Hi,

Hello 2025!

Now all the Christmas festivities are complete, we begin to think about the year ahead - and my goodness, there is a lot to pray for.

Right now, I want to make a commitment to pray every day for young people this year. The young people in my life - my family and friends. The young people in our church, and in churches everywhere. The young people in the UK and, of course, across the whole world, especially where there is suffering, war and oppression.

And I want to pray for three things: Firstly, for God's love to touch every one of these young people. For them to know that they are loved and accepted by the one who made them.

Secondly, that there is hope, that God is involved in their lives and this world, and is present with us even in our suffering.

And thirdly, that they might be the agents of change in our world as they grow up. That young people might transform the church and the world and make it a better place. That the work we do with young people this year - in churches services, youth groups, and sitting opposite them in coffee shops - may that work help them to discover those three truths.

If we can do that, 2025 will be a good year.

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1st (Wed)

Please pray for our Board of Trustees, for Chris, & our Leadership Team. Pray for wisdom, & for the Holy Spirit to guide them as they continue to lead Youthscape.

2nd (Thu)

Thank God for our staff, volunteers & funders. For those who support us in prayer, financially or practically. May they see that their support is both required & appreciated.

3rd (Fri)

Pray for the team planning the Satellites 2025 Festival - that they will be guided by God to create a brilliant, engaging week for young people.

4th (Sat)

Pray for young carers across the UK, that they will find the support, mentally & practically, that they need.

5th (Sun)

Please pray for the Youthscape team. Pray that God will give us the grace & strength to work well together, & great ideas for our work.

6th (Mon)

Pray for LyCiG (CofE), the Launchpad team, & Ethan, (our newest team member), on the first day in his new role as Church Partnerships Officer. May he flourish & may this be a good fit for everyone.

7th (Tue)

Please pray for the new Alumina groups starting this term. Pray for strength, wisdom & grace for the Alumina team, as they work with young people who are really struggling.

8th (Wed)

Please pray for a key meeting today, with a new potential Satellites festival partner. Pray for a positive meeting, & that it will be a fruitful partnership for all.

9th (Thu)

Pray for Youthscape Essentials; that the YSE team are able to support new youth leaders in their work with young people, & that they will understand the importance of discipling young people.

10th (Fri)

Pray for leaders who are thinking about making youth ministry a priority in their church, that they will capture the vision of Launchpad. www.youthscape.co.uk/launchpad

11th (Sat)

Please pray that we are able to find new funding sources to support the work of Alumina.

12th (Sun)

Today is our Launchpad Celebration. Pray for those who have finished the course, as they start new youth ministry in their church. Pray the celebration goes well & that all the attendees feel energised.

13th (Mon)

Please pray for Gemma, Robert, Dave, Beki & Emily, as they restart the local youth work and Compass this month. Pray that they have more ideas on how to engage young people in our community.

14th (Tue)

We are holding interviews for the Digital Content Creative role today. Please pray for the Youthscape interview panel, & for the interviewees. Pray too for Ollie, as he leaves Youthscape for a new job.

15th (Wed)

Pray for our Local team today, as they interview for a Senior Youth Worker for the Fearless Project. Pray that they will be able to find the right person for the job.

16th (Thu)

A new Youthscape Essentials cohort start today. Pray that the course will be engaging & beneficial to those taking part. And pray it will help them move confidently into youth ministry in 2025.

17th (Fri)

Pray for the Youthscape Events team, as they manage staff changes, and look to build on their work for the future.

18th (Sat)

Pray for those who host Youthscape Essentials & Launchpad in their churches & dioceses around the UK, as they meet together today. Pray that we may learn from them, & that they will learn from eachother, & we will all leave feeling inspired.

19th (Sun)

Pray for heads of our local authority & those in leadership in government. May those who’s choices effect the lives of young people, families, & schools, make choices governed by compassion & wisdom.

20th (Mon)

Pray for young people making decisions about the future this year, as they contemplate leaving school for jobs, college, apprenticeships, internships or university.

21st (Tue)

Pray for our local team, & for Hannah - who is joinging the Youthscape team. Pray for her first day in the role of Senior Youth Worker & Drop-In Lead tomorrow. May it be a good fit & an easy transition.

22nd (Wed)

Please pray for the Satellites team as they meet with other festival leaders today - that they would have Kingdom-building conversations.

23rd (Thu)

Pray for parents, adopters, surrogates, & others who care for young people. May God help them to love, serve & provide for those in their care during this season.

24th (Fri)

Today is our Research Community Day. Pray that the Youthscape Centre for Research event will bring together researchers & others who are interested in research, to share, discuss & collaborate together.

25th (Sat)

Pray for every Christian charity in the UK. That God will give them the grace, support & funding required for them to be able to continue doing His good work.

26th (Sun)

Pray for teachers & other school staff. Pray that the stresses they have to manage will not cause them to ignore or sideline their students. May they love teaching anew.

27th (Mon)

Please pray for young people who are grieving the loss of family members & friends. May they find comfort, joy & the strength to hope again.

28th (Tue)

Pray for our Launchpad team, as they train facilitators from five different areas around the UK to deliver Launchpad in their own setting.

29th (Wed)

Please pray for the church leaders, youth workers & those who walk with young people. May God help them to keep going for as long as He calls them to love young people.

30th (Thu)

Gemma & Hannah are visiting Kythe, (a Scottish Youth charity), to support them in their research with young people in their community. Pray for them as they are explore ideas for a new worshipping community.

31st (Fri)

Please pray for young people in our communities, in local churches, as well as young people who are finding life hard at this time.

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