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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Episode 28 - interview with Clive Latter, Youth & Children's Missioner
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Our latest podcast episode with the amazing Clive Latter. We both used to be youth workers in Luton over 10 years ago, organised and ran a bunch of town wide youth events together and served on a town centre youth detached team. He's currently a youth and children's worker in Worthing. Tune in to hear him share some of his journey and recent musing…
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Episode 27 - Interview with Jo White Families Ministry Lead at Stopsley Baptist Church
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Jo White is a mum of 3 girls and leads the families ministry at Stopsley Baptist Church in Luton where she has been serving in her role for over 20 years. She talks about her ministry early years doing an internship with Luton Churches Education Trust before it became Youthscape, why she thinks engaging families in discipleship is important, why yo…
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Episode 26 - interview with John Prockter, Director of Catalyst Youth Trust Shropshire
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Becky chats to John Prockter, Director of Catalyst Youth Trust in Shropshire. John is a self professed story teller, author and leader of multiple schools work trusts. John shares some of his youth work journey, why he cares about dabbling In kids work too, and shares a quote from Ariana Grande! He also shares about his great new book Hikaru, which…
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Episode 25 - Interview with Dave Boden, Executive Director at Grace Foundation
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Becky catches up with Dave Boden, Executive Director at Grace Foundation. Hear how Dave has accidentally ended up in leadership positions more than once - including leading a youth camp of 200 youth and 30 volunteers at just age 19! Grace Foundation partners with secondary schools and has Christian Ethos Workers in 12 secondary schools across the M…
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Episode 24 - interview with John Good leader of Ocean Church Poole
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Becky catches up with John Good leader of Ocean Church in Poole, and chaplain of YMCA in Poole/Bournemouth. How does he help young people and families encounter the presence of God in the everyday and through being on and around the sea. Why does he think all age participation is important and why is our language important to engage with everyone. …
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Episode 23 - Interview with Anna Hawken from BRF Parenting for Faith
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Becky chats to Anna Hawken from BRF Parenting for Faith. Find out all about 'Chat & Catch' the art of engaging all ages in praying and listening for a response. How can we engage parents and carers in the bigger picture of young peoples faith development. Hear about Anna & Becky's messiest moments in youth/kids ministry and plenty of other thought …
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Episode 22 - interview with youth worker Sam Graham
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Becky chats to Sam Graham, youth worker at Buckingham Parish Church about his youth work journey. Listen to find out how he got from dropping out of college, to gap year intern, to paid youth worker. Also find out why he feels the parents are important to youth ministry and why he's passionate about youth outreach in his community. Also find out wh…
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Episode 21 - interview with a youth worker - Ben Green
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Becky interviews Ben Green, Youth Adviser from Blackburn Diocese up in Lancashire. Ben shares about his Youthwork State of Mind podcast and instagram, why theres a youth centre in Luton named after his legendary late grandad Norman Green, having joined up youth visions and why we should get parents involved in our youth work. Becky gives two top ti…
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Episode 20 - Interview with a youth worker Dan Randall
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Becky interviews Dan Randall who is Youth and Young Adults Director at Hope Together and is involved in youth work with his church. Listen to find out about his youth work journey, what he's learnt along the way and why there was someone elses fingernails in his jeans pockets!!
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Episode 19 - Interview with a youth worker - Ruth Huxley
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Olly and Becky chat to Ruth youth worker at Urban Devotion Birmingham.
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Episode 18 - how to do youth/kids ministry on a shoestring budget
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Olly and Becky discuss their money saving tips and ideas for reducing costs in youth and kids work to help us all with reduced budgets and the current cost of living crisis.
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Episode 17 - what to do with youth & kids if your church has no building...
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Olly & Becky discuss a listeners question of what to do with youth & kids if your church has no building and how to think creatively outside the box in terms of venue even if you do have a church building.By Youthwork+
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Episode 16 - Q&A - pretentious go to coffee preferences & crisis moments
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Olly and Becky Q&A part 4, answering your questions - some fun some serious including favourite flavour ice cream, hardest part of youth work jobs and go to coffee orders...is a frappuccino even proper coffee?!By Youthwork+
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Episode 15 - How to thrive in youth/kids work roles
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Olly and Becky chat about what they think is important to thrive in youth and kids work roles and how we find an ideal balance.By Youthwork+
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Episode 14 - Tackling tough topics with youth
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Olly and Becky chat about tackling tough topics with youth. Including some tips about environments to cultivate, how we can work with parents and how we can cover some of the tougher but vital content with young people.By Youthwork+
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Episode 13 - Q&A - why is youth/ kids work important?
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Olly & Becky answer random and deep questions about their youth and kids ministry experience so far and about their lives in general. Do we involve youth/kids in decision making? Most Christians come to faith as young people. God transforms ordinary people to enable them to do extraordinary things.By Youthwork+
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Episode 12 - Dealing with uncertainty in youth & kids work
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Olly & Becky discuss how to deal best with uncertainty in kids & youth work, sharing their experience as well as hints and tips to deal with different problems and how to overcome them.By Youthwork+
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Episode 11 - Recruiting & keeping volunteers & being the best volunteer
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Olly & Becky discuss their experience and top tips for recruiting volunteers, keeping volunteers and helping them feel valued. As well as sharing some of their own experience of being volunteers and how they thrived in their roles.By Youthwork+
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Episode 10 - what makes a good youth/kids leader?
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Becky & Olly discuss their thoughts on the key characteristics they think are important for youth and kids leaders, and give some tips on accessing more support to help you thrive....By Youthwork+
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Episode 9 - measuring success in youth/kids ministry
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Olly and Becky discuss the perils of measuring success by the numbers of people and activities and get to the root of perhaps true success, being obedient to what God has called us to do in our ministry.By Youthwork+
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Episode 8 - Q&A - Heart sinking youth work moments...
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Olly and Becky answer questions relating to their experience doing youth and kids work. Heart sinking youth work moments, what parts of youth work don't you enjoy? McDonalds or Burger King? Youth work or kids work!? Best youth work moment and more....By Youthwork+
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Olly and Becky talk about how to tackle bad behaviour, boundaries and rules with children and young people while still keeping grasp of love and forgiveness.By Youthwork+
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Olly and Becky chat about their own experiences of being on the edge of burnout. How to recognise the signs and symptoms, tips for avoiding it and what do do if you feel you are burning out.By Youthwork+
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Episode 5 - Q&A what‘s it like to be a youth worker
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In a special episode Becky & Olly answer questions about their experience of being youth workers.By Youthwork+
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Episode 4 - Summer camps, Christian festivals & residentials
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Olly and Becky chat about taking youth groups on summer camps, residentials, Christian festivals and weekends away and the importance of stopping to analyse your group to help choose what to do and where to go. Hear their own experience about how pivotal camps and residentials can be. Also hear the drawbacks including sick bugs and bad behaviour an…
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Olly and Becky discuss engaging youth in local mission in the community, peer evangelism and why we should be considering reaching more young people.By Youthwork+
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Episode 2 - Youth Mission Trips - are they worth it?
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Olly and Becky chat about their experience of youth mission trips abroad, both going on them as teenagers and leading them as youth workers. Are they worth the effort and expense?By Youthwork+
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Episode 1 - Back to normal or new normal...
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Becky and Olly discuss the transition out of Covid-19 lockdowns, their thoughts on new normal or back to normal, the opportunity of fresh starts and the importance of pausing and reflecting before moving on from anything.By Youthwork+
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