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We are for the misfits. Those who don't fit at school, those who don't fit in at church, and those who feel they don't fit anywhere. We are misfits, and we are called to be misfits and to be for the misfits.

Youth Ministry Misfits Tim Mullen

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We are for the misfits. Those who don't fit at school, those who don't fit in at church, and those who feel they don't fit anywhere. We are misfits, and we are called to be misfits and to be for the misfits.

    Intersectionality, and treating the young person as the expert

    Intersectionality, and treating the young person as the expert

    Isabella Choate has worked and volunteered across several sectors, as a youth consultant, independent advisor, Boorloo Justice, as a co-Chair in many different settings. They share about their wisdom on the intersectionality between mental health, gender and sexual diversity, and disability. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

    • 51 min
    Youth ministry: simple, but not easy.

    Youth ministry: simple, but not easy.

    Sara leads the youth ministry over at Quinns, and has studied a Bachelor of Youth Work with another institution. She loves being on the 'brink' of chaos, and this is a good model for our practice with young people. She boils down youth ministry to a simple art - but it's not easy because it requires getting uncomfortable. 

    • 43 min
    Mental Health, trauma, communities of healing

    Mental Health, trauma, communities of healing

    In this episode I met with Nathan Forster, who is a counsellor at Alta-1 College. He shared about his story of faith, and how he now reflects on his days in youth ministry with fondness, but also with some cringe because of the things that could have gone wrong. Listen to find out what he would have done differently!

    For more information on Alta-1, visit https://www.alta-1.com.au.

    For more information on training in mental health, and Tabor Advance, complete a contact form here: https://tabor.edu.au/contact-us/

    • 38 min
    Dogma, equality, spiritual accompany

    Dogma, equality, spiritual accompany

    I revisited my Masters thesis, sharing about why young people leave the church, and discuss some of the conclusions to how we can make youth ministries a safer place. In short? Equal power relationships, and Spiritual Accompany.

    • 29 min
    Listening, Humility, and Thoughtful Dialogue

    Listening, Humility, and Thoughtful Dialogue

    Thanks to Jon Bergman of Avenir Leadership (https://avenirleadership.org) for a great conversation about humility and thoughtful dialogue.

    • 42 min
    Bridging the gap

    Bridging the gap

    I chatted with Dr John Tan of Youth Work Association of Singapore (YWAS) who shared a bit about his own story of faith, as well as how his experience of the church led him to facilitate youth ministry in a new and creative way. We discussed how people in youth ministry and youth work can stand in the gap between the "adult" world and the world of young people. You can listen to his podcast here: https://shor.by/drjohntan

    • 39 min

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