Talking Youth Ministry - A Youthscape Podcast (Youthscape)
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| 01 Nov 2021 | YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 1 - Season Intro | 00:35:10 | |
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| 03 Apr 2023 | How do you pastor young people in an age of toxic misogyny? | Katie Madanat | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 241 | 00:49:56 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Oct 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 4 - We Are Satellites | 00:44:20 | |
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| 16 Jan 2023 | What do I do if I disagree with my church’s teaching? | Matt Summerfield | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 232 | 00:48:39 | |
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'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Nov 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 8 - Reaching New People | 00:37:12 | |
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| 26 Sep 2022 | Amy Orr-Ewing | Stronger: growing faith in young people | Ep 228 | 00:48:16 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Jun 2023 | Season Finale (Part 2) | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 251 | 00:53:49 | |
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Aug 2021 | YS Global Youth Work Episode 7 - Switzerland | 00:44:13 | |
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| 09 May 2022 | YS Big Conversations Episode 4 - Talking about... Self Harm | 00:41:36 | |
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| 19 Oct 2020 | Everybody Now - Climate Podmarch | 01:44:36 | |
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| 22 Jul 2024 | Leadership Longevity - Rick Otto | Episode 267 | 01:00:12 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Oct 2022 | Megan DeWald | Stronger: growing faith in young people | Ep 231 | 00:45:33 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Jul 2021 | YS Global Youth Work Episode 5 - India | 00:42:09 | |
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| 12 Jun 2023 | Why does God appear to be inconsistent in the Bible? | Alanzo Paul | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 249 | 00:49:26 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Apr 2022 | YS Big Conversations Episode 1 - Talking about... Disability | 00:38:34 | |
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| 18 Oct 2021 | Brave Podcast Episode 3 - Identity | 00:25:14 | |
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| 02 Nov 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 6 - Church-based Youth Work | 00:39:54 | |
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| 06 Nov 2023 | Intersectionality - Joy Faulkner-Mpeho | Into God Knows What | Episode 255 | 00:58:59 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Dec 2021 | YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 6 - Love Thy Nerd | 01:02:55 | |
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| 25 Oct 2021 | Brave Podcast Episode 4 - Failure | 00:30:57 | |
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| 03 Nov 2021 | The Youthscape/Limitless Crossover Podcast | 00:49:19 | |
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| 12 Jul 2021 | YS Global Youth Work Episode 4 - Turkey | 00:34:59 | |
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| 27 Nov 2023 | Artificial Intelligence - Ramsey el-Khazen | Into God Knows What | Episode 258 | 00:49:07 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Feb 2023 | 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 | 01:02:08 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Jul 2024 | Building faith that survives uni - Aaron Nayagam | Episode 266 | 00:45:19 | |
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'... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Jul 2022 | YS Big Conversations Episode 10 - Talking about... Porn | 00:47:33 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Apr 2023 | Are youth and children's work in conflict? | Charles Merritt | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 243 | 00:52:59 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Oct 2022 | Daniel Eduardo | Stronger: growing faith in young people | Ep 229 | 00:45:03 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Jul 2022 | YS Big Conversations Episode 8 - Talking about... Evangelism | 00:47:24 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Nov 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 7 - Avoiding Burnout | 00:58:27 | |
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| 16 Aug 2021 | YS Global Youth Work Episode 9 - Lebanon | 01:12:21 | |
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| 28 Jun 2021 | YS Global Youth Work Episode 2 - Australia | 00:37:18 | |
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| 16 Oct 2023 | What do young people think about the future? - Dr. Gemma Madle | Into God Knows What | Episode 252 | 00:45:53 | |
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Jun 2024 | What does the bible tell us about lifelong faith? - Andy du Feu | Episode 263 | 00:57:29 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Dec 2023 | Walking well into an uncertain future - Rev. Will Van Der Hart | Into God Knows What | Episode 260 | 00:57:07 | |
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)... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Jun 2024 | Launching The Adventure of a Lifetime - Dr Hannah Bowden | Episode 261 | 00:49:59 | |
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… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Nov 2023 | Youth ministry after Mike Pilavachi Part 2: Processing our collective grief - Rev. Dr. Kate Middleton | Into God Knows What | Episode 257 | 00:56:51 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Nov 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 9 - Denominational Youth Work | 01:00:00 | |
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| 18 Jun 2024 | Discipleship that lasts - Tom Clark | Episode 262 | 00:54:49 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Apr 2021 | YS Renew Normal Episode 7 - Renew Normal Reflections | 00:33:51 | |
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| 03 May 2021 | YS Renew Normal Episode 10 - In-person youth work | 00:56:49 | |
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| 20 Feb 2023 | How do you manage rest when the job is never done? | Paul Friend | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 236 | 00:55:15 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Oct 2024 | Witchtok: Hallowe'en horror... or youth ministry opportunity? | 00:35:19 | |
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
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| 07 Nov 2024 | The Anxious Generation: a Discipleship Crisis? | 00:37:04 | |
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 or find us on socials @youthscape Keep up to date with all the latest Talking Youth Ministry and Youthscape news on our website: https://www.youthscape.co.uk/podcast 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Nov 2024 | Have young people lost faith in politics? | 00:37:10 | |
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:
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| 21 Nov 2024 | The Archbishop's resignation - what does it mean for youth ministry? | 00:32:43 | |
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 To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Nov 2024 | Lauren Windle on sobriety, celebrity and saying the wrong thing | 00:40:52 | |
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! To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Dec 2024 | Faith in the jungle? | 00:37:46 | |
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. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Dec 2024 | Wrapped… around the captain’s arm | 00:37:23 | |
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 To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Dec 2024 | A stat is born: a Christmas special | 00:35:19 | |
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? To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Jan 2025 | Looking Forward - setting goals and imagining the future | 00:39:15 | |
