Talking Youth Ministry - A Youthscape Podcast

Rachel, Martin and Lucy discuss the theme for this year’s NYMW, ‘With Great Power’, a listener asks whether we effectively equip young people to live a life of faith outside of church and Rachel attempts to redeem herself in Organised Fun.

Get your NYMW tickets here: nymw.info

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This week we’re joined by Jeronne Rudder, founder of Uhambo and Youthscape trustee, to discuss why youth groups should engage with Black History Month. We also answer a question around how to engage with your own teenager’s school without embarrassing them. Then Martin introduces a new version of inspired Organised Fun which will test your memory!

Shownotes
Book recommendations:
‘How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind’ by Thomas C Oden
‘We need to talk about Race’ by Ben Lindsay
‘Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope’ by Esau McCaulley
‘The Black Christ’ by Kelly Brown Douglas
'God and Gangs' by Dr Robert Beckford
‘Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective’ by Kelly Brown Douglas

Anti-Racism Conversations: https://www.youthscape.co.uk/store/product/anti-racism-conversations

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Now a month has passed, the team debrief this year’s Satellites event and discuss what elements can make a youth festival great. Lucy also brings to the table some brilliant research from Scripture Union around the role that grandparents play in the faith formation of young people and we tackle the least organised fun we’ve ever had…

Shownotes
Research - https://scriptureunion.org/blog-post-bringing-faith-home/

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Rachel and Lucy are joined by Jemimah Allen, Director of Resources and Youth Work at Youthscape, to talk about how one of Youthscape’s most popular resources - ‘Unfold’ - came to be. Jemimah also brings her wisdom to the team around tackling the ‘Trad Wife’ trend that seems to be infiltrating young women’s algorithms.

Unfold - Series 3: www.youthscape.co.uk/store/product/unfold-s3

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To celebrate the National Day of Prayer for Schools (9th September 2026), Rachel interviews Pete Baker, co-founder, about the importance of schools ministry and why we should get involved in praying for our schools.

Find out more: www.message.org.uk/prayforschools/
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