Talking Youth Ministry - A Youthscape Podcast

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.

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'... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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.

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.