Deputy Editor Jess Lester spoke to children's musician and songwriter Michael J Tinker about his latest single Be Strong and Courageous, after it knocked Baby Shark from number two on the iTunes Charts. Plus, he explains why he thinks music is

How not to turn your kids off of God

Jun 29th, 2020 17m 5s

Howard Worsley joined us to talk about his new book 'How to not totally put your children off God' and offers up advice for parents on how to get kids engaged and interested in faith at home

Building faith in children

Jun 29th, 2020 23m 25s

We spoke to iconic children's work author Ronni Lamont about her new book Faith in Kids, and how we can nurture our children's spirituality and faith from home

Talking about the tough stuff

Jun 24th, 2020 20m 54s

Recent events have seen us sit and have difficult conversations with our children and young people, most notably around the coronavirus pandemic. Funeral pastor, author and mum Annie Willmot shares her tips for talking about difficult topics wi

Engaging with the 95% of children outside the Church

Jun 2nd, 2020 20m 55s

We spoke to Myles Macbean, director of Scripture Union, about their vision to engage with the children and young people on our doorsteps that still don't know the gospel, and how SU are continuing their work from lockdown. Plus, Myles reveals w

Using dance to reach young people

May 18th, 2020 14m 44s

We spoke to Adesola Ayodeji, a dance evangelist from The Message Trust, about how we can use art to reach out to young people outside of our churches and how he has used dance as a means to engage online with children and youth while in lockdow

Parenting as a church leader

May 8th, 2020 15m 59s

We spoke to Rachel Turner, pioneer of Parenting for Faith, about how we can help develop our children's faith in lockdown and how to protect your own faith as a parent. Plus, Rachel offers up encouragement for her fellow church leaders and yout

Talking to young people about persecuted Christians

Apr 28th, 2020 15m 8s

We spoke to Naomi Allen, head of youth work at Open Doors, about how talking to children and young people about persecuted Christians can help them feel less alone in the difficulty of coronavirus, and how we can encourage young minds to look b

John Mark Comer: How to Sabbath and eliminate hurry

Apr 23rd, 2020 46m 25s

John Mark Comer is pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, a father of three and an author. He spoke to us (before the coronavirus crisis) about his most recent book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (WaterBrook), what it means to pra

Teaching tips

Apr 17th, 2020 23m 5s

Life in lockdown is hard enough without adding homeschooling into the mix. We spoke to a deputy head teacher about helping children to learn, supporting vulnerable families and preparing young people to go back to school. We also got his top ti

Helping your children stay mentally healthy in lockdown

Apr 15th, 2020 13m 18s

We spoke to Joel Harris, intern and head of youth and social media at mental health charity Kintsugi Hope, about how we can be supporting our children and young people's emotional wellbeing. Joel gives his five top tips to staying mentally heal

Children’s work in lockdown

Apr 9th, 2020 10m 46s

We spoke to Simon Barker from Scripture Union about how to reach out to and disciple young children in this strange time. He also suggested some ideas around Easter.

Christian unity in lockdown

Apr 8th, 2020 15m 25s

Crises often brings out our true colours. We spoke to Hope Together's, Dan Randall, about how Christians are coming together to reach out to young people in their communities. He also shared how to do evangelism during Holy Week and Easter, eve

Helping young people to do evangelism

Apr 8th, 2020 14m 29s

We spoke to youth evangelism officer for the Church of England, Jimmy Dale, about equipping young people to do evangelism and how we can use Easter to reach out to those who have never heard the gospel.

Helping young people reach their full potential

Apr 8th, 2020 12m 2s

We spoke to Guvna B about his new album and how we can support vulnerable young people. Plus, what does Easter look like for Guvna B?

Talking to children about death

Apr 8th, 2020 15m 49s

Holy Week can be an opportunity to think about some of the more difficult elements of our faith. We spoke to Sam Donoghue from the Diocese of London about how to speak to young children about death and grief.

Spreading Easter hope this Holy week

Apr 8th, 2020 15m 48s

How do we celebrate Holy Week and Easter in a fresh way with families, particularly now we’re in lockdown? We spoke to Lucy Hall from Wintershall who shared her experience as an educator and a mother.

Celebrating Easter during the Coronavirus crisis

Apr 6th, 2020 11m 46s

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced us to think about how we do faith at home. But, how do we do that in a way that helps children explore their own faith? What does Easter look like in this setting? And how do we talk to children about difficu

Coronavirus: Reaching young people

Mar 27th, 2020 22m 40s

Ruth Jackson spoke to Azande Mbhele, UK lead for Youth Alpha, about her faith journey as a child and how to help young people reach out to their friends, even in the midst of a global crisis. You can see video clips of Azande and Ruth’s convers

Supporting children struggling with their mental health

Feb 20th, 2020 22m 15s

Caroline Flack’s tragic suicide has reminded us how important it is to protect our children’s mental health. YCW editor Ruth Jackson spoke to Amy Sixsmith, the diocesan mental and wellbeing youth worker for the Manchester Diocese, about how we

Are young people less moral? (BBC Interview)

Nov 28th, 2019 6m 51s

Ruth Jackson spoke to BBC Humberside about a survey exploring right and wrong.

The final Soul Survivor

Aug 30th, 2019 36m 36s

Ruth Jackson captures some thoughts from the final day of the last ever Soul Survivor. She spoke with Mike Pilavachi, the worship band, youth workers, caterers, young people, medics, the sports team and parents.

Prioritising children and young people

Aug 23rd, 2019 32m 36s

HOPE's Dan Randall speaks to Ruth Jackson about why he thinks 80 percent of church budgets should be given to children's and youth ministry! They cover many subjects including schools’ work, sex, testimonies, taking risks, discipleship, evangel

Children’s Christian TV

Aug 16th, 2019 26m 49s

We spoke to Stephanie Gauld, former director of CBebbies interactive and Disney online studios EMEA, and Joe Watson, former director of numerous BBC shows, about faith, children and media. Stephanie and Joe both work for the Little Worship Comp