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Youthworks Ministry Support Youthworks Ministry Support partner with local churches to equip, educate and grow ministries to children, youth and families.

Youthworks Ministry Support are experienced advisors who partner with local churches to equip, educate and grow ministries to children, youth and families. Each member of the team is committed to seeing young people oriented for life with Jesus by building thriving local gospel communities in Sydney and beyond. We deliver ministry training that equips those involved in children’s and youth ministry to lead with skill and clarity, and host a number of kids and youth camps throughout the year. For more information, visit our website: https://www.youthworks.net/ministry-support/about

In this week's episode of the Effective Ministry Podcast, Josh talks to Annemarie about how kids and youth leaders can r...
13/10/2026

In this week's episode of the Effective Ministry Podcast, Josh talks to Annemarie about how kids and youth leaders can respond to tricky questions without needing to know everything.

The discussion explores building a safe culture where questions are welcomed, knowing when to pause, follow up later, or talk one-on-one, as well as highlighting practical ways to show questions are taken seriously, while listening well and caring for the person behind the question.

🎧 Ep. 120 'Answering Tricky Questions'. Listen now.

For most of the last decade, Youthworks has been developing and communicating The 7 Principles of Effective Ministry to ...
08/10/2026

For most of the last decade, Youthworks has been developing and communicating The 7 Principles of Effective Ministry to Children and Youth. During this time, one of the key priorities at Youthworks has been to ‘see young people coming to genuine faith in Christ’.

Part of effective ministry to young people is mission. But how can we do it well? Introducing the Effective mission to and with young people planning guide!

You can find out more at our article, "Where does mission fit in your youth or kids’ ministry? A practical planning guide". Read the full article at the the link in our bio

It can be tempting to feel the need to take shortcuts or rush through certain element just so we finish the lesson or cu...
06/10/2026

It can be tempting to feel the need to take shortcuts or rush through certain element just so we finish the lesson or curriculum on a Sunday. But as children's ministry leaders, the point of doing a curriculum to help kids engage with Jesus.

And this is why New Creation Kids allows leaders a bit more flexibility within the curriculum to tailor it to their kids, because they are the ones with a relationship with them.

To hear more about how New Creation Kids can serve you in your ministry, listen to The Effective Ministry Podcast Episode 119, 'New Creation Kids.'

We had a great week at Youthworks Leaders in Training! Run by the Ministry Support team with a committee of youth and ch...
05/10/2026

We had a great week at Youthworks Leaders in Training! Run by the Ministry Support team with a committee of youth and children's leaders, LIT is a camp for youth in Years 9 - 12 in 2026 who want to grow as Christian leaders.

Across the week of looking at the book of Micah, all campers learnt how to read and teach the Bible by going through the teaching target. Now equipped with new leadership skills, they are sent back into their churches and schools raised up as leaders. Praise God!

With, New Creation Kids, before they even begin high school, children will be familiar with the whole redemptive story o...
04/10/2026

With, New Creation Kids, before they even begin high school, children will be familiar with the whole redemptive story of the Bible.

The curriculum moves children through Scripture's one big story on a repeating cycle, so across their years in your ministry every child meets the whole gospel again and again. Find out more 👇

newcreationkids.org

This week's episode of the Effective Ministry Podcast, Meaghan talks to Annemarie and Cam about New Creation Kids, a new...
29/09/2026

This week's episode of the Effective Ministry Podcast, Meaghan talks to Annemarie and Cam about New Creation Kids, a new three-year, subscription-based curriculum.

It’s been intentionally created to align with Youthworks 7 principles for effective youth and children's ministry with the key focus being on Bible-centered relational ministry, partnering with the home and training leaders effectively. Have a listen to found out how!

🎧 Ep. 119 'New Creation Kids'. Listen now.

You're invited! 💛 Join us for Partnering Well: Families, Faith, Disability and Neurodivergence, an evening bringing fami...
29/09/2026

You're invited! 💛 Join us for Partnering Well: Families, Faith, Disability and Neurodivergence, an evening bringing families of disability or neurodivergent children and church leaders into the same room to listen, learn, and grow together.

Come to hear from parents and leaders on how families and churches can partner well to create places of belonging for children with disability and neurodivergent children, and their families.

📅 Tuesday 6 October, 5.30–9pm
📍 Youthworks College, Newtown
🎟️ $30 (dinner included)
🤟 Auslan interpreters available

Find out more and register at: youthworkscollege.edu.au/events/families-faith-disability-and-neurodivergence

What we teach children about the church matters because it shapes whether they see themselves as members of a family or ...
25/09/2026

What we teach children about the church matters because it shapes whether they see themselves as members of a family or spectators at an event, whether Sunday feels like their community or a program, and whether they feel they belong once nobody is making them turn up. The biblical picture of church is more concrete, more relational, and more immediate than the version most children are given.

This is from our article, "Big theology for kids - The church kids belong to". Read the full article at the the link in our bio.

Katie Stringer, a high school SRE teacher and Inner West coordinator, is driven by a conviction that every student shoul...
24/09/2026

Katie Stringer, a high school SRE teacher and Inner West coordinator, is driven by a conviction that every student should have access to the stories of Jesus and the Bible within the curriculum.

She sat down to talk with Al about how we can grow High School SRE so that every student in NSW has a chance to hear the gospel.

🎧 Ep. 118, 'Growing High School SRE with Katie Stringer' on the Effective Ministry Podcast. Listen Now

23/09/2026

The 7 Principles of Effective Ministry sets out the priorities of a church that is effectively establishing young people as disciples of Christ and members of his Church.

You can learn more about the 7 Prinicples on our website. You can also reach out to your local ministry advisor to ask about the Effective Ministry Tool to assess the effectiveness of their ministry to children and youth.

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