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 Wollongong. Kaitlyn's Church History for Kids video. Click on through to discover more from Youthworks Minis...
Dec 27, 2022•23 min•Ep. 13
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? How do we deal with the tricky (or downright awful) bits of church history? How do we incorporate chur...
Dec 20, 2022•38 min•Ep. 12
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, or both? Do they complement the active discipleship of parents, or are they simply somewhere to ke...
Dec 07, 2022•48 min•Ep. 11
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 and critiques to effectiveministrypodcast@youthworks.net. To support the work of Youthworks head to y...
Nov 30, 2022•23 min•Ep. 10
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 theological topics and work at applying them together in the context of a community of peers. In 2022 Re...
Aug 03, 2022•53 min•Ep. 9
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 being a student in high school. To purchase copies of Mike's book for you and the teenagers in your ...
Jul 14, 2022•41 min•Ep. 8
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 on through to discover more from Youthworks Ministry Support Team and find out how Youthworks can hel...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 7
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 this looks like in practice at Macquarie Anglican. Click on through to discover more from Youthworks ...
May 26, 2022•28 min•Ep. 6
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 of invested, non-parent, adults in an intergenerational church? How do meals help promote intergenera...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 5
In our second episode of our Intergenerational MInistry mini-series we share the presentations from Youthworks bi-annual Intergenerational Roundtable conference from September 2021. Chris Edwards (Anglican Bishop, North Sydney) presents the theological foundations for our local churches being families where all are welcome, encouraged and engaged in building one another up. Stuart Crawshaw (Senior Pastor, Soul Revival Church) then tells the story of Soul Revival Church, its beginnings as an inte...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 4
What is intergenerational ministry? Is it the latest buzz word for youth and children's ministry? Is it simply noticing that there are babies, teenagers, the middle aged and senior saints in your church over a weekend? In this first of a four episode mini-series, Al James chats with Tim Beilharz about the what, why and how of intergenerational ministry. Stay tuned in future episodes for a further deep dive from Youthworks' Intergenerational Ministry Roundtable and some practical conversations wi...
Mar 02, 2022•27 min•Ep. 3
Prayer is one of the means of grace that God gives to his people to express faith and commune with God. Continuing on from last week's episode, this week Josh Ord (Youth Minister, Hoxton Park Anglican Church) joins Al James to talk about how to engage teenagers to prayer, both in the church and within their households. 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 chur...
Feb 15, 2022•49 min•Ep. 2
Prayer is one of the means of grace that God gives to his people to express faith and commune with God. Annemarie Rivers (Children's Ministry Advisor, Youthworks) joins Tim Beilharz to talk about how children's ministry leaders and families can help children learn the meaning and value of prayer as well as sharing tips on how to help children engage in prayer. Click on through to discover more from Youthworks Ministry Support Team and find out how Youthworks can help you have an effective youth ...
Feb 02, 2022•37 min•Ep. 1
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. Click on through to discover more from Youthworks Ministry Support Team and find out how Youthworks can help you...
Oct 05, 2021•6 min•Ep. 19
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
Jun 29, 2021•21 min•Ep. 18
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...
Mar 31, 2021•36 min•Ep. 17
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...
Mar 15, 2021•38 min•Ep. 16
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:...
Nov 03, 2020•16 min•Ep. 15
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:...
Oct 29, 2020•25 min•Ep. 14
Everything Changed | Nothing Changed - Drawing a line between purpose and practice in pandemics (and other times). 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:...
Sep 24, 2020•24 min•Ep. 13
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.n...
Sep 10, 2020•22 min•Ep. 12
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/
Aug 24, 2020•30 min•Ep. 11
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-1...
Jun 15, 2020•12 min•Ep. 10
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-...
Jun 09, 2020•12 min•Ep. 9
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.a...
May 31, 2020•18 min•Ep. 8
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/
May 25, 2020•21 min•Ep. 7
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
May 06, 2020•23 min•Ep. 6
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/
May 01, 2020•15 min•Ep. 5
On this episode we talk with Tim Escott, former youth minister at St David's Forrestville, currently serving at St Mark's Darling Point having just completed a PhD in Old Testament Studies. We focus today on responding pastorally and theologically to the crisis - the crisis itself more than the disruption to our ministry programs. We look at what the Old Testament in particular has to offer us in our pastoral response. You can contact Tim at tim.escott@stmarksdp.org To get in touch with us: al.j...
Apr 20, 2020•14 min•Ep. 4
Today we're joined by Pat Jones - 6 years into serving at St Paul's Castle Hill as youth pastor. Pat's helping us to think about planning in a crisis with the central question - where do you want your kids to be in their faith in 6 Months? You can have a look at some of what Pat and his team have been doing in the early days of Covid-19. Crossfire Youth - Engage (4 talks to help youth engage in who God is in a difficult season) stpauls.church/ministries/youth/ Contact Pat at pat.jones@spch.org.a...
Apr 16, 2020•14 min•Ep. 3
