Posts from ‘September, 2009’

I have heard good things about the Living Leadership project, which hosts an annual conference for those in pastoral ministry, focusing on their own spiritual refreshment – something too easily neglected in the busyness of ministry. And they have very generously made all their conference talks from the last few years available online. [...]

Great quote from another youthwork book I’m reading at the mo:
The ancient world knew nothing of the ‘teenager’, and Eli bringing up Samuel in the temple must be virtually the only biblical account of a ‘youth worker’. If that really was the forerunner of our youth groups, it is particularly encouraging. It has one member, [...]

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As someone who has just taken on responsibility for looking after a youth group this has really challenged my ‘received wisdom’ on what YG looks like.
I love the idea of creating an environment in which we can build disciples rather than just entertain but am daunted by the task of doing things differently. [...]

Some great resources are available from Damaris Trust on the new Darwin biopic which is due out on 25th September.
Nick Pollard has written a helpful little article on the ‘narrow vision’ of atheists and there are also a range of videos and pdf downloads about the forthcoming movie.

Though we speak in this way, yet in your case beloved, we feel sure of better things – things that belong to salvation. For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do. And we [...]

Here’s a really helpful post from CJ Mahaney. Even though he mis-spells ‘centred’, go read it!