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

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: [email protected], [email protected] To find out more about Youthworks College: youthworkscollege.edu.au Get in touch with us: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

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: [email protected], [email protected] To find out more about Youthworks College: youthworkscollege.edu.au Get in touch with us: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

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: [email protected], [email protected] Get in touch with us: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

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:  [email protected] Get in touch with us: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

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: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

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:  [email protected] Get in touch with us: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

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:  [email protected] Get in touch with us: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

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:  [email protected]. Get in touch with us: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/  To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/

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 [email protected] To get in touch with us: [email protected] For more COVID-19 resources: youthworks.net/ To stay up to date with Youthworks: facebook.com/youthworks/