Compassion Ministry, The Future of Christian Youth Work
Christian Youth Work is still in essence, a new principle for Churches. Unlike other areas of pastoral Church work, it hasn’t accumulated centuries of wisdom to stand upon. This is probably why it only takes a few years to be considered a ‘veteran youth leader’. At it’s most basic level, working with young adults and […]
3 Overlooked Reasons for School’s Work
There are lots of well known and accepted reasons for school’s work, not least of which is you can kiss your youth ministry goodbye in a few years if you’re not. Here’s a few though that came to mind that are maybe sometimes overlooked: To challenge stereotypes Young people are several generations removed from the […]
Save The Pumpkins – a wee tract
So this is the text of a tract I wrote for my younger London youth group (age 11-14) about 6 years ago. It’s not the best, it’s not incredibly well written, but it’s something. Feel free to use, change, adapt, laugh at… whatever! Tim * Do you like pumpkins? Have you ever tried Pumpkin […]
Teach young people to dream wild – steal the rest later!
When I was 17 I was raising money at my church to go to Bible College. I was at a fund raising dinner that a terrific couple had organised for me, and at the end I went to the front to say what I wanted to do. They asked me what it was that I […]
Tragic loss in the metal world asks how do we respond to metal loving teenagers?
A mainstay of the nu metal movement of the 00s, Wayne Static of Static X passed away this weekend from a drugs overdose. This is another in a long line of shocking losses from the Heavy Metal world joining the ranks of Adam Goldstein (Crazy Town), Paul Gray (Slipknot), David Brokie (GWAR) and Dave Williams […]
How could we raise £25000 in 4 days for a dog, but not support youth mission?
It was in the news this morning that Jasper the dog was rescued from Scafell Pike after he had gone missing a few days ago. I’m delighted that he’s back safely and I’m very happy he’s been reunited with his owner! What stood out to me about this story was the £25,000 raised by 6000 […]
How to Line Manage Your Youth Worker
“Behind every great man there’s a great women rolling her eyes” (Bruce Almighty), and behind every great Youth Worker there is a great support structure. A support structure means more than just well-wishers and prayer-warriors. A support structure means work contracts, policies, accountability boards, bosses, mentors and managers… good ones, not pants ones. I bet […]
3 Reasons Why I’m Learning Welsh as a Youthworker
S’mae. Bore Da. Tim Dw i. Dw i dysgy Cymraeg. Dw i ofnadwy! Y’alright? Good morning. I’m Tim. I’m learning Welsh. I’m pants! Why am I learning Welsh? Here’s three reasons: There are schools and areas that are first language Welsh. Although most, if not all Welsh speakers will also speak English, this will not […]
Capturing God’s Heart For Young People
Capturing God’s Heart For Young People. A talk I gave at Antioch Church in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. This is a version of a relatively standard talk that I give regularly on young people across North Wales. Two passages: Luke 18:1-17 Acts 20:7-12 http://www.antioch.co.uk/wa_files/CapturingGodsHeartForTheYoung_20141109.mp3
Today’s Discipleship, Tomorrow’s Disciples by Nathan Iles and Phil Knox
This was a live blog for Youthwork, the Conference, originally published on their webpage here. It’s 9:08 in Devonshire 1, and the room is slowly filling up to experience the first seminar of Youthwork, the Conference 2014; “Today’s Discipleship, Tomorrow’s Disciples”. The air conditioning is whirring, the awkward ‘chair-next-door conversations’ have started, and the title, […]
YC14 Session: 2 Challenges From Youth Work Works
This was a live blog for Youthwork, the Conference, originally published on their webpage here. “The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come that you might have life and have it to the full” (Jesus, John 10:10). Youthwork pioneer Mark Yaconelli famously said that youthorkers “are passing on the way […]
From Detached to Disciple by Andy & Laura Hancock
This was a live blog for Youthwork, The Conference originally published here. Husband and Wife double team, Youth Pastor Andy and YFC Church Resources Manager Laura will be moving us through the journey from detached to disciple – from first contact to Jesus follower. From ‘park bench to life group.’ It’s the last morning of Youthwork, the Conference […]
Great article on giving talks to young people
Original here: http://www.younglifeleaders.org/2011/02/are-you-giving-yl-talk-anytime-soon.html Quote: 7 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Giving a Young Life Talk I heard Francis Chan give a talk where he honestly confessed his interior struggles while speaking. To address the temptations he faces when speaking, he asks 7 questions to check his spirit and motives. Below are those 7 questions as […]
Talk: ‘Who Is The Greatest?’ Mark 9:33-
Hi folks. Here’s a wee talk I gave a few weeks ago on Mark 9 at Prince’s Drive Baptist Church. As always I hope it’s useful and I’m open to helpful, constructive, love-driven feedback. 🙂 Cheers! http://pdbc.churchinsight.com/Media/Player.aspx?media_id=130703&file_id=141384
Youthwork Magazine Review ‘August 2014 Special Edition’
Here’s a quick first snap of doing a whoollllle Youthwork Magazine Review. Youthwork Mag did something amazing this month – they wrote their magazine for young people rather than about them – and loads of it is written by young people too. The result is pretty cool! There’s the obvious, yet nevertheless helpful summer article […]