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The Effective Ministry Podcast — 148 episodes

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110 - Parenting in God's Family with Harriet Connor and Ann Cunningham

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109 - Principle To Practice with Annemarie Rivers and Al James

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108 - Adolescent Development with Annemarie Rivers and Al James

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107 - Preaching and Youth Ministry - with Dr Tom Habib

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106 - Great Partnership Between Churches and Christian Schools | Polly Butterworth

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105 - Think Tank - Spaces of Belonging

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104 - Low Hanging Fruit For When Kids Are In | Meaghan Gates, Adam Jolliffe, Al James

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103 - Exploring Ecclesiology in Youth and Children's Ministry

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Summer Re-Release 6 - 091 - Under 5's Ministry with Meagan Ho and Eliza Batten

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Summer Re-Release 5 - 101 - Youth Ministry and the Social Media Ban with Chris Jones

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Summer Re-Release 4 - 098 - House Conference Follow up Q and A with Dr Viv Cheung and Dr Graham Stanton

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Summer Re-Release 3 - 090 - Public High School Ministry with Katie Stringer

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Summer Re-Release 2 - 097 - ADHD and discipleship in children and youth ministry

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Summer Re-Release 1 - 082 - The Future of Youth Ministry with Dr Graham Stanton

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102 - A.I. and Ministry with Marty Robinson

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101 - Youth Ministry and the Social Media Ban with Chris Jones

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100 - Student's Perspective on High School Ministry

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099 - Christian High School Ministry with Denis Oliver

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098 - House Conference Follow up Q and A with Dr Viv Cheung and Dr Graham Stanton

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097 - ADHD and discipleship in children and youth ministry

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096 - A Culture of Curiosity with Val O’Brien from Aspen Ministry

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095 - 10 000 Questions with Val Obrien from Aspen Ministry

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094 - House Conference group discussion with Jocelyn Bignill & Toby Macgregor

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093 - House Conference Special | Audio Reading of Paper by Graham Stanton | The Beauty and Ugliness of Sacrifice

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092 - House Conference Special | Audio Reading of Paper by Viv Cheung | The Cost and Joy of Being a Living Sacrifice

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091 - Under 5's Ministry with Meagan Ho and Eliza Batten

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090 - Public High School Ministry with Katie Stringer

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089 - The Mythical Life of the Good Christian Girl with Polly Butterworth

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088 - Q and A Part 2

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087 - The Cost and the Joy of Sacrifice | House Taster 2025

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086 - Q and A Part 1

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085 - Standing Firm and Standing Out With Beth Braga and Al James

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084 - Burnout in Youth and Kids Ministry with David Krebs

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083 - Going The Distance In Youth and Kids Ministry with Andy Stevenson and Lisa Vassallo

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082 - The Future of Youth Ministry with Graham Stanton

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081 - The Child in God's Church with Tim Beilharz

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Summer Re Release 9! 075 - What's Wrong With Finding Your Identity in Christ - Simon Swadling

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Summer Re Release 8! 074 - Parting Words of a Children's Ministry Advisor with Tim Beilharz

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Summer Re Release 7! 076 - Healthy Sexuality with Patricia and Kamal Weerakoon (In partnership with Timeless Parenting Podcast)

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Summer Re-Release 6! 078 - Fostering a Love for God in Youth Ministry | Part 1 - Seminar at Reach Australia Conference

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Summer Re-Release 5! 073 - Starting a Youth Ministry from Scratch with Danny Mitchell

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Summer Re-Release 4! 058 - Beyond Brokenness: Navigating The Complexities of Sin with Mike Dicker, Toby Macgregor, Cathy Dell and Mel Bell

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Summer Re-Release 3! 040 - The 7 Principles of Effective Ministry

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Summer Re-Release 2! 036 - Helping Children Flourish as Disciples with Meaghan Gates

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Summer Re-Release 1! 029 - Youth Ministry and Parent Partnership with Isaac Shumack

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081 - Critiquing the Incarnational Model of Youth Ministry | Part 2 - Round Table with Matt Bartlett and Tim Beilharz

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080 - Critiquing Incarnational Youth Ministry | Part 1 - Youthworks Think Tank with Tim Gough

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079 - Fostering a Love for God in Youth Ministry | Part 2 - Case Studies

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078 - Fostering a Love for God in Youth Ministry | Part 1 - Seminar at Reach Australia Conference

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077 - Healthy Gender Identity with Patricia and Kamal Weerakoon (In partnership with Timeless Parenting Podcast)

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076 - Healthy Sexuality with Patricia and Kamal Weerakoon (In partnership with Timeless Parenting Podcast)

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075 - What's Wrong With Finding Your Identity in Christ - Simon Swadling

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Special Announcement!

