Martin and Rachel tackle challenging questions faced by those working with young people. They hear from practitioners who share their experiences and peel back the layers to reveal the taboo challenges we sometimes like to shy away from.
17 July 2023
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!
26 June 2023
Season Finale (Part 1) | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 250
12 June 2023
Why does God appear to be inconsistent in the Bible? | Alanzo Paul | Tough Questions in Youth Ministry | Episode 249
5 June 2023
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.
29 May 2023
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.
22 May 2023
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.
15 May 2023
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...
8 May 2023
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.
1 May 2023
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.
24 April 2023
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.
17 April 2023
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.
10 April 2023
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.
3 April 2023
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.
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