I posted recently about the children’s charity Barnardo’s and their ‘Children In Trouble’ campaign that used shock tactics to highlight the victimisation of young people in our culture. In addition to the ‘Hunting’ video I posted, last week their new TV ad hit the screens. It’s unpleasant viewing to be sure, but that’s the point. [...]
Apophenia: Cyber bullying and solutions to helping kids
One of the many great blogs that I regularly read is that of Dana Boyd. She posted at the weekend about the outcomes of the Lori Drew trial in the USA. For those who might not remember, wikipedia explains: Megan Meier was an American teenager… who committed suicide in October 2006. Her suicide was attributed [...]
Some Definitions
Youth Work Links for 25th November to 1st December
These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 25th November to 1st December. For more related links, check out my links page A New Kind of Youth Ministry – Lev’s Blog – BLOGGING ON LIFE, CHRISTIANITY, CHURCH, YOUTH MINISTRY AND RANDOM STUFF! Emerging youth’s Weblog – EngageWorship – Resources [...]
Human Bowling
Digital Youth Work Predictions
MAS over at The (Late) Breakfast Society has posted a collection of predictions for how online youth work could develop over the next 12 months. Below is a slideshow of some of the predictions, but it’s worth clicking through to the post to read the rest of his comments. He says: Overall there’s a sense [...]
Reflections on Youthwork The Conference
I meant to post this on Monday, but didn’t really get round to writing it! I have to say, I really enjoyed this year’s conference. The theme was ‘Deeper’, and was focused on looking after and nurturing your own soul (instead of simply giving out all the time). I actually found the theme refreshing and [...]
Linkage
Sorry about the vast amount of “youth work links” posts recently. I’ve been using the WordPress Postalicious plugin to automatically publish posts when I add enough new links to my Delicious account. Obviously I’ve been adding too many links, so I’ve changed the settings to only publish once a week. You should now get a [...]
Training Day: Interactive & Visual Teaching
This Saturday, Arun Community Church are having our regular ChYL (Children’s & Youth Leaders) Training Day. We get all of our staff and volunteers together about 3 times a year to catch up, communicate news and get some relevant training. This time, I’m excited that we’ve got well-known children’s worker and teacher Jim Bailey coming [...]
Youth Work Links for 24th November from 14:25 to 20:23
These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 24th November from 14:25 to 20:23. For more related links, check out my links page Welcome to assemblies.org.uk – Children Matter! – Christians working together for children Echo the Story – Discover the Art of Bible Story Telling Youth Work Central [...]
