264: What is persecution and what can your students learn from the persecuted church?

About this episode

The episode explores the meaning of persecution and its significance for youth workers through insights from Open Doors Canada.

Jeremy sits down (in person!!) with Andrew and Chris from Open Doors Canada to explore what persecution really means and why understanding it matters for all of us youth workers as we pass faith onto the next generation. Drawing from their work and research of Christians all around the world, Andrew and Chris help clarify the difference between persecution and everyday disagreement, grounding the discussion in a definition centered on identification with Christ. More than statistics, this conversation highlights powerful stories from the global church and invites youth workers to lift their eyes beyond their own context. You’ll be challenged to consider how learning from persecuted believers can deepen faith, shape discipleship, and form a more resilient, outward-looking Christianity among your students. Check out opendoorscanada.org and their great resources, like the World Watch List and Arise Africa Campaign . Have a question or want to dig deeper? You can email jeremy@youthworker.community

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy

Guests: Andrew, Chris

Topics covered

• persecution
• faith
• youth work
• discipleship
• global church
• Christianity

Keywords

• persecution
• youth workers
• faith
• discipleship
• global church
• Christianity
• Open Doors Canada

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Open Doors Canada, Youth Worker Community, opendoorscanada.org