Al James and Tim Beilharz bring you an update on the Youthworks podcast. We're retiring 'Discipleship Under The Crown' and relaunching as 'The Effective Ministry Podcast'. Our goal is to have conversations with local ministry leaders, as well as discussions with leading ministry experts, all for the purpose of helping you have an effective youth and children's ministry in your church.

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#00 - Effective Ministry Podcast Teaser

Lockdown 2.0 isn't as big a shock. We've been here before. So what do we need to keep in mind to keep discipleship front and centre in Youth and Children's ministry while we can't meet face to face... again. I'm joined by Tim Beilharz (tim.beilharz@youthworks.net) and Kate Haggar (kate.haggar@youthworks.net) to collect our thoughts for ministry in this phase of the pandemic. If you'd like to speak to Youthworks advisor contact details are at youthworks.net/meet-the-team 

Lockdown 2.0 - 5 Things to think about going into lockdown for the 2nd time

Although Covid caused the first pause in SRE (Scripture) classes in our state’s history, SRE is as strong as ever. I’ve invited Jenn Phillips, Youthworks High School SRE advisor to share the long and short of schools ministry. Nothing says long better than Jenn’s chat with Cameron Hyslop, who has been teaching SRE in his local schools for over 30 years. But stay turned for the short: practical tips to grow your relationships with your local schools. If you'd like to get in touch with Jenn or any of our team of SRE advisors, jump onto youthworks.net/meet-the-team

Connecting with schools: The long and short of it

Mike Dicker - Dean of Students at Youthworks College hosts a conversation with Emma Collet and Al James about the papers being presented at HOUSE Conference on 10-12 May 2021. HOUSE Conference is happening about theological reflection for best practice in youth and children's ministry within a community of youth and children's ministers. In 2021 we're exploring freedom, identity and how we can disciple young people to live in freedom with papers being presented by the Rev Dr Andrew Errington and the Rev Dr Lionel Windsor Register for HOUSE at youthworks.net/house

House Conference - Discussing the Papers

Part 2 Faculty members of Youthworks College in Sydney, Dr. Ruth Lukabyo and Mike Dicker, join us to talk about suffering: What is it? What is God doing? How might God use suffering? How might young people respond in different ways and what can we do practically to engage with and disciple young people through suffering? Get in touch with Ruth or Mike: ruth.lukabyo@youthworks.net, mike.dicker@youthworks.net To find out more about Youthworks College: youthworkscollege.edu.au Get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

How do I talk to young people about suffering? - Mike Dicker and Ruth Lukabyo (Part 2)

Part 1 Faculty members of Youthworks College in Sydney, Dr. Ruth Lukabyo and Mike Dicker, join us to talk about suffering: What is it? What is God doing? How might God use suffering? How might young people respond in different ways and what can we do practically to engage with and disciple young people through suffering? Get in touch with Ruth or Mike: ruth.lukabyo@youthworks.net, mike.dicker@youthworks.net To find out more about Youthworks College: youthworkscollege.edu.au Get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

How do I talk to young people about suffering? - Mike Dicker and Ruth Lukabyo (part 1)

Lauren and Grant Van der Merwe join us to talk about the connection between vision/purpose/principles and the practices of youth ministry in situations where you can't just do the normal thing and how that keeps your ministry resilient for uncertain times. Get in touch with Lauren or Grant: lauren.vandermerwe@standrews.net.au, grant.vandermerwe@standrews.net.au Get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

Everything Changed | Nothing Changed - Drawing a line between purpose and practice in pandemics (and other times)

Matt Bartlett joins us to talk about resilient leaders. Matt has a wealth of youth ministry experience and is a Youth Ministry Advisor with Youthworks He talks about the one thing that youth leadership must focus on in the uncertainty of the current moment, the threats to that focus and how to maintain that focus for the sake discipleship in youth ministry. Get in touch with Matt:  matt.bartlett@youthworks.net Get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

Resilient for What? - Helping youth leaders endure with focus.

Chair of the Sydney Diocese Covid-19 Taskforce and Anglican Bishop of Sydney's Western Region shares reflections on Covid and encouragements for people in Youth Ministry to lead for endurance as they keep discipleship front and centre in an uncertain world. Get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

Season 2 Episode 1 - Gary Koo

Miki Sinfield from Richmond Anglican Church returns to chat about how trainee leadership/junior leadership/equipping young people for ministry helped her youth in crisis, why they're still prioritising it in crisis, and how it will help after crisis. For and article on helping your young people to keep serving: https://youthworks.net/articles/how-to-encourage-your-youth-to-keep-serving Get in touch with Miki:  rest.awe.youth@gmail.com Get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

Equipping young people for ministry before, during and after a pandemic

After a period of intense focus of facilitating ministry through change and disruption, the challenge is to restore the balance back to the ministry of people and relationships.  There will always be another change to endure and another time to focus on logistics, admin, programming and tech. Reflecting on our recent experience helps us prepare for  Miki Sinfield from Richmond Anglican Church shares her thoughts and experiences on getting back to people ministry after the initial madness of Covid-19. Miki mentions The Trellis and the Vine by Colin Marshall and Tony Pain Get in touch with Miki:  rest.awe.youth@gmail.com Get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/ 

Restoring the balance - Shifting back from facilitating ministry to the ministry itself.

Today we're joined by Josh Wilson from Life Anglican Church, Quakers Hill. Just as a torch shows us the things we can't see in the dark, Covid-19 can show us some things we may not have seen or realised before about our ministry or our young people. We talk with Josh about what Covid has shown to the youth ministry at Quakers Hill and reflect on how they might intentionally take that information into the future as when they relaunch their youth ministry. Get in touch with Josh:  josh@lifeac.org.au. Get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/  To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

Covid as a Spotlight - What has COVID-19 shown you about your ministry and what's most important?

Today we're joined by Jono Ward from Holy Trinity Anglican in Wentworth Falls.  He talks about why the youth ministry is not putting a pause on growing relationships and what they're doing to make sure they've made ground by the time they're meeting face to face again. Get in touch with Jono at jono@holytrinityanglican.org.au To get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

Why wait to grow relationships?

For some, the mad scramble is over and we're rediscovering routine. At some point, we'll emerge from this crisis. Ed Springer joins us to talk about the various seasons of COVID-19. You can read, Ed's article here. Get in touch with Ed: ed.springer@youthworks.net To get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources from Ed and others: youthworks.net To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks

Seasons of COVID-19

James Chen from St Pauls Anglican Church, Carlingford joins us to talk about intentionally caring for and developing our leadership teams ina time when we're all doing it tough. Get in touch with James at jamesc@stpaulsanglican.org.au To get in touch with us: al.james@youthworks.net For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

What about your leaders? - Caring for and developing your leadership team

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