The Effective Ministry Podcast

Tim Beilharz sends through the third batch of "Postcards from Nashville," a collection of short conversations with pastors, researchers and authors who presented at  Intergenerate Conference 2023  at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. In this episode we hear from: Stacey Davis ( Dallas Theological Seminary ) - Ancient Israelite intergenerational faith practices Amy Yu ( Scarborough Chine...

Al James chats with Tim Beilharz about Al’s recent article on discipling youth through identity struggles, the concept of “identity moratorium”, and how churches can provide a space where teens can doubt, struggle, and question the things that are most important to them. We'd love to hear from you. Send your thoughts, comments, suggestions, and critiques to effectiveministrypodcast@youthworks.net...

Tim Beilharz sends through the second batch of "Postcards from Nashville," a collection of short conversations with pastors, researchers and authors who presented at  Intergenerate Conference 2023  at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. In this episode we hear from: Christina Embree ( ReFocus Ministry ) - Bridges and Barriers to intergenerational ministry Tony Souder ( Pray For Me Campaig...

Ed Drew is the Ministry Director of Faith in Kids , a UK ministry whose heart is to see confident parents and thriving churches working together to raise children who trust in Jesus eternally. Ed was recently out in Sydney and spent time with Youthworks running and Children's Ministry Masterclass and Think Tank event. This week's episode is some of the audio from Ed's Think Tank which looked at th...

Tim Beilharz sends through the first few "Postcards from Nashville," a collection of short conversations with pastors, researchers and authors who presented at Intergenerate Conference 2023 at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. In this episode we hear from: Mimi Larson (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) - Children as full participants in the worshipping community Jason Brian Santos (C...

Dr. Ruth Powell, director of the National Church Life Survey (NCLS) joins Tim Beilharz to discuss the NCLS's Child Survey which hears from 8 to 14 year olds in the churches. Ruth shares data from the 2021-2022 Child Survey which answers such questions as: What do children think about church and about the Christian faith? Who do children look to as positive role models in their family and in the ch...

Following on from last episode, Dr. Sarah Holmes takes some Q&A about her research on the post-Covid church in the UK. What was the difference between spiritual health in the home vs. in church programs? How competent did parents feel about discipling their children? What does relational discipleship--over and above church programs--actually look like? How should the pandemic reshape our visio...

Dr. Sarah Holmes joins the Youthworks Team to discuss her research on the post-Covid church in the UK. Sarah discusses what happened to children's ministry in the UK and the impact that had on child faith formation. However, it’s not all bad news! Sarah encourages us to look for the gifts that come from the pandemic and the ability to reimagine, recreate and rebuild a ministry that is more effecti...

Rev. Suz Gorham (NSW Police Chaplin) and Josie Seto (Assistant Youth Minister, MBM Rooty Hill) are back with Al James to discuss the mental health of young people in our post-Covid world. Originally recorded after the first major lockdown in Sydney in 2020, this "lost episode" from the  Under the Crown  podcast series still has key insights into understanding the mental state of the young people i...

Rev. Suz Gorham (NSW Police Chaplin) and Josie Seto (Assistant Youth Minister, MBM Rooty Hill) join Al James to discuss the mental health of young people in our post-Covid world. Originally recorded after the first major lockdown in Sydney in 2020, this "lost episode" from the Under the Crown podcast series still has key insights into understanding the mental state of the young people in our churc...

Bonus Episode with more from Trinette Stanley, Family & Life Skills Educator (Mental Health) at ⁠Anglicare⁠ . Tim and Trinette chat about some theological considerations when it comes to mental ill-health and how the gospel is uniquely equipped to speak into the lives of those who are in the midst of experiencing psychological distress. We'd love to hear from you. Send your thoughts, comments,...

Trinette Stanley, Family & Life Skills Educator (Mental Health) at Anglicare , joins us to discuss mental health in children and teenagers and how children and youth ministry leaders can best support young people and their families. You can reach out to Trinette by email and find out more about the work of Anglicare . Read ⁠⁠'Tell Me More' by Al James⁠   ⁠at Youthworks.net. We'd love to hear f...

