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Olly and Becky from Youthwork+ discuss and ponder how to engage young people, youth & kids work ideas, theology, perspectives and how to solve issues.
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Real conversations across the generations exploring God's wisdom for modern families. Find out more: Growing Faith (a ministry of Youthworks): www.growingfaith.com.au Mothers Union Sydney: www.musydney.org.au
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The Youth Ministry Podcast is a conversation covering key youth ministry topics with top practitioners and thinkers, designed to help youth workers reflect on their practice and flourish as leaders.
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Join the Youthworks Ministry Support Team as they discuss how to have an effective youth and children’s ministry in every church in conversation with local ministry workers as well as national and international voices. Get in touch - [email protected] www.youthworks.net
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Today's youth need youth pastors, mentors, teachers, volunteers, and most of all, they need YOU! Youth Worker On Fire is designed to give you the knowledge and inspiration you need to be the best youth worker possible. Youth Worker On Fire podcast is full of valuable information from people who work with youth on a daily basis. It is also packed with interviews with former students (years later) in their adult life and how student ministry, or the lack of it, effected their future. Many are ...
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Episode 35 - interview with Sam Haiser - Youthworker & trainee priest - Austria
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Olly and Becky interview Sam Haiser from Austria who is in the UK studying to become a priest in the Church of England. He talks about a system he authored to train and equip spiritual fathers and mothers to mentor and disciple young people. It's more than a resource - it's a training programme and a way of life! He also talks about his Christian j…
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010 - Equipping our kids to stand firm and stand out. With Al James and Beth Braga
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This episode was recorded live at the Mothers Union Sydney Seminar on February 28, 2025 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. In the final session of the day, Al James and Beth Braga had a conversation about why teens and young adults are dropping out of church and the Christian faith, and what parents can do about it. They spoke about the key factors …
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80 summers is about how many most individuals have to live... Let that sink in! So, would you rather spend those summers hoarding your stuff and time only for yourself... or would you rather promote kindness and goodwill to your family, neighbors and the world around you in Jesus name? What matters in eternity is who we've fed, clothed, and shared …
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082 - The Future of Youth Ministry with Graham Stanton
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Welcome back! This week we talk with Revd Dr Graham Stanton, Founding Principal of Youthworks College. Graham is currently Director of the Centre for Children's and Youth Ministry and Lecturer in Practical Theology at Ridley College in Melbourne. He is also founder and director of Youth Ministry Futures In this episode, Al James sits down with Grah…
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CORE Values is about an article written by Greg Stier of Dare 2 Share Ministries. "How to Implement the 7 Values of a Gospel Advancing Ministry" is the name of the article. There are many organizations that you can find to help you with CORE Values that I mention in this episode, but this one is very good if you have been looking for direction and …
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The World-O-Meter is pretty impressive. It's calculating the births and deaths in 20 countries by the second (or faster), to let us know approximately how many people are alive on planet Earth each second of every day. How can we as youth workers, youth pastors, student ministry leaders, and volunteers reach the millions that are being born each ye…
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081 - The Child in God's Church with Tim Beilharz
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Welcome back! The first in our new episodes for 2025, this week we talk with Tim Beilharz about his new book, The Child in God's Church. Tim is a leading children's ministry thinker and writer, is a kids pastor at Soul Revival Church and is a former advisor at Youthworks. In this episode he and Al James discuss his new book which delves into the th…
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244 Good Idea or Bad Idea? - Winter Retreats
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The best time for college retreats seemed to be at the beginning of Christmas break and return from that trip the day before Christmas. Was it successful yes... for several years. Was it worth it? For the students yes.... for my family who was very gracious to me? No. Why? Because all things in Jesus name are not necessarily the best thing to do. T…
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Summer Re Release 9! 075 - What's Wrong With Finding Your Identity in Christ - Simon Swadling
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📣 Exciting News for January and February! We’re kicking off the new year by bringing back some of our favourite episodes and diving into the vault to re-release classic discussions on youth and children’s ministry. Tune in every week for insightful and inspiring content! ✉️ Send Us a Question and Win a Book: Special Q&A Episode We’re thrilled to an…
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Trending #2: Meet Generation Alpha - Mark McGrindle
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Get your notepads ready, because this conversation is pure gold! 📝💛 We're joined by Mark McGrindle, the Australian social scientist who coined the now globally accepted term 'Generation Alpha,' to describe those born between 2010-2024. 🤩 There is an incredible depth on insight in this conversation, as we dig into... ✅ The hallmarks of that define G…
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243 The Wholehearted Journey with Joel Johnson
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If you want to know the value of investing in a child and especially in teenagers, Joel Johnson is one of the greatest examples. He grew up with a Father that left him, a step father that hurt him, threatened him, and left him. Yet... God saw him! He asked Jesus into his heart and his youth pastor challenged him. He took those challenges and did wh…
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Summer Re Release 8! 074 - Parting Words of a Children's Ministry Advisor with Tim Beilharz
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📣 Exciting News for January and February! We’re kicking off the new year by bringing back some of our favourite episodes and diving into the vault to re-release classic discussions on youth and children’s ministry. Tune in every week for insightful and inspiring content! ✉️ Send Us a Question and Win a Book: Special Q&A Episode We’re thrilled to an…
