A spiritual battle rages for the hearts and minds of our youth.

Scripture warns us that the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. And that is exactly what has been happening to the young people in our nation who are being taken out by suicide, anxiety, porn addiction, brokenness, meaninglessness and confusion.

It's war!

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Paul Joshua (PJ) Bedwell

PJ is a former medical doctor turned ministry leader who has dedicated his life to helping young people encounter the love, truth, and power of Jesus.

After studying Medical Science and Medicine at the University of Sydney and publishing in the field of urogynaecology, he left his medical career to pursue a calling to raise up a generation of disciple-makers.

In 2021, PJ joined Youth for Christ as director of What’s Normal – a national initiative tackling addiction, screen dependency, and pornography through gospel-centred solutions. From high school scripture teaching to national strategy, PJ continues to champion grassroots engagement and discipleship.

With over a decade of experience in children’s, youth, and young adult ministry, PJ is a passionate communicator helping young Australians navigate life’s big questions –identity, purpose, and culture – through the lens of the gospel.

PJ lives with his wife Mikaela and their young family. He believes every young person in Australia deserves the opportunity to know Jesus and be equipped to make Him known.

For over seventy years, Youth for Christ has been communicating the life-changing message of Jesus Christ to young people.

In the mid 1940s God touched dozens of leaders in different locations with a concern to reach out to those young people that many churches were missing.

Dynamic young evangelists used revolutionary methods to start lively mass rallies in more than a dozen cities, under the common name, Youth for Christ in the USA and abroad. By November 1944, it was clear that an organisation should be formed to handle the growing flood of requests to start new rallies.

A Chicago pastor, Torrey Johnson, was elected chairman of a temporary committee. He opened an office in Chicago and asked a young man named Billy Graham to become the first full-time Youth for Christ worker. Less than a year later, Youth for Christ International, Inc., was formally incorporated with Torrey Johnson as the first president.

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