IFES Podcasts
Let’s talk about student ministry
Subscribe to IFES podcasts to discover a world of information about global student ministry.
On Voices of IFES, we go straight to the source to hear about ministry projects, ideas, and perspectives. It features interviews with students and leaders from around the IFES fellowship. Among other things, you’ll hear about pioneering new campuses, using computer coding to spread the gospel, and keeping integrity in a highly secular context. You’ll learn from people from every corner of the world and discover the amazing ways our Fellowship is reaching students.
Prayerline delivers a story coming straight from the grassroots of one of our 163 IFES movements. You may hear about the bravery of students facing persecution, innovative approaches to evangelism, or the impact of a small dormitory Bible study. At the end we will give you a few ways to pray for the students you met in the story. It is a great way to stay up to date on how you can pray for movements around the world.
The Joys, Challenges, and Opportunities of Student Ministry in French-speaking Africa: in Conversation with Emmanuel Bagumako.
On this Voices of IFES, Gordon Govier (IFES/USA) hosts Emmanuel Bagumako, IFES Regional Secretary for Francophone Africa.
Emmanuel describes his journey from being a pastor’s son and student leader to taking on his new role as Regional Secretary.
He shares insights into the ministry context across this varied region of 18 national movements (and four pioneering). Learn about the joy of a rapidly growing and spiritually open student generation as well as the challenges, like travel barriers and insecurity. Discover how IFES ministry is fostering healthy leadership transitions and facilitating new ways of reaching Gen Z. And find out what to pray for the Francophone Africa regional team and its national movements.
Gen Z Insights podcast series
What’s happening with Gen Z and faith worldwide? How can we best serve this new generation? Hear global conversations about ministry among today’s university students in the Gen Z Insights podcast mini-series.