Talking Youth Ministry - A Youthscape Podcast

After 100 episodes, we’re going back to basics. Rachel brings the Fuller Youth Institute’s ‘Growing Young’ wheel to the podcast and explores the six characteristics of churches who engage young people.Martin then tackles the art of public speaking and which ways youth leaders could improve their communication skills to better engage young people.Organised Fun, our replicable moment of fun, this week is a gameshow classic - more or less…Growing Young: https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/growingyoung Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel and Lucy are reunited with Martin who’s freshly back from his travels to the States. Together they discuss peer-to-peer evangelism and unpack the special relationship between UK and US youth ministries. And it’s all to play for in the 100th Organised Fun…Fuller Generation Alpha research: https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/blog/gen-alpha-in-2026Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes.To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel and Lucy respond to a listeners email in regards to last week’s conversation and whether or not the church puts too much focus on discipleship and is missing out on helping young people flourish. Lucy also brings an Ask Us Anything to the table and Organised Fun is lost in translation…Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes.To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rachel and Lucy are joined by Robson Dodd, Senior Researcher at Youthscape’s Centre for Research. Together they dive into the UK Government’s independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism - and what this might mean for us working with young people. The trio then reprioritise Organised Fun in which one of the team manages to slip in the extravagant use of the word ‘Ecuadorian’. Link to the report: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autismLink to the BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqzrz0z4plk1oDo get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes.To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel and Lucy chat through the government’s recent announcement of investing in 1000 more youth workers and the opportunities this might present for youth ministry. They also delve back into the role of grandparents in young people’s faith, before finishing off with a bizarre cacophony of sounds in this week’s Organised Fun.Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes.To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel, Martin and Lucy discuss the theme for this year’s NYMW, ‘With Great Power’, a listener asks whether we effectively equip young people to live a life of faith outside of church and Rachel attempts to redeem herself in Organised Fun.Get your NYMW tickets here: nymw.infoDo get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes.To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re joined by Jeronne Rudder, founder of Uhambo and Youthscape trustee, to discuss why youth groups should engage with Black History Month. We also answer a question around how to engage with your own teenager’s school without embarrassing them. Then Martin introduces a new version of inspired Organised Fun which will test your memory!ShownotesBook recommendations:‘How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind’ by Thomas C Oden‘We need to talk about Race’ by Ben Lindsay‘Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope’ by Esau McCaulley‘The Black Christ’ by Kelly Brown Douglas'God and Gangs' by Dr Robert Beckford‘Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective’ by Kelly Brown DouglasAnti-Racism Conversations: https://www.youthscape.co.uk/store/product/anti-racism-conversationsDo get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes.To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now a month has passed, the team debrief this year’s Satellites event and discuss what elements can make a youth festival great. Lucy also brings to the table some brilliant research from Scripture Union around the role that grandparents play in the faith formation of young people and we tackle the least organised fun we’ve ever had…ShownotesResearch - https://scriptureunion.org/blog-post-bringing-faith-home/Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes.To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel and Lucy are joined by Jemimah Allen, Director of Resources and Youth Work at Youthscape, to talk about how one of Youthscape’s most popular resources - ‘Unfold’ - came to be. Jemimah also brings her wisdom to the team around tackling the ‘Trad Wife’ trend that seems to be infiltrating young women’s algorithms.Unfold - Series 3: www.youthscape.co.uk/store/product/unfold-s3Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes.To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate the National Day of Prayer for Schools (9th September 2026), Rachel interviews Pete Baker, co-founder, about the importance of schools ministry and why we should get involved in praying for our schools.Find out more: www.message.org.uk/prayforschools/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.