Limitless Youth Ministry Podcast

What do prayer and evangelism have in common? More than just the fact we know they’re important and should probably be doing them more than we are! 😅 In this episode, we chat with Laura Hancock about how prayer that doesn’t lead to evangelism can become spiritual narcissism, how evangelism without prayer is powerless, but how marrying the two together is a spiritually potent combination! 🔥 We di...

If you ever feel like you’re going against the grain of your personality, or trying to fit into someone else’s skin when you pray, then this is a conversation that could transform your life with God! 🙌 We sit down with Sarah Whittleston, Director of Elim Prayer, to talk about how understanding our own ‘spiritual temperament, or prayer personality, can enable us to connect with God in fresh, authe...

Pete Greig is the founder of the 24-7 Prayer movement, and author of God on Mute: Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer. We sat down with Pete to wrestle with the mystery of unanswered prayer. 🙏 We cover a lot of important ground in this conversation, including… … why our prayers go unanswered ✅ … when God intervenes miraculously, and when he doesn’t ✅ … the importance of faith in prayer ✅...

Becca Dean is the Tutor in Youth Ministry at Ridley Hall in Cambridge, and author of Be Live Pray: Get in Touch with a Great Prayer Life. We sat down with Becca for a compelling conversation about creativity in prayer. 💃🙏 There is so much food for thought here, including… … how understanding our unique ‘intelligences’ can help us to pray ✅ … why prayer is an embodied practice, not just a cerebr...

Welcome to the first episode of the newly renamed Limitless Youth Ministry Podcast! 🙌 We’re launching into a brand new series that’s dedicated to prayer, kicking off with a challenging and inspiring discussion with Josh Green from 24-7 Prayer Youth. 🔥  There’s loads to chew over here, including… … why ‘prayer’ is not necessarily what you think!  ✅ … why prayer is so important in the life of the...

We wrap up the year with a short episode of the pod to wish all you heroic youth workers a very happy Christmas, and to unveil some exciting plans for 2024! 🤩 So well done for everything you have given to serve Jesus and young people this year. May you hear the resounding voice of the Father saying, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" 👏❤️ FOR LIMITLESS LEADERS FOR CALL TO PRAYER TO...

In the final part on our series on leading transformational youth ministries, we unpack the reality that there is no transformation without his presence. So if we want a transformational ministry, we must have a presence-centred ministry. 🔥  That’s why we’re delighted to welcome the brilliant Craig Brotherston to the Pod, to discuss… … the key things we must do to build a presence-centred youth m...

Is there purpose in our pain? It’s an inconvenient truth that pain is perhaps the single greatest catalyst for transformation in our lives. That’s why we sat down with the wonderful Sarah Whittleston, who shares candidly about her personal story of walking through cancer.  This is part 5 in our series on transformation, in which we discuss… … how pain can become a catalyst for transformation ✅ …...

As youth leaders, our role is to join with Jesus in the spiritual formation of our young people; helping them to know him and become more like him. ✝️ But how do we do it? 🤷 In part 4 of our series on transformation, Tim chats with the wonderful Phil Knox, author of The Best of Friends, about the power of our relationships in shaping who we become. We discuss… … How to help young people consider...

We’re joined by Jarin Oda, Pastor of Youth at Bridgetown Church, Portland, Oregon, to talk about the power of spiritual practices in the life of a leader, and the lives of our young people. 🙏 This is part 3 in our series on transformation, in which we are exploring how we can intentionally create the condition in which young people can be transformed into Christlikeness.   The is a compelling and...

Get ready for a challenging episode! 🤯 As youth leaders, our role is to join with Jesus in the spiritual formation of our young people; helping them to know him and become more like him. ✝️ But how do we do it? 🤷 In part 2 of our series on transformation, Tim chat with the brilliant Susie Aldridge about the apostle Paul’s instruction to ‘be transformed by the renewing of your mind’ (Rom. 12:2)....

Youth leaders are in the transformation business. Our role is to join with Jesus in the spiritual formation of our young people; helping them to know him and become more like him. ✝️ The problem is, that’s easier said than done, right!? So how do we create the conditions in which young people can be continually transformed into Christlikeness? 🤷 That’s the question that Tim Alford seeks to answer...

This episode comes with a warning! ⚠️ You will be deeply challenged and inspired to live a life of risk, faith and adventure.🔥 So buckle up!  We’re joined by missionary, church planter, and International Director of Surf Church Collective, Rich Ellerington, for a chat about the power of taking young people away on short-term mission trips overseas. 🌍 After discussing Rich’s own experience as a m...

