Limitless Youth Ministry Podcast

• HOW TO TURN UP THE SPIRITUAL TEMPERATURE IN YOUR YOUTH MINISTRY • In part 2 of our ‘Your Questions Answered’ series, we sit down with Ryan Holmes to ask ‘how do we turn up the spiritual temperature in our youth ministries?’ 🔥 We discuss… … what it means to build an unashamedly spiritual youth ministry … how to help unchurched young people feel at home in distinctly Christian youth groups … how...

HOW TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR UNIVERSITY It’s the first episode of a new series; Your Questions Answered! In this episode we’re joined by Aaron Nayagam to talk about how we prepare young people to survive and thrive at university. We discuss… … why it’s so important to prepare young people for life at Uni … how to practically equip young people for the challenges ahead … envisioning young people...

It’s a VERY special episode of the pod - the first ever with a live audience! Recorded at Limitless Leaders 2022, we talk to an expert panel about what they are seeing in youth culture right now and how they have responded in their own ministries. We also take live questions from the audience, leading to some engaging reflections on… … creating boundaries as leaders … youth ministry in the digital...

In this special BONUS episode of the pod, we share Laura Hancock’s youth keynote from Limitless Leaders 2022; everything you need to know about youth culture right now. In this insightful and thought provoking message, Laura discusses… … the key events that have shaped youth culture in the last two years … how the pandemic has impacted young people … digital relationships … anxiety about the futur...

This month we chat with Ben Jones, founder and CEO of Missional Generation, about how Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality can play a part in local church youth ministry. We discuss… … the difference between VR and AR … the importance of innovation in the church … to what degree we should engage with new technologies … how to use immersive technologies in mission and discipleship and how to get s...

In part 2 of our conversation about sexuality and youth ministry with Andrew Bunt, we talk specifically about gender identity. Once again, Andrew shares about his own journey with his personal gender identity, which leads us into to discussion about… … terms and language associated with gender identity … gender dysphoria … analysis of this cultural moment … hormone treatments … the Bible and gende...

We sit down with Andrew Bunt to discuss sexuality, faith and young people. Andrew talks openly about his own personal story, and reflects what he’s learnt about… … following Jesus when you are same-sex attracted … what the Bible has to say about sexuality … why Biblical orthodoxy is good news for everyone … the power of a truly loving community … if the Christian sexual ethic is harmful and oppres...

As if world wasn’t in a weird enough place already, we drop an extra-special bonus episode of the podcast… The Youthscape / Limitless Leadership Podcast Crossover Special! That means Rachel Gardner, Martin Saunders and Tim Alford sit down to reflect on their lessons from the past two years in youth ministry, and for some good old fashioned banter. If you’d like to hear more from Rachel and Martin,...

We welcome Mark Oestreicher back to the Limitless Leadership Podcast to continue this fascinating discussion about teenage brain development. 🧠 In part 2 we discuss the game-changing onset of abstract thinking at puberty. … the difference between abstract and concrete thinking … the cognitive capacity to speculate and think in third-person perspective … the impact of abstract thinking on teens em...

In the critical, but often overlooked conversation, Tim Alford chats to Mark Oestreicher about teenage brain development. 🧠 In this fascinating episode we discuss… … why understanding the teenage brain is so important for youth workers … the impact of brain development on identifying emotions … learning and faith formation in teenagers … how prayer, meditation and singing shapes our brains And li...

Youth ministry has taken a bit of a battering over the course of the pandemic, and many of us are looking to relaunch in a fresh way. That’s why we sat down for a chat with the brilliant Jamie Price who has developed a unique expertise in pioneering youth ministry. Jamie discusses… … the key things to reflect on when considering a relaunch … how to discern the right time to stop something … how to...

In this episode, Tim Alford chats to Dot Tyler about some compelling new research called Burning Down the House. In this fascinating discussion we discuss… … how climate change impacts on a human level … the intersection between climate and poverty … the theology of climate justice … how the church can engage with a generation who are passionate about the environment … and some practical first ste...

