S4E18 Stirring up Spiritual Curiosity, with Joy and Darren Stevens

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 12:45 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