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 gave me much to think about!
Chris has ...
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 ...
1st December is World AIDS Day and I've been asked to take some school assemblies on the subject next week. While I haven't fully worked out what I'm going to do in my allotted eight minutes, I've found some resources that may be of use to others in the same position. Feel free to browse the links below and add your own in the comments!
worldaidsday.org - the official website of World AIDS Day with loads of information and the official brochure for ...
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 our time and energy at ...
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 people from across the ...
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 past. Sometimes these ...
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 cypnow.co.uk forum about whether young ...
