musings on leadership in ministry
Substance In his comment on part 1 of this little series of posts John grasps on of the key criticisms of both Emerging Church and of Youth Work… lack of substance. I often hear that both are prone to style over content. Both suffer from a tendancy towards the flash and attractive. I’ve seen it Read More …
I’m Bored!!! Every Teenager… ever… Malcontent and restlessness used to be the domain of adolescence and political radicals. But it seems that discontent has seeped into the very heart of the establishment and into the very soul of the ultimate expression of conformity, the church. All over the place people are ’emerging’. New kinds of Read More …
Yesterday I spent the day with the nice people at Blue Horizon youth project in Aberdeen exploring the possibilities offered by the interweb. I hope they had some fun along the way. Most of the stuff we looked at is over on the web tools page.
Almost too real… Horne & Corden’s YPC Part 1 Horne & Corden’s YPC Part 1
Today my youth work class at ICC unveiled their ‘mystery boxes’. The idea came from JJ Abrams’ amazing TED talk: The task was to bring something which would intrigue the rest of the class but also enable them to learn something. Mystery Box 1 contained 2 djembe drums and some ‘instructions’. Mystery Box 2 was Read More …
“Young People are Useless!” “Adults Now Afraid to Challenge Young People!” “Unless you have an official role, children are now ‘off limits’.” These are just some of the headlines from reports and articles in recent years that point to a growing gap in the relationships between the world of adults and the world of young Read More …
Being a youth worker can be a lonely job. I know that sounds odd, especially given that the job is to spend time with young people and develop good working relationships with all kinds of people. But the fact is that much of a youth worker’s time is spent on their own, preparing, reading, thinking… Read More …