{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"Evangelism in Youth Ministry (w/Andy Stevenson)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5156,"description":"We're taking a break from looking at evangelism throughout church history for Joel and Tim to have chat to Andy Stevenson, Head of Ministry Support Team at Youthworks. With Andy's vast experience in youth ministry, that's what we focus on. We hear about why how the youth ministry thinkers shaped how Andy does ministry, why he feels it's currently a lot harder to evangelise, but also why what is offered in Jesus is appealing to young people.\n08:26 Cultural Artefact - Andy's youth ministry story of late night rock climbing\n13:08 The state of evangelism in youth ministry\n28:34 Listening to young people\n34:10 Andy's ministry and the impact of the youth ministry thinkers\n49:51 Principles of youth ministry\n55:06 Youth ministry has become harder\n1:04:48 There are cultural issues, but no need to be fearful\n1:15:32 Looking to the future\nWatch this episode on YouTube\nDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE\nResearch on evangelism by Barna:\nAlmost Half of Practicing Christian Millennials Say Evangelism Is Wrong\nSharing Faith Is Increasingly Optional to Christians\nIs Evangelism Going Out of Style?\nThe Stats behind “Re-thinking Evangelism”\nEpisode with Dave Lovell from Christian Surfers\nYouthworks\nThe Effective Ministry Podcast\nCONTACT US\nEmail: joel@shockabsorber.com.au\nDiscord: https://discord.gg/jTD5KNAYVE\nWebsite: shockabsorber.com.au","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xefvzfzzrkbs1GjU01qCch0kUaJzwBthG2qO_sgqCm8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzg4NjYvMTU4NTEz/OTEyOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}