Blog Articles
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Youthwork Magazine
Youthwork Magazine has been running in the UK for around 19 years and is the only dedicated youth ministry publication that I know of. In fact, it’s possibly now the only regular dedicated magazine for any work with young people in the UK! It has been a regular part of my diet for the last
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Being Ministry
One of my new favourite blogs is Being Ministry. Written by Paul Martin, the website has a focus on youth ministry and in particular, discipleship. He’s written a number of thoughtful posts over the past month that have got me reflecting on my own practice and I really enjoy seeing what the next post will
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From The Archive: Kids With Guns
From the archive is a series of posts highlighting content previously posted on this blog that may be new to some readers or helpful to revisit: This post looks at a news article for a US church planning to give away an Assault Rifle during a youth event and argues against such an approach from
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Indoor Chariots
A frantic and silly race around the room for teams. Numbers: 6 people or more Suitable for: Any age (with appropriate supervision) Preparation time: Under 5 minutes Venue: A large space, room or hall Safety First: Watch out for scrapes and grazes if people fall off their ‘chariot’ Equipment needed: Sleeping bags or other suitable
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Guest Post: Walter Otton
This post is part of a short series written by volunteers and workers I have had the privilege of working alongside in a variety of settings. I have asked a few of these individuals to write about their experiences of working with young people in their particular context. This post is written by Walter Otton:
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Youth Group Names
Back in the summer we changed the name of our open youth club after running a competition with the young people. The winning entry (by majority vote) was TNT: Thursday Night Thriller. We’re also thinking about rebranding our children’s work here at the church and it got me thinking about names. Over the years I’ve
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Site Tidy Up
If you visit this site directly (rather than via a feed reader) you may have noticed a new design being sported. Apart from the purely aesthetic side, this was for a very practical reason: I found out I was losing subscribers! By randomly checking my Google Analytics stats the other day, I noticed my regular
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Mistakes I’ve Made #3
Everyone makes mistakes, and when it comes to my youth work I’ve made some clangers! Hopefully by reproducing them here, it may give you a bit of a laugh and help you to avoid doing the same thing. Mistake #3: Believing everything I’m told I’m not sure about you, but I can sometimes be quite
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Youthwork The Conference 2010: Reflections
I have to say from the outset that I really enjoy Youthwork the conference each year. While the seminars and sessions are great, the main reason I go back each time is that it gives me space and time out from the busyness of regular life and I can catch up with other like-minded people.
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Drama: The Shepherd’s Hope
The following is a short drama I wrote a few years ago for a Christmas production at church. It’s obviously very brief and quite light-hearted. The intention was to explore the idea of Jesus bringing hope to people who felt hope-less. Feel free to use and adapt this as necessary for your needs. Just link
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