Merritt | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 243

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Martin chats to a familiar voice of the podcast for dedicated listeners - Charles Merritt. Together they look at the different disciplines of youth work and children's work and grapple with the similarities as well as the challenges of co-existing. Meanwhile, among the intros that will remain in the archive, Martin and Rachel talk about night-hikes, cheese easter eggs and the impact teachers have on us even as adults.

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What does unity look like when your theology differs? | Linda Geevanathan | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 242

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:02:10 GMT

Martin sits down with the wonderful Linda Geevanathan, a long-time friend of Youthscape and local youth worker in Luton, as they chat about unity in the context of differing beliefs. Meanwhile, Rachel and Martin talk about April fools and times when pranks don't always go to plan...

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How do you pastor young people in an age of toxic misogyny? | Katie Madanat | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 241

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel sits down with Katie Madanat as they discuss what expectations youth leaders should expect around modesty and what their response should be in those difficult scenarios. Meanwhile, Martin and Rachel figure out the books that they wish they had written and we hear from another unsung hero of youth work.

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How do we not make summer events idols? | Robbie Thomson | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 240

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:28:29 GMT

Martin sits down with Robbie Thomson, Events Director for Satellites, to discuss the importance of making sure summer events have the right weighting in our youth ministry calendars, and how they fit into a wider understanding of discipleship. Rachel and Martin also talk about the newest purchase at Rachel's church, a flappy man...

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How do you support young people when your own teenager is in crisis? | Claire Banham | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 239

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel sits down with Claire Banham as she shares some of the story of her journey to creating the Haven, a safe space for young people suffering from anxiety and how that started with walking her own teenage daughter through her anxiety. Martin and Rachel also tell us about how they've changed their youth work styles as they've grown up and an incident with starbucks earlier today...

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How do I pastor sexually active young people? | Gareth Cheesman | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 238

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Trigger Warning: This episode contains conversation about abortion.

Martin sits down to Gareth Cheesman from Acet UK as they discuss a whole host of questions around relationship and sex education including, condoms, polyamory and what AI means for future tough questions we might want to be asking in youth ministry.

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How do you lead faith based youth work when you're no longer sure church is a good place for young people? | Richard Passmore | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 237

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel sits down with the wonderful Richard Passmore as they unpick ecclesiology and what church for young people could look like. Meanwhile, Martin and Rachel share their reflections on the recent events coming out of Asbury college in America.

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How do you manage rest when the job is never done? | Paul Friend | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 236

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Martin sits down with Director of South West Youth Ministries, Paul Friend, who has just come off a three month sabbatical to discuss something we all know is important, but often find is at the bottom of our to-do list: rest. They chat about what Paul has learned from his time on sabbatical and how do you manage to build in rest when there's never a clear and easy time to do it.
Meanwhile Martin and Rach discuss their own barriers to rest and sabbath as well as an interesting documentary Rachel has just seen...

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How do you manage challenging volunteers? | Alex Drew | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 235

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Martin sits down with Youthscape's own Alex Drew (for the second time), as they discuss training, volunteers and how to best set up other members of our youth teams to win. Rachel and Martin bond over their dread of becoming a 'challenging volunteer' and they troubleshoot some of each other's difficult situations.

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What is a plausible answer to the question of suffering? | Ruth Jackson | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 234

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Martin sits down with Ruth Jackson, former editor at Premier Youth and Children's Work magazine and current presenter and producer of Unbelievable? apologetics radio show and podcast. They discuss the relevance of apologetics in today's age and how you as a youth worker should respond to the challenging question of suffering.
Meanwhile, Rachel and Martin update us on the latest exploits with their dogs, and Rachel pitches her new idea for something called "The Guilty Youth Worker".

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Should we lead in the midst of a faith crisis? | Naomi Allen | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 233

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:00:00 GMT

In this week's episode, Martin sits down to hear from Naomi Allen from Open Doors as they try and tackle a question that includes suffering and looks at doubt in the midst of leading young people. Rachel and Martin discuss the 'dark night of the soul' and Martin lets us know what strange request he received around a recent funeral.

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What do I do if I disagree with my church’s teaching? | Matt Summerfield | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 232

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel kick off the new year with a new series where they delve into the tough questions of youth ministry. Sitting in the hot seat today is Matt Summerfield, author, church leader and chair of Youthscape's trustees. He shares stories from his time leading Urban Saints and Martin and Rachel share some of their 'Elephants in the Closet'.

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Megan DeWald | Stronger: growing faith in young people | Ep 231

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:00:00 GMT

In this final episode of the mini-series, Martin sits down with the Director of the Institute of Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary, Megan DeWald. They discuss the Forum, IYM's event, as well as what it looks like to help build long-lasting faith in young people in the run up to the National Youth Ministry Weekend.

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Philip Jinadu | Stronger: growing faith in young people | Ep 230

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Martin chats to Philip Jinadu, church leader of Woodlands Metro in Bristol and one of this year's National Youth Ministry Weekend contributors. They chat about long-term discipleship and look at how mentoring plays into that. Meanwhile, Rachel and Martin figure out who would win in an arm wrestle.

