walls in our lives September 30, 2010
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a few days back I had an opportunity to visit Berlin, it is a great city. One of my desires was to see something of the wall and Checkpoint Charlie, the experience challenged me in ways that I had not anticipated.
The drawing is my response as the question must be asked, what are the walls in our own lives?
coming home to youthwork September 24, 2010
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jigsaw envy
Once in a while things fall naturally into place – when those moments come it is exciting and liberating. Usually though, life is full of head scratching moments that have us searching in our quest for appropriate decisions.
My passion for youth work has never waned, for many years is was my employment status but for the last little while my employment has been in a different sphere, whilst having smaller influence in the youth world. It has not always been easy, yet now things are different. In a few days time the journey takes me back into youthwork as a volunteer – needless to say, I am stoked. The adrenaline is pumping, the excitement is at fever pitch levels and part of me realises that “I AM COMING HOME!”
It is a brand new group/idea and there are just 2 of us getting ready to roll but the roller coaster ride of success and failure is about to begin again. Time to think and dream, time to sit in the stairwell of the young people, time to weep and rejoice, time to be liberated to the call of God.
In writing this, I am aware that some will not understand – guess what? I don’t care! I am Home!
almost christian September 10, 2010
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Once again, another challenging read from Kenda Creasy-Dean. Whilst set firmly in the American church setting, there are many parallels and similarities with the UK church. Youthworkers will enjoy the challenges set, better still if church leaders were to grasp some of the issues and pro-actively engage.
There are more capable people who will no doubt review the book – over to you Ian – but its greatest challenge is not for teenagers but for adults and the ways in which they relate to teenagers. In 3 words – “reclaim the story”. Once this is done, a more meaningful faith will develop and then be cultivated.
My excuse for holding back is the imminent book launch “The Faith of Generation Y” (Mayo, Mayo, Nash, Cocksworth) which has also done significant research over the last 5-6 years – it also will talk about “the story”. The 2 books together may be a very useful challenge to Christian youthworkers as they reflect and adapt to the world around them.
Will offer more thoughts after reading that.