We say it all the time; ‘what are we going to give our lives to that’s more important than passing on the gospel to the next generation?’  The only problem is, it’s easier said than done, right!? In fact, one report found that just 50% of children growing up in Christian homes keep their faith as adults. That’s terrifying! So how can we start curbing this trend?  That’s why we sat down from a chat...

How do Gen Z relate to Jesus? How do young people engage with the Bible? How do teens seek to make an impact today? 🤔💭 Big questions, for sure. So what better way to answer them than to ask the young people themselves… 25,000 of them to be precise! 🤯 That’s what research giants Barna did, and the results were fascinating! So we asked Simon Gibbes from World Vision, one of the partner organisati...

We sat down for an inspiring conversation with the Chair of Centre for Chaplaincy in Education (CCE), Mike Haslam, and upper-school chaplain, Ruth Motion, to discuss the incredible opportunity of schools chaplaincy. 🏫🙏 In this episode we discuss… … the impact that school chaplaincy can make ✅ … how school chaplaincy differs from youth work in schools ✅ … how to navigate evangelism in a school...

• HOW TO TAKE YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE AWAY ON RESIDENTIAL • Weekends away. Summer festivals. Mission trips. All these residential experiences can be hugely formative in the lives of young people, and yet hugely challenging for a youth leader to pull off! 😅 That’s why we sat down with the wonderful Andy Hancock, veteran of some 70-something trips with young people 🤯 - to discuss the why’s and wherefore...

• THE SIX PILLARS OF WISDOM • Culture is changing so rapidly that it often feels impossible to keep up. Centuries of biblical orthodoxy is under intense scrutiny to such a degree that it is considered implausible in the minds of this generation. Technologies are rapidly advancing, and yet seemingly failing to provide the answers we hoped they might. And in amongst all this uncertainty the Lord cal...

• HOW TO UTILISE GAMING IN YOUTH MINISTRY • Gaming is huge in the lives of young people, who often spend countless hours gaming online every week. 🎮 So what would it look like for youth workers to engage with young people in this space? In this episode of the pod, we’re joined by Jonathan Beecham, youth worker at HTB London, to discuss just that. We talk about… … the opportunities gaming with you...

More and more often, churches are asking leaders to oversee both the youth AND children’s ministry. But that’s a big job! 🤯 So how do we do it? We’re joined by the wonderful Becca Hudson, Youth and Children’s Pastor at CLC in Birmingham, to discuss just that. We talk about… … the benefits of leading both youth & kids ministry ✅ … top tips for leading in both spaces ✅ … how to build team and...

This month, we’re joined on the pod by Dan Murphy from Limitless Worship. 🙌 After a few moments reflecting on the incredible spiritual vibrancy we experienced as we worshipped together at Limitless Festival, we discuss… … keys to leading young people in worship ✅ … how church worship teams provide fantastic opportunities for discipleship ✅ … how to help young people with musical talent develop...

Are young people sharing their faith with their friends? 🗣 We find out in this fascinating conversation with Dan Randall, Youth & Young Adults Director at Hope, who unpicks a new piece of UK-based research called ‘Influencers’. We discuss… … the importance of faith in the home … the role peers play in young people becoming Christians … the impact of cancel culture on evangelism … sharing faith...

In part 5 of our ‘Your Questions Answered’ series, we sit down with Carl Beech to ask ‘how can a leader care for their own soul?’ ❤️ We discuss… … why it’s important to give attention to our inner-life … how to keep filled up and fired up … identifying ‘red flags’ early … the dangers of cynicism … the difference between resting and relaxing … the primacy of sabbath … why looking after our soul req...

In part 4 of our ‘Your Questions Answered’ series, we sit down with Emma Bacon and Joe Morris to ask ‘how do we help young people moving form kids to youth to transition well?’ 👌 We discuss… … how kids and youth workers can work together effectively … why this transition is a key moment in the life of a young person … the importance of preparation, communication and consistency … how to make chil...

We sit down with Mark Arnold (aka, The Additional Needs Blogfather) for an inspiring and informative conversation about how to create accessible and welcoming environments for young people with disabilities. We discuss… … the difference between physical disabilities, mental disabilities and hidden disabilities … how Covid has impacted upon young people with disabilities … if, when and how we shoul...