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The podcast is back! This season we’re asking the important question of ‘how do we set up young people for a lifetime with Jesus’ and digging into the misconceptions and foundations of building lifelong faith.

Into God Knows What

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Into God Knows What

This season of the podcast is all about looking ahead towards the future. In a world that feels uncertain and ever-changing how can we as practitioners help young people navigate paths that we haven’t travelled ourselves? How do we chart out safe passage for ourselves, let alone those who are looking to us as we work with the teenagers around us? Come join us as we delve into the unknown, chat to experts and decipher and discern what this could mean for our youth work in this next season.
Tough Questions for Youth Ministry

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Tough Questions for Youth Ministry

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.
National Youth Ministry Weekend Special | Meet the contributors

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National Youth Ministry Weekend Special | Meet the contributors

Rachel and Martin are back in the new academic year with the first episode of a mini-series building up to the National Youth Ministry Weekend in November.
Big Conversations

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Big Conversations

What are some of the big, tricky conversations that we might end up having with the young people in our lives? In this season of the Youthscape Podcast, Martin and Rachel interview some people who can help us navigate these topics.
Innovative Youth Work

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Innovative Youth Work

Innovation in youth work is at the heart of what we do at Youthscape, and in this season of the Youthscape Podcast, Martin and Rachel explore what innovative youth work looks like, and talk to youth leaders about their experience with it.
Brave

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Brave

This podcast season features four special episodes exploring the themes of our wellbeing resource BRAVE: tough stuff, identity, control, and failure.
Global Youth Work

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Global Youth Work

In this season of the Youthscape Podcast, Martin and Rachel meet youth leaders from around the world, from Turkey to Australia, and talk to them about what youth work looks like for them in their context.
Renew Normal

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Renew Normal

We’re approaching a year since lockdown began in the UK. As we look forward to a time when restrictions could begin to lift, we consider the impact of the last year, what lessons we’re starting to learn, and how youth ministry could change as we move forwards.
The New Normal

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The New Normal

The podcast is back with a focus on the 'new normal' of life with Covid-19. Restrictions are returning, stress endures, young people face immense challenges – what does it all mean for youth work?
Coronavirus Special Editions

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Coronavirus Special Editions

When the Covid-19 lockdown came in spring 2020 we launched a new podcast season focused on responding to the sudden challenges facing youth leaders.
2019-2020

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2019-2020

Remember 2019? A simpler time. This season includes the 100th episode special with Justin Welby, plus 63 more slices of rich conversation (& laughter) with our wonderful guests.
2017-18

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2017-18

The Youthscape Podcast is born. Join Martin Saunders and Rachel Gardner and a host of excellent guests as they wrestle with what it means to be a youth leader today.
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This week Rachel sits down with Andy Du Feu, Principal of Moorlands College, to lift the lid on what the Bible says about faith formation. Back in the studio, Martin and Rachel divulge on some of their youth work 'zingers', and Rachel shares the story on the journey of church plant in Blackburn as well as a funny story about late night mistaken identity…

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Discipleship that lasts - Tom Clarke | Episode 264

17 June 2024

This week Martin invited Tom Clark, Online Pastor at Holy Trinity Brompton, to share some of the lessons he's learned being in youth ministry for nearly two decades and the intentional ways they've built discipleship for the long haul into the fabric of what they do. Rachel and Martin also discuss the recent tale of Martin's youth group's 30 year reunion and the sort of young person Martin was back in his teenage years...

YS 256

Youth ministry after Mike Pilavachi Part 1: Better supporting abuse victims - Justin Humphreys | Into God Knows What | Episode 256

17 November 2023

This week and next week we're reflecting on recent events of the substantiated allegations against Mike Pilavachi, founder and leader of Soul Survivor, a large successful Christian conference that ran for just under 30 years until recently. Martin sits down with Justin Humphreys, joint Chief Executive Officer for Thirtyone:eight, an independent Christian safeguarding charity, to focus on why we need to be putting survivors first.

Intersectionality - Joy Faulkner-Mpeho | Into God Knows What | Episode 255

6 November 2023

There are sadly many forms of injustice, prejudice and discrimination in our contexts, but how do they relate to each other, and what does a Christian lens add to this? How do we support young people as they navigate these intersecting layers of injustice? Martin sits down with Joy Faulkner-Mpeho, Head of Children's and Youth Ministry at St Martin in the Field in London, to explore just this. Meanwhile, Martin and Rachel share their thoughts on what they're reading and Martin sneaks a bit of a potential stand up set about bin day…

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