Best Der UNi Podcasts (2024)

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Leadership Longevity - Rick Otto | Episode 267 1:00:13

1h ago1:00:13

1:00:13

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 Ma…

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Building faith that survives uni - Aaron Nayagam | Episode 266 45:20

1h ago45:20

45:20

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 Wo…

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Leadership and lasting faith - Liz Bewley | Episode 265 56:08

5d ago56:08

56:08

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,…

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Event evangelism, and the importance of leaders who last - Tim and Emma Owen | Episode 264 53:16

12d ago53:16

53:16

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 an…

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What does the bible tell us about lifelong faith? - Andy du Feu | Episode 263 57:30

19d ago57:30

57:30

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 ide…

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Discipleship that lasts - Tom Clark | Episode 262 54:50

25d ago54:50

54:50

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 r…

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Launching The Adventure of a Lifetime - Dr Hannah Bowden | Episode 261 50:00

1M ago50:00

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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 explo…

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IDA Lyd: Lønforhandling - sådan gør du 23:08

3M ago23:08

23:08

Er du nyuddannet, og står du over for din allerførste lønforhandling? Det kan være en udfordrende og nervepirrende oplevelse, men med den rette forberedelse kan du navigere samtalen med selvtillid.I dette afsnit af IDA Lyd dykker vi ned i kunsten at føre lønforhandlinger, specielt rettet mod nyuddannede. Med os har vi dygtige Nana Elager-Sørensen. …

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Trend Report Teaser | Translating God: A Youthscape Podcast 6:41

5M ago6:41

6:41

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…

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IDA Lyd: Den udfordrende studiemotivation - sådan holder du fast 2:2 23:05

5M ago23:05

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I denne fortsættelse af forrige afsnit af IDA Lyd udforsker vi igen et emne, som berører de fleste af os studerende - nemlig motivation. For hvordan fastholder man motivationen på studiet, selv når alt føles uoverskueligt og overvældende. Karrierekonsulent i IDA Majbrit Ølgaard deler praktiske værktøjer og teknikker til at genfinde og fastholde stu…

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IDA Lyd: Den udfordrende studiemotivation - sådan holder du fast 1:2 22:20

5M ago22:20

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I dette afsnit af IDA Lyd udforsker vi et emne, som berører de fleste af os studerende - nemlig motivation. For hvordan fastholder man motivationen på studiet, selv når alt føles uoverskueligt og overvældende. Karrierekonsulent i IDA Majbrit Ølgaard deler praktiske værktøjer og teknikker til at genfinde og fastholde studiemotivationen.Majbrit giver…

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Medien|Denken – Riikka Tauriainen – Adrift with the more-than-human 1:02:22

7M ago1:02:22

1:02:22

19.12.23 | RIIKA TAURIAINEN | (Hochschule der Künste Bern / CH / FI)By IfM - Institut für Medienwissenschaft

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Finding hope in the midst of uncertainty - Dr. Paula Gooder | Into God Knows What | Episode 261 44:26

7M ago44:26

44:26

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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IDA Lyd: Studielån - pros, cons og de bedste råd 18:51

7M ago18:51

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Hvad er et studielån? Hvad kan være fordelene og ulemperne ved at tage et? Og bør man egentlig være nervøs for at tage et studielån som studerende?I dag går vi i dybden med et emne, der kan virke som en uoverskuelig jungle for mange studerende – nemlig studielån. Uanset om du er på vej til universitetet eller allerede er midt i studielivet, er det …

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Walking well into an uncertain future - Rev. Will Van Der Hart | Into God Knows What | Episode 260 57:08

8M ago57:08

57:08

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 u…

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Climate Chaos - Rev. Jon Swales MBE | Into God Knows What | Episode 259 51:24

8M ago51:24

51:24

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' fo…

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Medien|Denken – Ifor Duncan – Fluvial Trace 44:25

8M ago44:25

44:25

28.11.23 | IFOR DUNCAN (University of London /UK)By IfM - Institut für Medienwissenschaft

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IDA Lyd: IDA STEM Students - politik og frivillighed mens du læser 25:53

8M ago25:53

25:53

Hvad er en studenterpolitiske organisation? Hvad kæmper de for? Og hvorfor bør man overhovedet interessere sig for uddannelsespolitik? Lyt med, når talsperson for den studenterpolitiske forening IDA STEM Students, Johanne Skotte, fortæller om hendes tid som frivillig i dansk uddannelsespolitik. I episoden kan du lære meget mere om, hvad uddannelses…

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Artificial Intelligence - Ramsey el-Khazen | Into God Knows What | Episode 258 49:08

8M ago49:08

49:08

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 wo…

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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 56:52

8M ago56:52

56:52

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…

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Youth ministry after Mike Pilavachi Part 1: Better supporting abuse victims - Justin Humphreys | Into God Knows What | Episode 256 42:56

8M ago42:56

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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 Chr…

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Medien|Denken – Imani Jacqueline Brown – And still, in spite of it all, we integrate and flow 39:59