Alice Warren joins the podcast to talk about her new book A Godparent’s Handbook: Nurturing your godchild’s Faith for Life. Alice talks about the theology of baptism and the role of godparents in the Anglican Tradition and gives some helpful suggestions for how godparents can engage in the faith development of their godchildren through infancy, childhood and through adolescent years. A Godparent’s...

Newly appointed Accessibility Ministry Advisor, Bec Baines, joins Tim Beilharz to discuss her new role. Bec is passionate about the inclusion of all children and youth in churches and in ministries, espeically those with additional physical and intellectual needs. Bec shares stories of where accessibility has worked well, blind spots that we may have in making inclusive and welcoming spaces, and w...

Recent developments in the field of neuroscience and neuropsychology have given us a depth of understanding of children’s attention spans, focus levels, the interaction of emotions and learning, and the need for a warm environment. Annemarie Rivers joins Tim Beilharz to have a conversation about these topics and the implications for children’s ministry. How do these insights help us plan teaching...

Youthworks vision is to see effective youth and children's ministry in every church. In this first episode of 2023, Tim Beilharz sits down with Youthworks CEO Rev'd Craig Roberts to discuss his leadership of the organisation. The discussion includes, Craig's growing understanding of Youthworks: from the "junk room of the Diocese" to a "diverse portfolio of complementary ministries," How to manage...

In this last episode of Season 1, we wrap up our mini-series on Church History by chatting to two practitioners in Children's and Youth Ministry. Tim Beilharz sits down with Children's Minister Kaitlyn Dixon and Youth Minister James Ulrich to hear why they think church history is important to teach young people and how they have done it in their ministry at St Mark's Anglican Church, West Wollongo...

Following on from last episode, Dr. Ruth Lukabyo sits down with Tim Beilharz to discuss why church history is relevant for those in children's and youth ministry. Questions discussed include: Why is history important in an age of expressive individualism?  What are some of the major events in church history that shape our present experience?  Should we tear down the statues of problematic people? ...

From one of Youthworks College's Theology Think Tanks from 2022, Dr Ruth Lukabyo shares her research on the early Sunday School movement in Australia. While looking back at the why and how of these early Children's Ministries in the European settlement of Sydney, Ruth asked us to consider the why and how of our ministries today. Are Sunday Schools and Kids' Churches places of mission, discipleship...

In this episode, Tim Beilharz talks with Wandering Bookseller Karl Grice about Christian Fiction. Links to all the books we talk about are below. Click on through to discover more from Youthworks Ministry Support Team and find out how Youthworks can help you have an effective youth and children's ministry in your local church. We'd love to hear from you. Send your thoughts, comments, suggestions a...

In this episodes, Youthworks College Principal Mike Dicker chats with Al James (Youthworks MST), Emma Collett (Church Hill Anglican) and Lauren Dewhurst (Christ Church, St Ives) to discuss this year's upcoming House Conference papers on the Old Testament Wisdom Literature. House Conference is a chance for youth and children's ministry worker to gather together, think deeply about biblical and theo...

In this episodes, Tim and Al sit down with youth minister and author Mike Snowdon to talk about his book A New Freedom: How God's Word Equips You For Life. Mike shares how the book is designed to help teenagers think through their world from a biblical perspective, why Christian ethical thinking is like kitesurfing, and then gives one worked example from the book on how to think Christianly about...

In this episodes, Tim Beilharz goes from host to guest as we share a recent episode from Moore Theological College's Centre for Christian Living podcast. Tim sat down with Dan Wu to chat about children's, family and intergenerational ministry and how the local church can equip it's members to think carefully and effectively about ministry to our youngest brothers and sisters in the church. Click o...

In our fourth and final episode of our Intergenerational Ministry mini-series Tim Beilharz sits down with Tim Adams, Families Minister at Macquarie Anglican Church to discuss the purpose and practicalities of intergenerational ministry. Tim Adams describes the importance of different generations sharing meaningfully together, why this is good for each generation and good for the church, and what t...

In our third episode of our Intergenerational Ministry mini-series Tim Beilharz and Kate Haggar have a follow up Q&A conversation with Stuart Crawshaw (Senior Pastor, Soul Revival Church) about his Shock Absorber presentation at last episode's Intergenerational Roundtable. Questions include: What's the difference between intergenerational ministry in a small or large church? What is the role o...