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! To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jan 2025 | Private school youth ministry and banning phones | 00:38:49 | |
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 To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Jan 2025 | Cheeky Nandos? Ideal spaces for 1:1 youth work | 00:35:42 | |
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 To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Jan 2025 | Dealing with the January blues and giving good feedback | 00:37:41 | |
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 To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Jan 2025 | Traitors, Squid Game and the desire for human betrayal | 00:38:26 | |
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 To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Feb 2025 | Generation alpha, the offline renaissance and recruiting volunteers | 00:37:22 | |
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!’ Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual spotify episodes. Shownotes Generation Alpha research: https://www.gwi.com/reports/gen-alpha#get-pdf To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Feb 2025 | 3.5 ways of doing a Bible study with young people | 00:37:36 | |
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 Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Feb 2025 | Youth ministers - working hard or hardly working? | 00:42:33 | |
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. Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Feb 2025 | Youth Residentials 101 | 00:42:24 | |
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. Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Mar 2025 | Perceptions of youth work | 00:34:42 | |
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... Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. 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/ To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Mar 2025 | Trauma Informed Youth Work and the Girl Pop Takeover | 00:46:38 | |
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/ Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Mar 2025 | Netflix's Adolescence and the rise of the youth social | 00:37:26 | |
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== Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Mar 2025 | The evolution of prayer ministry with Katie Madanat | 00:45:29 | |
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… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Apr 2025 | ADHD vs attention span and Netflix’s Adolescence Pt II | 00:40:33 | |
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 Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Apr 2025 | Identifying young leaders | 00:39:02 | |
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... Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Apr 2025 | Why Jesus is good news for young people | 00:40:54 | |
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 Do get in touch with us by emailing us podcast@youthscape.co.uk or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Aug 2021 | YS Global Youth Work Episode 8 - Holland | 00:42:13 | |
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| 23 Oct 2023 | Navigating an unstable world - Dr. Krish Kandiah OBE | Into God Knows What | Episode 253 | 00:54:33 | |
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Nov 2023 | Youth ministry after Mike Pilavachi Part 1: Better supporting abuse victims - Justin Humphreys | Into God Knows What | Episode 256 | 00:42:55 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Mar 2021 | YS Renew Normal Episode 2 - Purpose in a Pandemic | 00:47:14 | |
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| 13 Mar 2023 | How do you support young people when your own teenager is in crisis? | Claire Banham | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 239 | 00:49:05 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Oct 2021 | Brave Podcast Episode 2 - Control | 00:27:22 | |
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| 26 Jul 2021 | YS Global Youth Work Episode 6 - The Philippines | 00:38:02 | |
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| 26 Oct 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 5 - Online Youth Work | 00:50:30 | |
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| 29 Mar 2021 | YS Renew Normal Episode 5 - Youth Outreach | 00:38:04 | |
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| 02 May 2022 | YS Big Conversations Episode 3 - Talking about... Conflict & Trauma | 00:55:08 | |
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| 27 Jun 2022 | YS Big Conversations Episode 7 - Talking about... Money | 00:53:07 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Apr 2023 | What does unity look like when your theology differs? | Linda Geevanathan | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 242 | 00:53:07 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Oct 2022 | Philip Jinadu | Stronger: growing faith in young people | Ep 230 | 00:41:44 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Sep 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 1 - Schoolswork in a pandemic | 00:51:47 | |
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| 13 Feb 2023 | How do you manage challenging volunteers? | Alex Drew | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 235 | 00:45:48 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 May 2023 | How do you make youth ministry a priority when other needs are pressing? | Alice Smith | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 246 | 00:34:24 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Oct 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 2 - Emerging mental health crisis | 00:27:44 | |
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| 19 Feb 2024 | Trend Report Teaser | Translating God: A Youthscape Podcast | 00:06:40 | |
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… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Jan 2022 | YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 8 - Unity in Youth Work | 00:45:07 | |
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| 07 Feb 2022 | YS Innovative Youth Work Episode 9 - Social media spaces | 00:46:31 | |
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| 23 Aug 2021 | YS Global Youth Work Episode 10 - Poland | 00:42:51 | |
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| 06 Apr 2021 | YS Renew Normal Episode 6 - Climate and the church | 00:32:10 | |
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| 12 Oct 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 3 - Sustainable Leadership | 00:37:09 | |
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| 29 Jul 2024 | Building a lasting prayer life - Martin Saunders | Episode 268 | 00:38:16 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Mar 2021 | YS Renew Normal Episode 3 - Youth Work Pioneers | 00:46:39 | |
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| 20 Sep 2022 | Chris Curtis | Stronger: Growing Faith in Young People | Ep 227 | 00:41:29 | |
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 May 2022 | YS Big Conversations Episode 5 - Talking about... Addiction | 00:39:49 | |
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| 01 Mar 2021 | YS Renew Normal Episode 1 - Creativity and Courage | 01:00:20 | |
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| 30 Oct 2023 | Power, paganism and emerging spiritualities - Rev. Ben Atkins | Into God Knows What | Episode 254 | 00:48:56 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Dec 2023 | Climate Chaos - Rev. Jon Swales MBE | Into God Knows What | Episode 259 | 00:51:23 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Jul 2024 | Event evangelism, and the importance of leaders who last - Tim and Emma Owen | Episode 264 | 00:53:15 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Aug 2024 | Faith that works in changing times - Elizabeth Oldfield | Episode 269 | 00:44:33 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Nov 2020 | YS The New Normal Episode 10 - Encountering God | 00:48:21 | |
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| 12 Aug 2024 | A vision for intergenerational, lifelong faith - John Roberto | Episode 270 | 00:50:09 | |
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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||