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07.23.08Ethical principles in Youth Work/MinistryThe British National Youth Agency (NYA) has a very interesting document called 'Ethical Conduct in Youth Work' that calls itself 'a statement of values and principles from The National Youth Agency.' The principles of ethical conduct for youth work and what youth workers should be commitment to are: 1. Treat young people with respect, valuing each individual and avoiding negative discrimination. 2. Respect and promote young people’s rights to make their own decisions and choices, unless the welfare or legitimate interests of themselves or others are seriously threatened. 3. Promote and ensure the welfare and safety of young people, while permitting ...
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07.07.08Faithworks: Resourcing Christian community workFaithworks is a movement of thousands of individuals, churches and organisations motivated by their Christian faith to serve the needs of their local communities and positively influence society as a whole. Faithworks exists to resource, inspire and speak up for these vital initiatives. I love what Faithworks is about, resource Christians be do professional, high quality community action. This magazine is great & every time I get it I feel very inspired with my work and get some hope for the Churches work with the community. One tool that I think would be very helpful for any church or Christian ...
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01.19.08Theology is bull unless…Quote from a friend: 'Unless theology leads to mission (or mission dei) then its just bull***t.' I must confess that I am a little boring and enjoy a good debate about theology to the distress of my wife. Yet as I thought more and more about this and the areas of theology that I get passionate about, I came to realise that in fact I now only really enjoy talking about theology that is practical, that can be applied or lead to praxis. I get so born and my eyes glaze over when talking about the theology of creation Vs. evolution or the ...
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01.18.08Using YouTube to get a youth worker/minister[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXq-WlKoTw] Interesting idea for getting a youth work/minister. Looks like a nice location to work! Some thoughts: What's using this ad say about: The church, the pastor (he have an appearance in the ad), The young people involved? Is it a shopping window job ad, nice place to live, nice young people (white, middle class ect). Is this a good thing? Is using the young people in this way a good thing? St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church
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01.17.08Young Life - change the message as well as the methodsI was reading this artical on Christianity Today. It talks about Young Life (YL) fireing or accepted resignations from 10 staff members in the Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina, basically, as far as I can tell, because the staff members were not upholding the traditions of the way YF explains the Gospel. Later on the artical states: "When composing the Non-Negotiables document, YL leaders were evidently concerned to differentiate between style and substance. "We affirm Young Life's style is relational and incarnational," the statement reads. "This means that our proclamation of the gospel will most always proceed from ...
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01.05.08How can Youth Work/Ministry be in the Third PlacesThe Third Place is a term coined by US sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1990 book The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community. Oldenburg sees the “first” place as our home and those we live with. Our second place is the workplace (school, college, university) — where we spend most of our days. But third places anchor community life and offer the benefits that come with broader interaction. All societies have informal meeting places. Oldenburg sees the essential ingredients of third places as: they ...
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12.28.07Free Community Survey TemplateI have just uploaded here the community survey that I did for my community profile that I had to do as part of my JNC. A community Survey is of course a great way to find out more about your community, especially if are new to the area. Everyone has an idea about their communitys needs, but by surveying a large cross section of the community you can get a larger picture of issues and know were best as a church or service to focus your energy to better meet needs.
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12.20.07Low Cost Easy Servant Evangelism 1Hot Chocolate Giveaway: The UK is getting cold! So giving Hot Chocolate away is a great way to make contact with folks who are out in this weather. Here are a few groups of people that you may find: - Shoppers, - Marker store worker - Road sweepers - Police - Traffic Wardens - (my personal favourite) Groups off Teenagers who hang around the streets even though its freezing. USE FAIR TRADE HOT CHOCOLATE
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