At the start of this post I just want to say that it doesn’t negate planning. Planning is important and creating milestones or steps you want to achieve. God orders and is involved in planning. However, this post by Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest gave me pause and challenged me. What happens […]
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Managing Risk
A Risk Assessment is a careful examination of what could cause harm to people in order to ensure sufficient precautions are being taken to minimise risk of it happening. A risk assessment is made up of five simple steps:
Monitoring and Evaluation
All youth work should be monitored and evaluated. It is an important part of detached youth work because the work is largely unseen and so reporting on the engagement will give funding organisations and supporters an idea of what has been achieved. It will also help give an understanding of what the work entails and […]
Meeting Young People
When you head out and meet up with young people there are a number of issues that you need to be aware of. As a start think about your appearance, voice and behaviour. Be true to who you are. I remember doing detached work with an older man several years ago and he arrived ready […]
Aim of Detached Youth Work
Detached Youth Work should aim to: While it does not aim to:
Detached and Outreach Youth Work
Detached Youth Work Detached youth work operates without the use of a building or activity and takes place where young people “are at” both geographically and developmentally. It delivers informal and social education and addresses whatever needs are presented to or perceived by the youth worker. As Detached Youth Workers have no physical building or […]
Statement of Intent
Young people no longer attend church and have lost a sense of the spiritual. Cornwall has a need for Jesus as it battles: Our overriding answer to all of the problems above is Jesus. It is only in meeting Jesus that many of the issues facing Cornwall and especially teenagers will be healed. In outworking […]
What’s Happening
I am employed as a Detached Youth Minister for Anchor Anglican Church Fowey. My remit is to reach out and build relationships with young people that are detached from the church. My area of concern is Lostwithiel, Fowey, Par and St Blazey. It is an exciting role as seeks to engage and build relationships with […]
Projects
Some things we dream about achieving. At the end of the day what Jesus wants we want but we can still dream. Off-Grid Youth centre A place to site a container which we will extend with an outside space, a fire pit, etc and then run off-grid. We need the area, the container and the […]