musings on ministry
BBC 4 has just shown an excellent exploration and discussion of childhood as part of the Child of Our Time series which is following a cohort of children from birth until age 20. Tonight’s discussion topics ranged from ‘play’ and ‘risk’ to ‘communication’ between adults and children and between children and ‘how time is spent’ Read More …
I had Ethics class today at Uni. A quick spin through feminist and postmodern ethics. It was hard work but fascinating. One of the many thoughts that struck me was that these ethical theories explain clearly the differences in Traditional Church and Emerging Church. I’ll try to explain. For me the main differences in the Read More …
Danah Boyd has written a thought provoking piece about social scripts and the place of ritual following her experience at her friend and mentor’s recent memorial service. It’s a great exploration of how ritual is so important to us and it resonated deeply. We followed a home liturgy over Easter this year and it was really Read More …
I met with an old friend (as in someone I’ve been friends with for ages not that he is old) I haven’t seen in years today. Clive was a student of mine, then a colleague for a while, then someone who’s band I booked and told people about and then we lost touch. Facebook to Read More …
I spent yesterday at a conference organised by the Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People, Dr Kathleen Marshall on the topic of non-violent childhood. The day was pretty interesting but to be honest the speakers were preaching to the choir. The most interesting part of the day was the chance to have a chat Read More …
I’ve been thinking a bit about how much I re-enforce church as it is and how much I bring a new culture. In lots of ways I’m sure I do quite a bit of re-enforcing. When I go somewhere new to lead worship I tend to ask them what they usually do and probably don’t Read More …
MediaSnackers explain how young people interact with the digital world If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. How can the church engage with a generation of young people who experience the world as media Read More …