The little boy woke that morning and looked out on a bright and beautiful day. He jumped up and saw his mum at work in the kitchen. She looked around and saw him and smiled, what a beautiful boy she thought. “Good morning,” she said. “I hope I didn’t wake you. Father and the other […]
Don’t Miss Out
On his return, Jesus was welcomed by a crowd. They were all there expecting him. A man came up, Jairus by name. He was president of the meeting place. He fell at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his home because his twelve-year-old daughter, his only child, was dying. Jesus went with him, […]
Some Big and Confusing Words
Substitution – Imputation – Justification – Reconciliation – Salvation Substitution The doctrine that Christ suffered by proxy for the sinner, and that his sufferings have the power to make amends. Imputation That Jesus undertook to answer the demands of justice for our sins. Justification This is declaring a person to be just or righteous. It […]
Motivation
Motivation serves as a guiding force for all human behaviour. It is the desire to act in service of a goal and it is what causes you to act. It is also used to describe why a person does something. Extrinsic Motivation These are the motivations that arise from outside of you. e.g. Money, social […]
Discipleship
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind… Love your neighbour as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. Matthew 22 v 37-40 Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and […]
May Yellowy Rays
May yellowy rays brighten your waysAnd illuminate you like the sun,Take each of God’s daysAs you walk through the maze,And he promises each will be fun. Sheona Gledhill
Relational Youth Work
If you want to sell an idea, grab a few buzz words, add them to your idea and off you go. Well maybe not… but I don’t really know, I’m not a salesman! I am a youth worker and a buzz word that has appeared and gone and appeared again is ‘Relational’. Relational youth work […]
Temperament Types, Strengths and Weaknesses
Temperament broadly refers to consistent individual differences in behaviour that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values and attitudes. Sanguine People with a sanguine personality type tend to be lively, optimistic, buoyant, and carefree. They love adventure and have high risk tolerance. They are poor at tolerating boredom and will […]
Sympathy or Empathy
Sympathy is… feeling for someone. Seeing they are suffering Empathy is… about experiencing those feelings for yourself. “Walking in their shoes”.
Icebreakers
Need an icebreaker. This is simple and can be used with a group of 8. They pick a number and then you ask the question related to that number. Start with set one and keep moving on, the questions get gradually ‘deeper’. Set One Describe what you would do on your ideal holiday? What do […]
Young People as Leaders
We need to lead young people into an active faith, with an exciting vision. Jesus’ model was to challenge and excite, “If you follow me, then I want you to do what I do. I want you to influence others and to change the communities around you.” He created disciples and if we want to […]
Post Capitalism
Have we moved on from capitalism? I decided to explore the various elements of capitalism, to see whether we benefit from it at all. We are a low income family, living in social housing and paying bills month by month with no savings. The walls could crash around us at anytime! Socialism + Capitalism combined […]