In this episode, Tim Alford chats to Vineyard's Zeke Rink about how to develop a supernatural youth ministry. This is the fourth and final part of our Ministry in the New World series, in which we discuss… … how to hear from God … the primacy of Scripture and abiding … the place of signs & wonders in evangelism … the importance of encounter in discipleship … praying for healing … the baptism o...

In part three of our Ministry in the New World series, Tim Alford chats to Kyle McKinnon, the Director of Reign Ministries UK, about how to disciple young people. In this episode we chat about… … the difference between giving information and seeing transformation … understanding discipleship through the lens of spiritual parenting … overcoming the obstacles to disciple-making … how to discern the...

In part two of our Ministry in the New World series, Tim Alford chats to Jonny Slatter about intergenerational youth ministry. Jonny explains a unique and exciting approach he has been exploring locally; an initiative called The Lighthouse Project which seeks to connect young people with adult mentors. We discuss… … what discipleship looks like when it’s working right … the challenge of trying to...

For the next few episodes of the Limitless Leadership Podcast, we’re exploring how to adapt our models of youth ministry in order to effectively reach & disciple young people in a post-pandemic world. We’ll be reflecting on lessons from a year in lockdown, and asking, ‘what is the Lord is doing now and how do we join in?’ In part one, Limitless National Director Tim Alford introduces four shif...

FIVE YOUTH LEADERS REFLECT ON A YEAR OF ONLINE YOUTH MINISTRY We’re joined by a panel of youth workers to chat online youth ministry. We discuss… … online youth ministry fails … if digital is the new mission field … if we’re feeding digital addiction with our online content … why young people have disengaged from our online programmes … how we can help young people engage online … the online tools...

Kenda Creasy Dean is the Professor of Youth, Church and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary. She joins us to talk… … youth ministry in a post-COVID world … why young people are holding onto faith but rejecting the church … how the pandemic has caused revelation and acceleration in the church … the primacy of relationship with young people … what we need to leave behind … and why we need to t...

Peter and Laura Toggs are the global Youth Pastors for Hillsong and the founders of Hillsong Young and Free. They joined us on the Limitless Leadership Podcast to chat… … lockdown life … online youth ministry … leading in uncertain times … finding your ‘why’ … how to reflect on your programme … and how challenging injustice reflects God’s heart for people As Laura says, “If God is doing a new thin...

John Mark Comer from Bridgetown Church in Portland joins us to discuss digital freedom for a digital generation. After a slightly-longer-than-necessary conversation about Star Wars, John Mark discusses… … the dangers associated with our ever-increasing screen time … how our digital consumption is shaping our identity … if and how we should be engaging with young people in the digital space … wheth...

Welcome to Part 2 of our chat with Dr. Lucie Shuker, the Director of the Youthscape Centre for Research. Lucie unpacks a fascinating study exploring the place of spiritual practices in our youth ministries, and the role they play in the faith formation of our young people. We discuss the spiritual practices which are common-place in our churches and youth ministries, as well as those that appear t...

Dr. Lucie Shuker is the Director of the Youthscape Centre for Research. She recently conducted a fascinating study exploring the place of spiritual practices in our youth ministries, and the role they play in the faith formation of our young people. In this conversation, Lucie unpacks the spiritual practices which are common-place in our churches and youth ministries, as well as those that appear...

What are the things that make it difficult for young people to believe in God? How do young people view the character of God? Why are young people praying less? How courageous are our prayers with young people? Who influences what young people believe? What could inter-generational youth ministry look like? These are just some of the questions we put to Laura Hancock as she unpacks the impact of l...

We welcome Laura Hancock to unpick the recently published from Youth for Christ, The Z to A of Spirituality.  It's a fascinating conversation that stimulates all kinds of relevant questions for our youth ministries, including... What is the impact of spiritual experience in the lives of young people? Why do more young people believe in ghosts than God? Have we lost our spiritual awareness? Ho...

Joel Harris returns to the podcast to talk through six key elements relating to the mental wellbeing of young people. They are... Honesty Depression Anxiety Perfectionism Shame Anger Joel offer some really helpful analogies that will help us in our pastoral support of young people, as well as discussing the beauty in our brokenness, the power of your own story, and the importance of vulnerability....