Youthwork+ Podcast Youthwork+

Becky catches up with Dave Boden, Executive Director at Grace Foundation.  Hear how Dave has accidentally ended up in leadership positions more than once - including leading a youth camp of 200 youth and 30 volunteers at just age 19!  

Grace Foundation partners with secondary schools and has Christian Ethos Workers in 12 secondary schools across the Midlands including Solihull, Coventry, Rushden and Milton Keynes.  Find out why and how schools are accessible still to christians and what opportunities there are to get involved.  And find out why Dave carries around a little dinosaur in his pocket everywhere he goes! Dave is also an author and chats briefly about his new book for young people ‘Like or Follow - what every teenager needs to decide about Jesus ’. 

Becky catches up with John Good leader of Ocean Church in Poole, and chaplain of YMCA in Poole/Bournemouth.  How does he help young people and families encounter the presence of God in the everyday and through being on and around the sea. Why does he think all age participation is important and why is our language important to engage with everyone.  What statue would Becky get put up in Milton Keynes? And more youth, kids, family work musings. 

Becky chats to Anna Hawken from BRF Parenting for Faith. Find out all about 'Chat & Catch' the art of engaging all ages in praying and listening for a response. How can we engage parents and carers in the bigger picture of young peoples faith development. Hear about Anna & Becky's messiest moments in youth/kids ministry and plenty of other thought provoking and inspiring snippets.

Becky chats to Sam Graham, youth worker at Buckingham Parish Church about his youth work journey. Listen to find out how he got from dropping out of college, to gap year intern, to paid youth worker. Also find out why he feels the parents are important to youth ministry and why he's passionate about youth outreach in his community. Also find out what type of pie both of them think they are!

Becky interviews Ben Green, Youth Adviser from Blackburn Diocese up in Lancashire. Ben shares about his Youthwork State of Mind podcast and instagram, why theres a youth centre in Luton named after his legendary late grandad Norman Green, having joined up youth visions and why we should get parents involved in our youth work. Becky gives two top tips for youth workers and shares what would be on the plate if youth work were a plate of biscuits!

Becky interviews Dan Randall who is Youth and Young Adults Director at Hope Together and is involved in youth work with his church. Listen to find out about his youth work journey, what he's learnt along the way and why there was someone elses fingernails in his jeans pockets!!