Melanie Cave speaks with Joy and Darren Stevens of Start to Stir about sharing faith with young people who are indifferent or exploring spirituality, manifesting, crystals or witchcraft. They outline a gentle, relationship-based approach: listening well, finding common ground, stirring spiritual curiosity, and pacing conversations over time rather than expecting one-off conversions.
The episode offers practical tips and resources for leaders and teens — simple questions to ask, how to handle church hurt and converstions about power-based spirituality, and tools like short Soul Stirrers videos to open ongoing faith conversations.
They explore new approaches to evangelism, understanding spiritual curiosity, and how to navigate conversations about spirituality and religion with authenticity and compassion.
Keywords
evangelism, faith sharing, spiritual curiosity, church outreach, youth ministry, Christian faith, cultural engagement, spiritual conversations, church hurt, spiritual longings
Key Topics
New approaches to evangelism in modern culture
Understanding spiritual curiosity among young people
Building trust and listening in faith conversations
Sound Bites
'Ask questions, listen, and find common ground.'
'Experience your soul in action.'
'Most of the spiritual growth is slow and steady.'
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to evangelism and personal backgrounds
03:52 Shifting perspectives on sharing faith
06:15 Understanding young people's indifference to faith
09:30 Building trust in faith conversations 1
2:45 Exploring spiritual Curiosity among youth
16:20 Navigating conversations with authenticity
20:10 Addressing church hurt and spiritual longings
24:00 Engaging in cultural conversations with compassion
28:15 Addressing power and witchcraft
31:06 Generational perspectives on spirituality
34:13 Navigating spiritual curiosity in youth
37:16 Equiping young people for faith conversations
41:24 Resources and training for churches
Show notes
www.starttostir.com
@starttostir @starttostir_de
www.rootsforchurches.com
'Good Vibrations' Roots resource on mansifesting and spiritual energy (issue 145)
The 3D Gospel by Jason Georges