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You can hike the Grand Canyon or you can be a RIM HUGGER. One experiences the canyon first hand. You get thirsty, dirty, and you use energy... but you see what rim huggers never see, the truth about the canyon. We can do ministry. Spend time with people, lead them to Jesus, and disciple them (make a student out of them)... or you can just look at o…
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Summer Re Release 7! 076 - Healthy Sexuality with Patricia and Kamal Weerakoon (In partnership with Timeless Parenting Podcast)
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📣 Exciting News for January and February! We’re kicking off the new year by bringing back some of our favourite episodes and diving into the vault to re-release classic discussions on youth and children’s ministry. Tune in every week for insightful and inspiring content! ✉️ Send Us a Question and Win a Book: Special Q&A Episode We’re thrilled to an…
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The Truth is always the right thing to talk about and believe. The Truth is not what society usually wants to hear. Real Truth usually goes against the grain of society. So... it has to be delivered in Love, Compassion, and Power through God's spirit. Not by our own self-righteous power. Students (and humans in general) are drawn to God's convictio…
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Summer Re-Release 6! 078 - Fostering a Love for God in Youth Ministry | Part 1 - Seminar at Reach Australia Conference
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📣 Exciting News for January and February! We’re kicking off the new year by bringing back some of our favourite episodes and diving into the vault to re-release classic discussions on youth and children’s ministry. Tune in every week for insightful and inspiring content! ✉️ Send Us a Question and Win a Book: Special Q&A Episode We’re thrilled to an…
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Episode 34 - Interview with Lara Oseghale - Founder of Curious Berries resources
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Lara is an accountant and a mum of two boys - she was surprised and in denial when God inspired and challenged her to write a Christian book for kids. But that was just the start! She is now self published and along with input from her boys, has created a whole series of beautiful engaging & durable Christian resources for children. And her main jo…
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240 Dr. Larry E. Shyers - Therapist and Professor
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What do you do when students and families need help on a professional level? This interview is going to help you find answers to those questions and situations. This interview is a straightforward discussion with a man who has given his life to the spiritual and mental growth students and their families. He has trained countless numbers to do the s…
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Summer Re-Release 5! 073 - Starting a Youth Ministry from Scratch with Danny Mitchell
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Trending #1: What's Hot Right Now? - Bethan Newman and Hannah Woodhouse
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A new year brings many gifts, but perhaps none great than a new series of the Limitless Youth Ministry Podcast! 🙌 To accompany our counter-culture theme, in 2025 we're going to be taking a deep dive into what's going on in youth culture right now. This new series is called 'Trending,' starting with a bumper chat with Beth and Hannah from Youth for …
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Making God's Love Clear is important. It sounds like that should be easy and it is, but the power and passion of it needs to be fresh everyday. At the start of what would become one of the largest churches in the world, the pastor's first intention was that their church was going to intentionally make sure that every person that came to their churc…
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Summer Re-Release 4! 058 - Beyond Brokenness: Navigating The Complexities of Sin with Mike Dicker, Toby Macgregor, Cathy Dell and Mel Bell
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📣 Exciting News for January and February! We’re kicking off the new year by bringing back some of our favourite episodes and diving into the vault to re-release classic discussions on youth and children’s ministry. Tune in every week for insightful and inspiring content! ✉️ Send Us a Question and Win a Book: Special Q&A Episode We’re thrilled to an…
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In this 'summer edition' we spoke with Sam Hudson from Youthworks' Getaways program about holidaying well as a family. We talked about why we can find it hard to prioritise family holidays, what God's word has to say on the topic and how holidays can strengthen Christian families in their faith and relationships. Finally, we explored some practical…
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Pick your… WORD FOR THE YEAR! Yes, one word. A friend of mine has asked me and many other friends to pick their “word” for quite a few years now. What is that one word that you want to define the upcoming year? Here are a few changes you can make to go from negative talk to positive and proactive thinking: Impatient…Patient Unprepared…..Always Prep…
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Summer Re-Release 3! 040 - The 7 Principles of Effective Ministry
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📣 Exciting News for January and February! We’re kicking off the new year by bringing back some of our favourite episodes and diving into the vault to re-release classic discussions on youth and children’s ministry. Tune in every week for insightful and inspiring content! ✉️ Send Us a Question and Win a Book: Special Q&A Episode We’re thrilled to an…
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Student Ministry is all about leading students to Jesus and then setting them up for success to live a Jesus centered life. In this episode, we talk about some books and authors that will help you guide students that love God and those who don't, answers to questions that we all ask at some point in our life. Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell, and his son…
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Summer Re-Release 2! 036 - Helping Children Flourish as Disciples with Meaghan Gates
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📣 Exciting News for January and February! We’re kicking off the new year by bringing back some of our favourite episodes and diving into the vault to re-release classic discussions on youth and children’s ministry. Tune in every week for insightful and inspiring content! ✉️ Send Us a Question and Win a Book: Special Q&A Episode We’re thrilled to an…
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There are 4 of us. My oldest sister Deborah, then me (Doug), Deanna and Dawn in that order. Deborah and I being the oldest, pioneered the way as the first teenagers and we benefited big time from student ministries, family and music groups we sang and performed with. Our volunteer youth workers Ronnie and Maxine Kennedy were superheroes to us. They…
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