This week, Andy thinks about the challenges that face young people as well as how we need to take good care of ourselves, as youth leaders.

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

In this episode, Andy Castle looks at how our thankfulness leads us to worship and how we need to encourage each other with stories of what God is doing in our lives and in our youth groups.

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

Are you a careful planner or do you prefer to go with the flow? This week, Andy Castle explores both approaches and asks what does God want us to do?

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

We all know the 10 Commandments but how are we helping our young people to live them out? A challenging thought this week!

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

In amongst the busyness and the planning, we need to learn to keep waiting on God, for His leading, His guidance and His voice. But how do we go about this?

In this episode, Andy talks about an app called 'Centering Prayer'. You can find about more that here, but Thrive has nothing to do with it, and are not getting any kind of benefit from promoting it!

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

What if each and every young person had at least one adult praying for them each week? What difference might that make? In this episode, Andy Castle thinks about this a bit and uses this verse from the book of Romans to inspire us with what we can be praying.

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

This is an important episode for many of us. We have a tendency to exhaust ourselves and to be too busy, yet our real need is to be dependent on God for all we need and to stop.

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

Don't be put off by the title! In this episode, Andy Castle explores the danger of youth ministry being more about being nice than receiving the gift of the grace of God. Enjoy!

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

This week, Andy Castle talks about the need to not get over-busy or to be over focussed on what we do, but to keep in step with what Jesus is doing and asking us to be like.

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk

There's no question how hard youth workers work but it often a thankless task. It is so important to keep our focus right. In this week's episode, Andy talks about keeping our focus on the vision and not on the challenges.

'The Heart of a Youth Leader' is a weekly series, aimed at all those who work with children and young people in a church context.  Each episode is presented by Andy Castle, CEO & Founder of Thrive Youth Ministries.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Find out more at www.thriveym.org.uk