Colours to the mast…

Good luck to Motherwell as they begin their European adventure in the UEFA Cup away to Nancy of France tonight.  The game is on BBC2 at 6pm for those of us unlucky enough not to be there.  C’mon the ‘Well. Update: Nancy 1-0 Motherwell That’s not a bad result away from home for Motherwell.  Nancy Read More …

URConnected 1.1

Not so much an upgrade as an add on…  Two chances for you to explore some nice tools for getting your church / group / self online.  We’ll explore WordPress, the power behind this site and iChurch, as well as some social media tools.  Both the Glasgow and Edinburgh workshops are limited to 8 people Read More …

Some Days Are Better Than Others

They just are.  Today was a day that most days will be better than.  This could be the benchmark by which other days will be measured. The thing is that when taken in its component parts it hasn’t been too bad but as a whole… sucks. I started out in a bad mood.  Woke up Read More …

Scottish Youth Ministry Bloggers?

I know there are some of you out there… You youth workers doing your thing and blogging about it. Chris is new to the blogosphere and in his enthusiasm has suggested that we should try to network Youth Ministry Bloggers in Scotland.  I know there is a Scottish Christian page with lots of links to Read More …

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Resources

The movie of one of my favourite books is out today and with it comes a load of downloadable discussion resources for church groups.  Go here to get them.

Is seeing the negative a positive?

I’m not generally prone to being miserable.  Sometimes quiet but not usually sullen.  And I’m not today.  I’m feeling ok, not up but certainly not down.  So why the self reflection? Well, I’ve just left my feedback on the NYA over on the planning wiki and I’ve highlighted all the things I thought could be Read More …

Youth Activism and Social Media

Over the weekend at NYA2008 we spoke about the power of social media to bring people together for good.  I wish I’d checked all my RSS feeds because Ypulse have a great article linking to 10 youth activism sites.  All great examples of how the web can be used to organise people and bring them Read More …