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074 - Parting Words of a Children's Ministry Advisor with Tim Beilharz

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073 - Starting a Youth Ministry from Scratch with Danny Mitchell

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072 - Sin: The Uncomfortable Truth, A House Warm Up Episode with Myles Elton and Naomi de Vries

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071 - Faith Practices of Ordinary and Extraordinary Families with Traci Smith and Stacey Davis

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069 - House Conference Special | Audio Reading of Paper by Michael Jensen | It's a Sin: Recovering the Language of Sin

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070 - House Conference Special | Audio Reading of Paper by Tom Habib | The Character of Sin: Sin in the Book of John

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068 - Telling the Stories of a Faithful God with Dave Whittingham

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067 - Holy Fools and the Vocation of Variety Performers with Jesse "The Juggler" Joyner

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066 - When Children's and Youth Ministry is Tough with Steve Carlisle

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065 - Postcards from Chicago Part 2 with David Scott and Valerie Grissom

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064 - Helping Young People Stick With Jesus with Al James

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063 - Helping Youth Take Love to Their Community with Jas Hawkins and Ruby Brideson

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062 - Postcards From Chicago Part 1 with Henry Zonio and Chris Barnett

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061 - Timeless Parenting Sneak Peak with Harriet Connor

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060 - Effective Recruitment in Youth and Children's Ministry with Adam Jolliffe

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059 - Kids and Youth Small Groups through an Intergenerational Lens

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058 - Beyond Brokenness: Navigating The Complexities of Sin with Mike Dicker, Toby Macgregor, Cathy Dell and Mel Bell

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057 - Exploring Story and Faith in Children's Ministry with Matt and Lauren Redmond

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056 - Gospel-Shaped Group Management with Annemarie Rivers

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055 - How to be a Christian Teacher with Mike Dicker, Emma Collett and Mark Schroder

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054 - Encouraging Kids to Serve in Church with Sam Davidson

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053 - Australian Evangelicals Perspectives on Youth Ministry: Book Launch Edition ft. Ruth Lukabyo, Lionel Windsor, Tim Beilharz & Naomi deVries

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052 - Raising Christian Children and Teens in a Post-Christian World with David Rietveld

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051 - Integrating Theology and Youth Ministry with Mike McGarry

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050 - The Faith of Our Children with Matt Markins

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049 - The Significance of Grandparents in Faith Formation with Ian Barnett

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048 - Lunchtime Groups in Public Schools with David Krebs, Heather Thompson & Liam Nolan

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047 - Youth Ministry in a Porn Saturated World (Part 2) with Marshall Ballentine-Jones and Emma Argall

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046 - Youth Ministry in a Porn Saturated World (Part 1) with Marshall Ballentine-Jones and Emma Argall

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045 - BONUS EP Integrating Faith in Education with Dr. Ruby Holland

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044 - Healing the Fracture in Youth and Children's Ministry with Gareth Crispin and Robin Barfield

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043 - The Value of Parent-Child Adventures with Sam and Lex Hudson

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042 - Fostering Child Faith Through Music with Josh and Larissa Goscombe

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041 - Forming Faith Identity in Teenagers with Dr. Ruby Holland

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040 - The 7 Principles of Effective Ministry

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039 - Five Factors of Intergenerational Discipleship with Joe Azzopardi

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038 - Partnership Between Local Churches and Christian Schools with Polly Butterworth and Pete Oates

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037 - Embedding Doctrine in Your Youth Ministry with Tim Scoular

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036 - Helping Children Flourish as Disciples with Meaghan Gates

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035 - The Three C's of Leadership with Adam Jolliffe

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034 - Neurodivergence in Children's and Youth Ministry

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033 - The Path to Wisdom with Tim Escott

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032 - Ecclesiastes as a Critique of the Postmodern Quest with Andrew Spalding

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031 – Discipling the Emotions of Children and Youth

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030 – How can I grow to love having kids in the main meeting?