8M ago39:59

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07.11.23 | IMANI JACQUELINE BROWN (Queen Mary, University of London)By IfM - Institut für Medienwissenschaft

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Intersectionality - Joy Faulkner-Mpeho | Into God Knows What | Episode 255 59:00

9M ago59:00

59:00

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 …

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Power, paganism and emerging spiritualities - Rev. Ben Atkins | Into God Knows What | Episode 254 48:57

9M ago48:57

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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 …

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Medien|Denken – Sam Nightingale – Attuning to the Politics and Poetics of Seaweed 51:41

9M ago51:41

51:41

24.10.23 | SAM NIGHTINGALE | (Royal College of Art, London / UK)By IfM - Institut für Medienwissenschaft

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Navigating an unstable world - Dr. Krish Kandiah OBE | Into God Knows What | Episode 253 54:34

9M ago54:34

54:34

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. Kandia…

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What do young people think about the future? - Dr. Gemma Madle | Into God Knows What | Episode 252 45:54

9M ago45:54

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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, …

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Farbforscher - Faszination der Farben 13:22

1y ago13:22

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A first glimpse into the fascination of painting: We have a conversation with Thomas Henriksson, painter and host at Werkhalle Wiesenburg, the hidden island of arts in Berlin. See also: https://www.werkhallewiesenburg.berlin/de/By ESNA Media

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Medien|Denken – Solmaz Gholami – Frau, Leben, Freiheit 16:57

1y ago16:57

16:57

11.07.23 | SOLMAZ GHOLAMI (Association of Iranian Filmmakers and Theatre Artists Abroad / Ruhr-Universität Bochum / D)By IfM - Institut für Medienwissenschaft

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Medien|Denken – Jörg Kreienbrock – Kaputtes Wissen 35:49

1y ago35:49

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04.07.23 | JÖRG KREIENBROCK | Northwestern University / USABy IfM - Institut für Medienwissenschaft

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Season Finale (Part 2) | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 251 53:50

1y ago53:50

53:50

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!By Youthscape, Rachel Gardner, Martin Saunders, David Walford

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Season Finale (Part 1) | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 250 58:11

1y ago58:11

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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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Medien|Denken – Cornelia Wild – Das Kino der Szene (Pasolini) 40:01

1y ago40:01

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15.06.23 | CORNELIA WILD | (Universität Siegen /D)By IfM - Institut für Medienwissenschaft

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Why does God appear to be inconsistent in the Bible? | Alanzo Paul | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 249 49:27

1y ago49:27

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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 t…

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Medien|Denken – Andreas Ziemann – Öffentlichkeit unter Spannung 57:09

1y ago57:09

57:09

06.06.23 | ANDREAS ZIEMANN |By IfM - Institut für Medienwissenschaft

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Can you still champion youth ministry if you become a vicar? | Alan Gault | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 248 48:50

1y ago48:50

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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 51:19

1y ago51:19

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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 34:25

1y ago34:25

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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 46:26

1y ago46:26

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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...By Youthscape, Martin Saunders, Rachel Gardner, John Wheatley

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"Isn't the Bible a tool of oppression?" | Clare Williams | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 244 52:39

1y ago52:39

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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 …

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Are youth and children's work in conflict? | Charles Merritt | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 243 53:00

1y ago53:00

53:00

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…

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What does unity look like when your theology differs? | Linda Geevanathan | Tough Questions for Youth Ministry | Episode 242 53:08

1+ y ago53:08

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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...By Youthscape, Martin Saunders, Rachel Gardner, Linda Geevanathan

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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 49:57

1+ y ago49:57

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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 59:49

1+ y ago59:49

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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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IDA Lyd S3, Ep 1: Studerende – og iværksætter 24:15

1+ y ago24:15

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Kan man godt være studerende og iværksætter samtidig? Hvordan er livet i en startup? Og hvordan kommer man i gang med sin egen virksomhed? Lyt med, når Cecilie Engvang Lund, medstifter af virksomheden Tempty Foods, fortæller om sit iværksættereventyr, og hvordan hun lavede en startup, mens hun var studerende. Cecilie deler sine tanker om at være un…

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IDA Lyd S3, Ep 2: Unge i ledelse 23:10

1+ y ago23:10

23:10

Hvordan kan man allerede som ung gå vejen som leder? Hvilke kompetencer kræver det, og hvad kan man gøre for at styrke sine lederevner? Lyt med, når Sofie Larsen, der selv er i gang med at gå ledelsesvejen, deler sine tanker om at være ung og have ledelsesambitioner. Hun fortæller om at starte sin karriere i foreningslivet og giver dig sine bedste …

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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 49:06

1+ y ago49:06

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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 inc…

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How do I pastor sexually active young people? | Gareth Cheesman | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 238 55:44

1+ y ago55:44

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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 1:02:09

1+ y ago1:02:09

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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.By Youthscape, Richard Passmore, Rachel Gardner, Martin Saunders

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How do you manage rest when the job is never done? | Paul Friend | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 236 55:16

1+ y ago55:16

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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…

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