Andy Hickford has a wealth of ministry experience in youth ministry and Bible teaching that has inspired generations of young people and youth workers. In this episode Andy shares some of his story, gives some great advice and explains why we need to focus on being called to someone and not something.

Joining David on this episode is Josh Sanderson and Chris Allen who are two youth workers and BB leaders from 84th Belfast BB and 1st Ballymoney BB. Join them as they talk all things youth ministry (including the food and games), faith and how BB plays a key role in their youth ministries and the lives of the young people they work with.

In this episode Lisa talks to Professor Karise Hutchinson about how we can light up the long shadow of leadership. Karise shares some fascinating insights into leadership behaviours and challenges us to consider the benefits of asking the question ‘ what is it like on the other side of me?’

Daniel and Ben Nelson are two young leaders from 1st Lisburn BB with bright promising futures ahead of them in the world of professional hockey. Faith has been a key part of their lives for many years, and they make sure to keep God at the forefront of everything they do. Ben and Daniel were very open to talk about how they grew up in a sports family, being an influence for children and young people and pondering the big question of “did you know that preparing to play hockey is just like being a Christian?”

On this episode, Bethany talks with Lynn, Fundraising Manager in CHT and Chris who is a captain in 2nd Kilkeel. Lynn explains the work that Children’s Heartbeat Trust do to offer practical, emotional and financial support to children and young people living with heart disease and their families. Chris tells us more about how Children’s Heartbeat Trust has supported them as a family and how their faith has helped them through tough times.

MEET THE HOSTS

We’re kicking off series 2 by interviewing the hosts! Lisa, David, Bethany and Emily share a little more about their work and their faith and what excites them about working in an organisation whose purpose is to advance Christ’s kingdom.

Jamie Meaklim and the team from Made for More can be in BBs, schools and youth groups throughout Northern Ireland, helping reach a generation of young people. Listen to find out about the Made for More journey. From teacher to founder of Made for More, Jamie shares about his faith, his passion of equipping young people and shares a little about his journey.

With more that 66,000 pupils in Northern Ireland having some form of special educational needs, the work of Eden Consultancy provides vital support to equip adults with knowledge and strategies to aid engagement. We hear from founder Rebecca McCullough as she shares about the heart behind the business and provides some useful tips to aid our understanding of working with children and young people with autism.