Prayer is meant to be a monologue rather than a dialogue. ? But for so many of us, that’s more in theory than in practice! ? So how do we hear from God and help our young people to do the same?  We sat down with Tania Harris, Director of God Conversations, a global ministry that equips people to recognise and respond to God’s voice, to explore just that. ? Tania drops so much wisdom for us here as we discuss… … the theological foundations for God speaking today ✅ … how to recognise the voice go God ✅ … hearing God through Scripture ✅ … hearing God through visions and dreams ✅ … obstacle ..read more

Welcome 100th episode Limitless Youth Ministry Podcast! ? This is a theologically rich and practically applicable conversation with Susie Aldridge that’s all about praying for healing. ?  There’s SO MUCH good stuff in here, including… … why God is still in the business of healing today  ✅ … inspiring stories of miracles ✅ … praying for healing in a way that is pastorally sensitive and biblically legitimate ✅ … why people don’t get healed and what to do when they don’t ✅ … praying for mental and emotional healing ✅ … equipping young people to pray for healing ✅ … a helpful five step ..read more

What do prayer and evangelism have in common? More than just the fact we know they’re important and should probably be doing them more than we are! ? In this episode, we chat with Laura Hancock about how prayer that doesn’t lead to evangelism can become spiritual narcissism, how evangelism without prayer is powerless, but how marrying the two together is a spiritually potent combination! ? We discuss…  … practices that help is turn our prayers “outwards” ✅ … how to pray for friends and young people who don’t know Jesus ✅ … how to pray with friends and young people who don’t know Jesus ..read more

If you ever feel like you’re going against the grain of your personality, or trying to fit into someone else’s skin when you pray, then this is a conversation that could transform your life with God! ? We sit down with Sarah Whittleston, Director of Elim Prayer, to talk about how understanding our own ‘spiritual temperament, or prayer personality, can enable us to connect with God in fresh, authentic and deeper ways. ? We discuss…  … the Activist: Loving God through confrontation and action ✅ … the Ascetic: Loving God in solitude and simplicity ✅ … the Caregiver: Loving God by loving oth ..read more

Pete Greig is the founder of the 24-7 Prayer movement, and author of God on Mute: Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer. We sat down with Pete to wrestle with the mystery of unanswered prayer. ? We cover a lot of important ground in this conversation, including… … why our prayers go unanswered ✅ … when God intervenes miraculously, and when he doesn’t ✅ … the importance of faith in prayer ✅ … the Dark Night of the Soul ✅ … how to live faithfully in the tension of unanswered prayer ✅ and loads more!  This is a conversation that will speak deeply to every single one of us, as well as equ ..read more

Welcome to the first episode of the newly renamed Limitless Youth Ministry Podcast! ? We’re launching into a brand new series that’s dedicated to prayer, kicking off with a challenging and inspiring discussion with Josh Green from 24-7 Prayer Youth. ?  There’s loads to chew over here, including… … why ‘prayer’ is not necessarily what you think!  ✅ … why prayer is so important in the life of the believer ✅ … what to do when prayer feels boring ✅ … how to develop a life-giving rhythm of prayer ✅ and why we’re dedicating year to calling people to pray!  When it comes to prayer, we ..read more

We wrap up the year with a short episode of the pod to wish all you heroic youth workers a very happy Christmas, and to unveil some exciting plans for 2024! ? So well done for everything you have given to serve Jesus and young people this year. May you hear the resounding voice of the Father saying, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" ?❤️ FOR LIMITLESS LEADERS FOR CALL TO PRAYER TOUR FOR LIMITLESS FESTIVAL ..read more

In the final part on our series on leading transformational youth ministries, we unpack the reality that there is no transformation without his presence. So if we want a transformational ministry, we must have a presence-centred ministry. ?  That’s why we’re delighted to welcome the brilliant Craig Brotherston to the Pod, to discuss… … the key things we must do to build a presence-centred youth ministry ✅ … how to help young people move from apathy to passion  ✅ … how to do this with unchurched young people ✅ … equipping young people to live presence-centred lives ✅ and loads more ..read more

Is there purpose in our pain? It’s an inconvenient truth that pain is perhaps the single greatest catalyst for transformation in our lives. That’s why we sat down with the wonderful Sarah Whittleston, who shares candidly about her personal story of walking through cancer.  This is part 5 in our series on transformation, in which we discuss… … how pain can become a catalyst for transformation ✅ … walking with God in the mystery of unanswered questions ✅ … the power of lament as a spiritual discipline  ✅ … how to help young people to leverage the challenges they face for deepening spir ..read more

As youth leaders, our role is to join with Jesus in the spiritual formation of our young people; helping them to know him and become more like him. ✝️ But how do we do it? ? In part 4 of our series on transformation, Tim chats with the wonderful Phil Knox, author of The Best of Friends, about the power of our relationships in shaping who we become. We discuss… … How to help young people consider their friendship groups ✅ … Being influenced vs being an influencer ✅ … How to create youth ministry environments where iron sharpens iron ✅ … The importance of intergenerational relationships ✅ and lo ..read more