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Daniel Eduardo | Stronger: growing faith in young people | Ep 229

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel delve into the world of evangelism and share some of their (more regrettable) stories from their youth. As we look toward the National Youth Ministry Weekend in November, Rachel sits down with one of our contributors, Daniel Eduardo from The Message and discuss what this year's theme means in the context of sharing our faith with young people.

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Amy Orr-Ewing | Stronger: growing faith in young people | Ep 228

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:00:00 GMT

TW: Abuse and trauma

Rachel and Martin sit down to chat to another of this years National Youth Ministry Weekend contributors: Amy Orr-Ewing. Amy shares the story of the Reboot event, and the vision to equip young people to address tough questions with their friends as well as some of the difficult season she's been through over the last few years.

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Chris Curtis | Stronger: Growing Faith in Young People | Ep 227

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Rachel and Martin are back in the new academic year with the first episode of a mini-series building up to the National Youth Ministry Weekend in November. They chat to Youthscape's CEO and one of the speakers of this years conference, Chris Curtis about the story of Youthscape and how we ended up with the this year's theme: Stronger - growing faith in young people.

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YS Big Conversations Episode 10 - Talking about... Porn

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:30:00 GMT

ft Melinda Tankard Reist

Rachel sits down with Australian author, speaker, media commentator, blogger and advocate for young people, Melinda Tankard Reist. She is best known for her work addressing sexualisation, objectification, harms of pornography, sexual exploitation, trafficking and violence against women. Meanwhile, Martin and Rachel take a look back at the 'Big Conversations' season and wonder what the important topics of the future will be and how we as youth workers will need to address them.

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YS Big Conversations Episode 9 - Talking about Social Media

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:30:00 GMT

ft Lahna Pottle

Martin and Rachel get hung up on a very green coat and sit down with Lahna Pottle, youth and young adults pastor from Shoebury & Thorpe Bay Baptist Church, to delve into young people's relationship with social media and the world of technology, as well as what our role as those who work with young people looks like to model healthy practice.

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YS Big Conversations Episode 8 - Talking about... Evangelism

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 06:30:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel talk about Twizzle, octogenarians and sit down with Dr Lucie Shuker (from Youthscape's Centre for Research) and Dan Randall (from Hope Together) to chat about some new research all about peer-to-peer evangelism amongst young people.

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YS Big Conversations Episode 7 - Talking about... Money

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:30:00 GMT

Rachel and Martin sit down once again to chat about how we navigate messy and murky world of money with young people. Rachel picks the brain of Shane Claiborne, author, activist and leading figure in the New Monastic movement to understand the role of young people in world changing movements.

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YS Big Conversations Episode 6 - Talking about... Climate

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Martin and Rachel are back from their mid-season break to chat about dynamic range, not missing bin day and most importantly, sitting down with LessWasteLaura to unpick how to have conversations with young people about the climate.

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YS Big Conversations Episode 5 - Talking about... Addiction

Mon, 16 May 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Big Conversations Episode 4 - Talking about... Self Harm

Mon, 09 May 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Big Conversations Episode 3 - Talking about... Conflict & Trauma

Mon, 02 May 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Big Conversations Episode 2 - Talking about... The Bible

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Big Conversations Episode 1 - Talking about... Disability

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 10 - Innovation process

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 9 - Social media spaces

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 8 - Unity in Youth Work

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 7 - The Freedom Challenge

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 6 - Love Thy Nerd

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 5 - The With Community

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 4 - Innovation in Mission

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 3 - Youth for Christ

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 2 - The Sex Thing

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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The Youthscape/Limitless Crossover Podcast

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:00:00 GMT

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YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 1 - Season Intro

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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Brave Podcast Episode 4 - Failure

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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Brave Podcast Episode 3 - Identity

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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Brave Podcast Episode 2 - Control

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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Brave Podcast Episode 1 - Tough Stuff

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 10 - Poland

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 9 - Lebanon

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 8 - Holland

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 7 - Switzerland

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 6 - The Philippines

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 5 - India

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 4 - Turkey

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 3 - Kenya

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 2 - Australia

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Global Youth Work Episode 1 - Austria

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 10 - In-person youth work

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 9 - Dealing with Threat

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 8 - Mental Wellbeing

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 7 - Renew Normal Reflections

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 6 - Climate and the church

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:21:41 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 5 - Youth Outreach

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 4 - Teenage brains

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 3 - Youth Work Pioneers

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 2 - Purpose in a Pandemic

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:30:00 GMT

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YS Renew Normal Episode 1 - Creativity and Courage

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:30:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 10 - Encountering God

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 9 - Denominational Youth Work

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 8 - Reaching New People

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 7 - Avoiding Burnout

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:27:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 6 - Church-based Youth Work

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 5 - Online Youth Work

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:07:36 GMT

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Everybody Now - Climate Podmarch

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 4 - We Are Satellites

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 3 - Sustainable Leadership

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 2 - Emerging mental health crisis

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMT

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YS The New Normal Episode 1 - Schoolswork in a pandemic

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:05:00 GMT

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