As teenagers and young adults (or even older adults!) there's a lot of pressure to fit in and we can worry that sharing our Christian faith will make us look weird. But is evangelism weird, or can it be completely normal and authentic?

Join Hannah and Chris as we chat to Emma Taylor (Xplore) and Dan Randall (Amplify) about their weird traits, why sharing faith doesn't have to be weird, and how evangelism can actually be exciting, authentic and natural... and something you can do at any age!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Find out more about Xplore evangelism training for 18-30s
• Sign up to Amplify evangelism training for 11-17s
• Imagine a World Advent video series
• Watch The Way's 'How Can We Share Our Faith in 2020' video on YouTube

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Guest bios:

Dan is the HOPE Together Youth Director and is one the Senior Leaders & Youth Pastor at Life Church Lancashire. He is passionate about seeing a generation of young people rising up to live fearlessly for Jesus. He is married to Marina and also loves music, Burnley FC, and coffee.

Emma is the Xplore Evangelism Coach and helps to keep Xplore running smoothly! She is from Northern Ireland and now lives in North East England with her husband and son. She’s part of the leadership team at her local church and in her spare time likes to play Animal Crossing, watch documentaries, and bake cakes.

When we meet someone for the first time, we ask their name, and then what they 'do' - a student? a teacher? a waiter? a full-time parent? in-between jobs?

It can often feel like what we do (or how people see us) defines us. But that is unlikely to be the core of our identity and who God says we are.

Andy Wilson candidly chats to Hannah and Chris about how he's had to shake off labels others have put on him and replace them with his God-given identity.

We also discuss the importance of calling out God-given potential in others, and how we can work out our own identity in a helpful and authentic way.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Andy's video series on identity on YouTube
• Find Gloucester & Forest Centre of Mission on Facebook
• Find Share Matson on Facebook

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Trigger warning: discussion of racist experiences. Race, Racism, Racist slurs.

This is part 2 of our episode talking about race, racism, and the church. If you haven't already listened to part 1, we'd really recommend you start there.

Listen as Hannah talks to Lusa Nsegna-Ngoy (Diocese of Leicester's BAME Mission and Ministry Enabler and Church Army Board member) about his powerful spoken word poem in response to George Floyd's murder, as well as his hopes for the church moving forward to become a more interracial church.

There's a point to pause if you want to listen in two sittings, but do keep listening as Hannah chats to Collette Dorgu (Church Army Evangelist in Training). Collette shares some of her good and bad experiences of race and the church, and why fighting racism will mean more people feel able to be part of the church.

Mentioned in this episode:

• What do you see? - A poem in response to the tragic murder of George Floyd (words by Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy)

Let us know your reflections and thoughts on the important issue of race by dropping us an email at: [email protected]

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Trigger warning: discussion of racist experiences. Race, Racism, Racist slurs.

The news headlines and social media may not be so full of Black Lives Matters marches and stories anymore, but at Church Army we know that fighting racism is a movement not just a moment. It's so important to hear from people who have experienced racism and start to discuss together how we can bring about change.

Join Chris and Hannah as they open up the conversation about race with Andrena Palmer and Vee Pinto, black women who are part of the Church Army community. We talk about what the phrase 'Black Lives Matter' means, and Andrena and Vee share their own experiences of racism. This conversation is very moving at times, but their stories are so important to hear.

This is part 1 of 2 of our episodes discussing race and the church.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Read Andrena's blog about her experiences of racism and ministry: https://bit.ly/2YgxVJW
• Watch Andrena & Vee's video, Black Lives Matter: Before you dismiss me… : https://vimeo.com/440003698

Let us know your reflections and thoughts on the important issue of race by dropping us an email at: [email protected]

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Welcome to season 2 of Everyone, Everywhere. We hope you enjoyed a good break.

Join Chris and Hannah as they talk with Neville Willerton about how Church Army has managed to continue to spread a message of hope through the COVID-19 pandemic and how our evangelists; a group of people known for being out on the streets have continued to connect with people while the whole country is in lockdown.

Get real stories straight from the front line by joining us once a month live on Zoom for Cuppa with a Keyworker at www.churcharmy.org.uk/cuppa

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Trigger warning: self-harm

In today's episode we chat with Amy Hayes; our Pioneer Evangelist for the Selby Center of Mission in North Yorkshire. We talk about the coronavirus, evangelism and tattoos.

Amy gives us a raw and honest account of her story; from coming to faith as a teenager in Northern Ireland through to how she found herself living on an estate in North Yorkshire telling people about Jesus; Amy talks about the struggles, the transformations and the people she has encountered along the way.

We also get a glimpse into the stories behind some of Amy's tattoos. You can see them see of them on website at www.churcharmy.org/podcast

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What is an evangelist?

Am I one?

Should I be one?

We're supposed to tell people about Jesus but what does that look like?

If you have ever been baffled by a word that confuses many people then join Chris and Hannah as they chat about the big "E-word"

Chris interviews Annie O'Connor, Church Army's Training Team Leader who takes some time to demystify the word for us and answer some questions about what the Bible has to say about evangelism.

Want to cut the chat? No problem. Skip straight to Annie's interview at 8:50

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Listened to the podcast and think that a vocation as an evangelist might be for you? Visit us at www.churcharmy.org/vocations to find out more.

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Making mistakes is all part of gaining experience, even when it comes to mission and evangelism. In this episode Hannah and Chris talk about what they think their 60 years old selves would say to themselves now. Hannah interviews Mike Collyer, one of Church Army's retired evangelists who shares some stories from the last 44 years in Church Army about faith, evangelism and how God shapes us over the years. He also tells us what advice he would give to his younger self.

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In our first episode, join Chris and Hannah as they discuss why Christmas never seems to live up to the holiday hype.

We hear from Church Army Evangelist, Maureen Greaves, who tells us her story of the worst Christmas imaginable and how Jesus, through faith, gave her the extraordinary strength to get through it.

Maureen's new book Murder on Christmas Eve (written by Maureen Greaves and Roger Carswell) can be purchased at eden.co.uk

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