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This week Rachel and Lucy are joined by Robson Dodd, Senior Researcher at Youthscape’s Centre for Research. Together they dive into the UK Government’s independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism - and what this might mean for us working with young people. The trio then reprioritise Organised Fun in which one of the team manages to slip in the extravagant use of the word ‘Ecuadorian’. Link to the report: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autism Link to the BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqzrz0z4plk1o Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel and Lucy chat through the government’s recent announcement of investing in 1000 more youth workers and the opportunities this might present for youth ministry. They also delve back into the role of grandparents in young people’s faith, before finishing off with a bizarre cacophony of sounds in this week’s Organised Fun. Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martin, Rachel and Lucy discuss the tragic incident at Big Church Festival and how we might navigate the question of suffering with the young people we work with. Plus, it’s the start of a new academic year and an age old question of when we begin youth groups resurfaces… Amy Orr-Ewing's substack article: https://amyorrewing.substack.com/p/when-disaster-strikes?r=89poqa&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3&fbclid=PAT01DUAUCi6dwZG9mAmV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzU2NzA2NzM0MzM1MjQyNwABp6JIr-HkWS0XFBtqyX-yeTbRSUGBwCgQpST99lQ8tZkeYVRre4MnqwgC8Vjh_aem_orceUYwJkbJPn8H1Z2I-OQ Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the summer we’re doing things a little bit differently: shorter episodes, and the agenda set by you! Join Rachel, Lucy and Martin as they tackle your burning questions. Subjects this week include whether ‘hit’n’run’ youth work works in schools and how to set up and begin a new youth group. Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the summer we’re doing things a little bit differently: shorter episodes, and the agenda set by you! Join Rachel, Lucy and Martin as they tackle your burning questions. Subjects this week include whether we should set young people homework and how to navigate ecumenical spaces. Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the summer we’re doing things a little bit differently: shorter episodes, and the agenda set by you! Join Rachel, Lucy and Martin as they tackle your burning questions. Subjects this week include how to engage parents who want nothing to do with your youth group and the best practice for young people becoming young leaders post-education. Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the summer we’re doing things a little bit differently: shorter episodes, and the agenda set by you! Join Rachel, Lucy and Martin as they tackle your burning questions. Subjects this week include concerns and advice around how we help young people through the ‘talking’ phase of relationships and why we should tackle the tricky bits of the Old Testament with young people. Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the summer we’re doing things a little bit differently: shorter episodes, and the agenda set by you! Join Rachel, Lucy and Martin as they tackle your burning questions. Subjects this week include keeping young people focussed in church, and how you balance leadership authority with humility and grace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team explore how a recent focus on toxic masculinity and issues facing young men might have caused us to take our eyes off what’s happening for teenage girls. They also discuss the tricky issue of a youth group that never wants to move beyond the surface, and enjoy a game that helps them process the trauma of England’s World Cup Exit. Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucy, Rachel and Martin tackle a listener question about using the Bible with a mixed age group, an Ask Us Anything on youth ministry regrets, and news of a major injection of funding into statutory youth services. Plus in our new ‘Rachel’s Rambles’ segment, we ask: has the voice of Hagbane’s Doom really been touring Korea? Shownotes: BBC article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j2mv0zw82o Do get in touch with us by emailing us [email protected] or commenting on individual Spotify episodes. To hear more episodes like this, search for Talking Youth Ministry: A Youthscape Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. For more content from Youthscape, find us on Instagram and Facebook.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.