The BBC is running a story about a group of County Durham teenagers who were allegedly abandoned by their youth worker in the countryside at 9:30pm in the pouring rain after they were “misbehaving”. A worker has been suspended pending an enquiry.
They said they had been accused of misbehaving and were told to make their [...]
Today I was supposed to be laying down some vocals for the upcoming Spring Harvest Pre School Praise 2 Album. I did some tracks on two New Wine Kids recordings last summer which went quite well, so my mate Andy asked me to come back and do a session for this new album too.
Unfortunately, I [...]
It was possibly not the most subtle thing he could have done, but 17 year old Ryan Florence made a ‘gun’ sign when David Cameron visited his estate, and has caused another huge debate in the media over anti-social behaviour. Click here for the full story.
From the article:
The youth, 17-year-old Ryan Florence, is electronically tagged [...]
I found this awesome video a while ago but never posted it here. After posting the Beatbox Recipe I thought I should probably add this too… He says he cannot play drums or piano, just edited the video!
Check the guy out at myspace.com/lassegjertsen
There’s a really interesting article on the BBC website about the use of pornography by children and young people. According to the article:
figures obtained by the BBC from Nielsen NetRatings reveal one in four of those aged 12 to 16 who goes online at home looks at sexual images at least once a month. [...]
I often think that reading a good book is all about timing. If the book covers a particular topic or theme that is relevant to your current situation then it can have far more impact and significance than it would otherwise have achieved. This is true for ‘Seven Myths of Youth Ministry: How To Re-ignite [...]
Today the local paper ran a story about the closure of The WIRE. In all, it was a positive piece that focused on the good work we’ve achieved, however there are some problematic statements and halve-truths contained in the article that have already caused some consternation (and it’s only 12:30pm).
In particular, with personal reference, the [...]
I forgot to link to Marko’s post about the top 10 most influential Youth Ministry books when he posted it a couple of weeks ago (so here it is now). Many books I’ve picked up recently have come as recommendations from other bloggers, so it’s well worth checking out the list on his blog including [...]
