The title sounds slightly jarring but it can be true that we unconsciously discriminate against our children and young people. We sometimes see them as less part of the body of Christ in its local church than say the 35-year-old and his wife or the 70+ year old who has been at your church since […]
Some of us reading this might be Children, Youth or Family’s workers. You know, the usual catch it all churches employ, thinking that it’s really a dally to engage what amounts to probably 60-80% of the population (depending where one draws the line with families). In these roles we are always thinking about how to […]
Wellness Action Plan (WAP) template (adapted for work with young people from mind.org) A WAP reminds us what we need to do to stay well and details what our support (parent/ friend/ youth worker) can do to better help and strengthen us. Multiple supports are useful. It also helps us develop an awareness of our […]
Do you remember where you were when you first signed into Facebook? Do you still watch terrestrial TV? How did the Great Recession affect you? Many era defining moments have proven to shape and develop generations of people.
When thinking about mental health I have lots of things that come to mind. I think of the periods of depression I have suffered in the past. I think of young people and adults I have encountered, encouraged and accompanied along their journey and I think about the prominence of the words ‘mental health’ in the news and media recently.
We know it’s a shocking title – and that’s the point. This bonus episode is about the language we use of ‘personal relationship with Jesus’ and how it hasn’t been as helpful as we imagined it would be. This clips was taken from the recording of our episode called ‘Sunday Isn’t Everything’ with Bryony Baker […]
We’re back with episode 7 of the Youth Work State of Mind Podcast and you know what, Sunday Isn’t Everything! In this episode we’re looking at how to reach young people during the week. Why is week-long connection with God important for our young people and what do we and don’t we do well in […]
We’re back with episode 6 of the Youth Work State of Mind Podcast and we’re going to be looking at Worship. How can we help young people engage in worship? How can we let our young people explore different worship styles in a way that helps their faith? To answer these and many more questions, […]
So you’ve done your outreach, what’s next? This is the question being discussed in this bonus episode of the Youth Work State of Mind Podcast. This conversation was taken from the recording of our Sports Ministry episode with Martin Bateman from Ambassadors Football, Joya Pal-George from Kick and Richard Witham from Scripture Union, and in […]
We’re back with episode 5 of the Youth Work State of Mind Podcast and we’re going to be looking at Sports Ministry and Active Outreach. What is sports outreach? How can we use sport to share who Jesus is? To answer these and many more questions, Ben and Dave are joined by Martin Bateman, Joya […]
