It’s the beginning of Lent, and Rachel, Martin and Lucy pack away the crisps and biscuits to ask: do we sometimes get this moment in the church calendar all wrong? Are there better ways to talk about and practice Lent with young people, and how do we make sure we’re not just dishing out a Christianised version of popular self-help? Plus there’s a discussion around how we handle healing, and the emergence of a new kind of super hero…

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Martin sits down with David Howell to talk about whether meeting in homes is still a safe and effective way of doing youth ministry in 2026 after concerns from the NYA. The team are divided over the best way to get a group of noisy lads’ attention and give grace to a listener’s feeling of just plodding on. And of course Organised Fun descends into chaos… or should that be Fuganised Orn?

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Lucy, Rachel and Martin discuss recent stories alleging that American charismatic minister Shawn Bolz used information from social media to inform 'prophetic words'. How does this challenging conversation help inform better charismatic youth ministry practice, and does it suggest that we need a better model than 'words from the stage'? There's an Ask Us Anything question about finishing well, and a renewed commitment from the team to make the 'organised fun' section genuinely useful in your youth work. Time will tell.

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