We’ve recently been tackling some difficult themes at Fuel, our church youth group for 15′s+ and the most recent was the topic of Homosexuality and the Bible. The following is the notes that I prepared for the evening and they were designed as a discussion starter. As such they are in no way a comprehensive [...]
Archive - November, 2007
9 most Badass Bible verses
Here’s a link to a list of the 9 most Badass Bible Verses as chosen by cracked.com. Although funny and irreverent with plenty of swear words and sexual references (you’ve been warned), it provides a enthusiastic view of some of the more interesting biblical passages from a non-christian perspective. Our hero Ehud came up with [...]
Fortune Cookie Wisdom
Young people warned over social websites
The BBC are running a story today about the dangers of posting too much information to social networking websites like MySpace, FaceBook, etc. While this information is nothing new (stories of cyber-theft, bullying and suicide have been coming thick and fast for a while) the article comes at the angle of how this information can [...]
Contact Me
Over the last couple of days I’ve had people who read this site try and contact me. Their comments made me realise that it’s not that easy to get hold of me without commenting on a post or following a link trail until they find Arun Community Church‘s phone number! Therefore, I’ve added a Contact [...]
Youthwork The Conference
Is anyone out there attending Youthwork The Conference in Eastbourne this weekend? If so, why not leave me a comment and I’ll get in touch and buy you a coffee while we’re there! Good deal eh? Also, don’t forget to check out schoolswork.co.uk, the great new resource site for those working with young people in [...]
Drugs for ADHD ‘not the answer’
Ever since I started out in youth work, I’ve dealt with children and teens who had behaviour problems and hyperactive tendencies. In most cases the family circumstances exacerbated the situation as they weren’t in a position to support the child’s needs. Invariably those individuals got diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Defecit Hyperactivty Disorder) and were started [...]
Dave Sharples at the Conservative Conference
This is a great speech from Dave Sharples who set up Kidz Klub out of Frontline church in Liverpool. Given the platform at the recent conservative conference, he stirs up the audience with his message of hope and a passionate plea for a recognition of community-based workers rather than bureaucratic policies.
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