I had the pleasure of listening to Fuzz Kitto at Youthwork The Conference last weekend. From his unique global perspective, he was able to unpack a great deal about youth culture – and how it directly relates to the church and the role of youth workers – into a very short space of time. It [...]
Archive - November, 2009
Youth Work Links for 25th October to 25th November
These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 25th October to 25th November. For more related links, check out my links page New Generation – New Generation is a cross-denominational organisation aiming to connect young Christians from all different backgrounds and denominations, and unite them in Christian school groups [...]
World AIDS Day Resources
Reflections on Youthwork The Conference
I really enjoyed being at Youthwork The Conference this weekend. The theme was ‘Transform’ – although sadly there were no giant robots! As we’re only an hour or so down the road from Eastbourne, in previous years we’ve commuted across each day. This year however we booked a B&B which made a huge difference in [...]
Another trip to Eastbourne!
So I’m sitting here at Youthwork The Conference, skipping a seminar and making use of the free Wi-Fi! I must admit, I love coming here every year. Partly because of the excellent range of speakers and topics, but more because it’s an opportunity to have some space, reflect, think and catch up with like minded [...]
Ex-Offenders in Youth Work
Sorry the blog has been a little quiet recently, I’m still catching up on various other things. Anyway, back to the subject matter… I’ve been contacted a few times now by people who would like to get into working with young people but are facing considerable barriers due to having a criminal conviction in their [...]
YWN Article: It’s fair to charge for youth clubs
The following is a short article I wrote that was published in Youth Work Now Magazine (A supplement of Children & Young People Now) last week. In addition to the print copy, it can be found on the CYPNow website here. It’s fair to charge for youth clubs I’ve been following the debate on the [...]
