Neil O'Boyle
Neil O'Boyle is the national director of British Youth for Christ. He has a wealth of experience in visionary leadership and team building, innovation and communication, as well as knowledge and understanding of missiology, culture and religious diversity. Visit yfc.co.uk to learn more.
Why unchurched young people matter
7 August 2024This wasn’t the first teen suicide, and I am sadly convinced it won’t be the last. We receive dozens of stories from our teams across the nation of teens who have ended their lives. One of my daughters has lost three friends (all teenagers) to suicide. That’s three funerals, three devastated families and three young people who are no longer here because they couldn’t cope. I went home, and I prayed that God would break my heart and help me to do all I can to fight for a generation that is…
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Making a difference by showing up
27 September 2022At Youth for Christ, we’re about seeing young people’s lives changed by Jesus. We have long recognised that transformation usually happens through relationships and in most cases before we can declare Jesus, we need to demonstrate Him (Acts 1:8). Across Britain, we have over 60 local ministries committed to incarnational youth work. Recently one of our centres asked a local school if they could have a presence there. Initially the head teacher was reluctant and said, “The children’s behaviour…
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