Community Youth Work (with Antonia Sheldrake and Andy Mossop)

What does youth ministry in a local church look like when it seeks to reach young people in the community? In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Antonia Sheldrake (Youth & Children's Worker) and Andy Mossop (Youth & Community Worker) from East London Tabernacle Baptist Church to talk about the ways in which they reach the young people in the community of Tower Hamlets. This episode was recorded on location at the 2023 Growing Young Disciples conference. 00:00 - Introduction 04:15 - Youth work at East London Tabernacle 07:42 - A church youth group without the Bible? 13:29 - School work in a London borough 16:43 - Resources needed for youth work 19:57 - Training for youth workers 23:05 - Advice for future youth workers 25:53 - Lessons for churches looking to reach their community You can watch a video of this episode on the FIEC website. About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel. About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter