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 …
In part 1 I suggested that the church is full of ‘bored adults’, a product of the phenomena of having once been ‘teenagers’. Principles and Values Youth Work is based on some principles. Different places have different core principles or core values. In Scotland the core values outlined by Community Education Validation and Endorsement (CeVe) Read More …
St Peter’s Brewery by Jonathan D Blundell is different. In a good way. Before I tell you why let me first say that Jonathan is my friend and co-host on the Something Beautiful Podcast and he gave me an advance copy of the book. That could have made this review a little awkward. At least Read More …
If you had the chance to start a church with a blank canvas, how would you go about it? What would your priorities be? What would you do first? How would you involve others? What would you want it to look like? And feel like?
One of my favourite books is called Dangerous Wonder by Mike Yaconelli. The tag line of the book is ‘the adventure of childlike faith’. In it Mike argues that following Jesus should be an adventure. That Jesus is dangerous and wonderful and that Christians should be known for the fire in their souls, the wild-eyed Read More …
Monday started early, but no-one was complaining. We’re heading out onto the open, and as it turns out very bumpy, road in Luis’ bus heading for Varadero. As usual it’s hot but as we start to wind our way along the coast the humidity seems to lessen a little and the trip becomes much more Read More …
We arrived in Havana, Cuba, after a short, uneventful journey. How I wish that were true! The Journey A group of 7 half-asleep young people and 2 very asleep ‘guardians’ from around the United Reformed Church Synod of Scotland gathered in the middle of the night to set off on a week-long trip to Cuba Read More …