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029 - Youth Ministry and Parent Partnership with Isaac Shumack

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028 - Postcards from Nashville Part 3 with Stacey Davis, Amy Yu and Steve Case

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027 - Doubt and Identity Formation in Youth Ministry with Al James

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026 - Postcards from Nashville Part 2 with Christina Embree, Tony Souder, and Gene Roehlkepartain

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025 - Church and Parents as Partners with Ed Drew

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024 - Postcards from Nashville Part 1 with Mimi Larson, Jason Brian Santos and Darren Philip

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023 - Children's Perspectives on Church and Faith - NCLS Child Survey with Dr Ruth Powell

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022 - Post-Covid Children's Ministry - Q&A with Dr. Sarah Holmes

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021 - Children's Ministry in a Post-Covid Church with Dr. Sarah Holmes

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020 - Youth Mental Health in a Post-Covid World, Part 2

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019 - Youth Mental Health in a Post-Covid World, Part 1

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Bonus Episode - The Gospel and Mental Health with Trinette Stanley

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018 - Mental Health in Young People with Trinette Stanley

112

017 - A Godparent's Handbook with Alice Warren

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016 - Accessibility and Inclusion in Children's and Youth Ministry with Bec Baines

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015 - Neuroscience and Children's Ministry with Annemarie Rivers

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014 - Youthworks: The Next 5 Years with Rev. Craig Roberts

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013 - Church History in Youth and Children's Ministry with Kaitlyn Dixon and James Ulrich

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012 - Why Teach Church History to Children and Youth? with Dr. Ruth Lukabyo

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011 - The Early Sunday School Movement in Australia with Dr. Ruth Lukabyo

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010 - Christian Fiction with Karl Grice

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009 - How To Life: House Conference 2022 Preview Special

121

008 - A New Freedom with Mike Snowdon

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007 - Children's, Family and Intergenerational Ministry with Tim Beilharz and Dan Wu

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006 - Generations Sharing Meaningfully Together with Tim Adams

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005 - Intergenerational Q&A with Stuart Crawshaw

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004 - Intergenerational Roundtable with Chris Edwards and Stuart Crawshaw

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003 - Beginners Guide to Intergenerational Ministry

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002 - Helping Teens to Pray with Josh Ord

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001 - Helping Children to Pray with Annemarie Rivers

129

000 - Effective Ministry Podcast Teaser

130

DUTC18 - Lockdown 2.0 - 5 Things to think about going into lockdown for the 2nd time

131

DUTC17 - Connecting with schools: The long and short of it

132

DUTC16 - House Conference - Discussing the Papers

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DUTC15 - How do I talk to young people about suffering? - Mike Dicker and Ruth Lukabyo (Part 2)

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DUTC14 - How do I talk to young people about suffering? - Mike Dicker and Ruth Lukabyo (part 1)

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DUTC13 - Everything Changed | Nothing Changed

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DUTC12 - Resilient for What? - Helping youth leaders endure with focus.

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DUTC11 - The Bishop on Youth Ministry in an Uncertain World - Gary Koo

138

DUTC10 - Equipping young people for ministry before, during and after a pandemic

139

DUTC09 - Restoring the balance - Shifting back from facilitating ministry to the ministry itself.

140

DUTC08 - Covid as a Spotlight - What has COVID-19 shown you about what's most important?

141

DUTC07 - Why wait to grow relationships?

142

DUTC06 - Seasons of COVID-19

143

DUTC05 - What about your leaders? - Caring for and developing your leadership team

144

DUTC04 - This is Bigger Than Our Programs

145

DUTC03 - Not just this Friday - Discipleship planning for shutdown

146

DUTC02 - Sharing the Gospel without sharing the virus

147

DUTC01 - Loving your neighbour when you can't see them

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