In our final episode for the season we chat with Luke and Amilie Paynter. They share about how they came to run the aym houses in Wellington and also share a wealth of knowledge about their journey to finding purpose, health and well-being in a busy and active ministry. This is a great episode to listen, pray and reflect on in this holiday period.

We chat to Abby Füllemann who is a youth pastor in Auckland about the challenges she faces in her context. We specific hone into the challenges and blessings that come from raising up young leaders into different spaces.

Rebecca Wilcox is a youth pastor in Miramar and has been through some interesting transitions in her ministry. She has been working towards creating community that goes beyond a single event or service. We loved listening to the struggles and triumphs she has had in this journey and we are excited to share it with you now in this episode!

In this episode the team sit down with James Beck to hear his thoughts on how youth ministry can impact family and whanau. He asks the question does youth ministry actually help or hinder family connections?

We continue our series of interviews with youth pastors around the country with Mareta.

In this episode we sit down to interview one of the directors of Presbyterian Youth Ministries and our podcasts biggest fan Gordon Fitch. We discuss faith formation and how to do this effectively we need to engage in the wider family.

We continue our look into youth ministries around the country. This week we talk to Sam and Theresa Parsons who run a youth group in Waitara.

We speak to Sala Matai'a Salatielu Tiatia about his work with youth through the Alternative Education system.

This will be the first of many interviews this season with youth workers in their local context. Get ready to hear what those currently in youth work around the country are doing and how each of them are tackling the big questions of youth ministry in New Zealand.

Welcome back for season 2! We kick off the season with an episode with Stephen Garner from laidlaw college who shares about embracing technology and theology in youth work.