Olly's our other OG host has been off starting his curacy (vicar in training) role in Chipping Norton, but he rejoins Becky for this Christmas special.

Spaghetti Pictionary + church carpet . Hot chocolate spillages. M1 confusion. Complaints from parents. Young people going on mission trips, getting baptised, youth leader weekends away and more. Listen to this episode in full to find out the real stories behind all these things and more. You'll laugh, cringe but hopefully not cry!

Lewis shares his journey into youth ministry, highlighting how his early experiences as a secondary school teacher ignited his passion for working with young people. He explains how we pursued that call and started Vicar training.

Host Becky Lawrence engages in a heartfelt conversation with Lewis Simonds, a curate at St. Frideswides Church in Milton Keynes. Together, they explore the vital role of children's, youth and family ministry and the transformative power of inclusivity in church communities.

"We need to ask ourselves: Are we truly welcoming to families and children?"

In this episode Becky catches up with Dot, the youth worker at New Life church Milton Keynes.

Hear how Dot kept coming back to church youth work, how God has changed & empowered her along the way, and hear some fab stories of God at work in her ministry. She tells us about being an introvert and feeling intimidated of young people, about taking 100 youth to New Day festival(!), how she welcomed a young person with autism to the youth group, why & how she makes time for prayer every week and how she saw God at work in the foster care system.

She also asks Becky what she would do with magical Thanos gloves (Avengers Endgame reference!) - if she could click her fingers and take away or add something to the world of young people - for all this and more - give this episode a listen.

Your faith will thank you for it!