Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse

Interrupting Serious Youth Violence 4:Church and Community

Episode Summary

In the final episode of her series on Interrupting Serious Youth Violence Rev. Natasha Beckles covers how the Compassionate Communities toolkits are centered around helping churches to work within their communities to interrupt serious youth violence. Using the meaning behind the figure of the Pieta as a foundational image (Mary holding Jesus after being taken down off the cross) she also discusses the many projects and resources she and the Diocese of London are implementing to bring change in their communities in the hopes of helping young people and their families. This episode's co-host includes Revd. Pete Hopkins.

Episode Notes

In the final episode of her series on Interrupting Serious Youth Violence Rev. Natasha Beckles covers how the Compassionate Communities toolkits are centered around helping churches to work within their communities to interrupt serious youth violence. Using the meaning behind the figure of the Pieta as a foundational image (Mary holding Jesus after being taken down off the cross) she also discusses the many projects and resources she and the Diocese of London are implementing to bring change in their communities in the hopes of helping young people and their families. This episode's co-host includes Revd. Pete Hopkins.

For more information on Compassionate Communities please visit their website.

The theme music for this series is by Nikita Khamenskii. You can find his music here or commission a work through his Fiverr page.

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