Does a youth worker need to use commentaries?

We all know that church pastors and ministers use commentaries (or probably should!) to plan their sermons – but do our youth work messages come with the same requirements for rigor and depth?

I think so, yes.

Check out the video where I not only make my argument, but show you really quickly how to choose and use them.

Youthwork for the Long Haul – Interview with Ali Campbell

I’m so pleased that Ali dropped by to share from his long experience how to stick at youth work for the long haul.

This is an immensely helpful half hour to get more equipped to stick at what we do for years to come!

Thanks Ali 🙂

If you want to check out more from Ali, check out…

Let’s get into the interview.

How should youth workers connect with parents?

It was a pleasure to talk about working with parents with the BRF Parenting for Faith Pioneer, Rachel Turner.

Grab a copy of her – epic – new book here.

 

What’s the most important – and hardest – thing for a youth worker to know? Easter Special Q&A Video

 

Two dads are better than one – talk

A short Father’s Day talk from 2017 on God being our dad.

 

The Gospel and Jurassic Park – talk

A talk I gave a couple of years ago in a church series called ‘God at the Movies’. This is mine on Jurassic Park. This was first published on a church website which is now closed, so I’m re-posting here.

 

The guy behind youthworkhacks…

I thought it would be nice to give you a chance to meet me – the guy behind the blog.

A lot of what I’ve been doing this last year has been hyper polished and promo-y – and I’m just not really, so I wanted a minute to right the ship, add some balance, and give an off-cuff, unedited introduction to me, and where most of YouthWorkHacks happens (outside of coffeeshops anyway).

Be nice 🙂

Thanks!

 

 

 

Transforming the Church through Transforming Youth Ministry – talk

A talk I gave a couple of years ago on young people and the church. The church website has now closed, so I’m re-posting the messages I gave here.

(Note: The last 5mins is about local work of Youth for Christ in North Wales).

Photo by Jason Wong on Unsplash

The Bible in a 20minute Nutshell (audio)

Audio of a talk I gave at i61 church a year or so ago. Their webpage has now been closed, so I’m reposting the audio here.