EPISODE · Sep 23, 2024 · 57 MIN
Intentional Leadership Pathways for Youth Ministries with Chris Whitelaw
from Church in the North · host Briercrest College and Seminary
Why are young people no longer pursuing careers in ministry? This week on the podcast, we have an in-studio conversation with Rob, Geoff, and Kaitlin, PLUS our guest Chris Whitelaw, Youth Pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton. Together they explore some of the causes of the shortage of young workers, both culturally and within the church. They also discuss keychain leadership and creating intentional leadership pathways for young people in local congregations. Many resources are discussed in this episode. Rick Hiemstra's Article: https://digital.faithtoday.ca/faithtoday/library/item/05062024/4188073/. Kara Powell and Growing Young: https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/growingyoung. Rob's blog post on Young Canadians: https://robchartrand.com/2024/09/17/why-are-young-canadians-not-considering-ministry/. YQ Leadership Essentials: https://www.youthquake.ca/leadership/.For more information about the podcast, visit www.churchinthenorth.ca. For questions or inquiries, please email us at [email protected]. If you like what you hear, please share this podcast with others, give us a review, or leave a comment.
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Why are young people no longer pursuing careers in ministry? This week on the podcast, we have an in-studio conversation with Rob, Geoff, and Kaitlin, PLUS our guest Chris Whitelaw, Youth Pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton. Together they explore some of the causes of the shortage of young workers, both culturally and within the church. They also discuss keychain leadership and creating intentional leadership pathways for young people in local congregations. Many resources are discussed in this episode. Rick Hiemstra's Article: https://digital.faithtoday.ca/faithtoday/library/item/05062024/4188073/. Kara Powell and Growing Young: https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/growingyoung. Rob's blog post on Young Canadians: https://robchartrand.com/2024/09/17/why-are-young-canadians-not-considering-ministry/. YQ Leadership Essentials: https://www.youthquake.ca/leadership/.For more information about the podcast, visit www.churchinthenorth.ca. For questions or inquiries, please email us at [email protected]. If you like what you hear, please share this podcast with others, give us a review, or leave a comment.
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