Image Credit: otherthings on Flickr This is part of an 11-session series for 11-14 year olds, teaching our mission statement and the importance of it's values: We exist to learn to follow Jesus, to show honour to God, to use our gifts to serve, to support each other, and to share our faith. Session Aim: To understand how we ...

Image Credit: otherthings on Flickr This is part of an 11-session series for 11-14 year olds, teaching our mission statement and the importance of it's values: We exist to learn to follow Jesus, to show honour to God, to use our gifts to serve, to support each other, and to share our faith. Session Aim: To learn about how ...

Image Credit: otherthings on Flickr This is part of an 11-session series for 11-14 year olds, teaching our mission statement and the importance of it's values: We exist to learn to follow Jesus, to show honour to God, to use our gifts to serve, to support each other, and to share our faith. Session Aim: To introduce and ...

Sorry for the lack of posts over the past week, I've been caught up in a lot of writing and planning for the year ahead. Part of my task has been to roll out the new mission statement for all of our children's and youth work, and to develop the teaching materials for our 11-14's youth group 'Ignite'. I've now written an 11-session ...

Last night I bought some cigarettes for the very first time. It's not the first time I've smoked them (that was when I was 16 and wanted to fit in with some friends), but it was the first time I had walked into a shop and asked for them over the counter. I used to work in a newsagents and would sell them all the time but never actually bought any. I ended up in the local off-licence at 7pm because a friend and I were plastering my kitchen wall and I ...