These are my links for 18th February from 15:18 to 15:25
Archive - February, 2009
Acts Chapter 1: Patience
This post is part of a 5-session teaching series covering the first 5 chapters of the book of Acts in the New Testament. It is designed to be used in a small group environment for young people aged 11-14, but can be adapted for other purposes. The young people were encouraged to read the chapter [...]
Social networks alter minds of young people
I noticed this short news article about how a British Neuroscientist is concerned that Social Networks such as Facebook, MySpace, et al can permanently alter the minds of young people. Greenfield said while the government was looking into issues around online child safety and privacy, the issue of how sites such as Bebo and MySpace [...]
Shared Items: 24 February 2009
The following links are items that I have read and shared through Google Reader in the last 7 days. Some will be youth work or youth ministry related, while others are of personal interest. You can view my full shared items here. Evaluating my group’s mid-week communication methods 22 February 2009 – Tim’s findings on [...]
Let’s talk about Homosexuality
An Alternative to Accreditation
Mike has written a great blog post about evaluating youth work which I’m really keen to explore. As I’ve stated before, I’m currently researching models of evaluating youth work as part of my dissertation. It’s tentatively titled ‘Relational Youth Work: re-discovering an alternative to outcome-based models’. Basically my premise is that the dominant outcome-based model [...]
Research: Critiquing Target Driven Youth Work
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to answer my previous questionnaire for my dissertation. In the past week, I’ve managed to get 15 responses so far and there is a whole load of mixed opinions! Feel free to complete the survey if you haven’t already done so. Generally people seem to be [...]
Youth Work Links for 15th February to 18th February
Shared Items: 17 February 2009
The following links are items that I have read and shared through Google Reader in the last 7 days. Some will be youth work or youth ministry related, while others are of personal interest. You can view my full shared items here. Hell Scaring Tactics in Youth Ministry 15 February 2009 – Thoughts and critiques [...]
Help Needed!
I’m currently undertaking some research for my dissertation and am looking for youth workers who can provide me with some insight to their practice. My dissertation is titled “Relational Youth Work: An Alternative to Outcome Based Models”. Through an exploration of relational youth work, its effects on my practice, and by comparing it to youth [...]
