I have to admit that being here in the United Kingdom’s Post-Christian culture has been a great awakening experience for me. I have been stretched in so many ways with my faith, with my philosophy of ministry, and how I want to follow Jesus. The Gospel has not only become more clear to me; it [...] Read more »
Last September I started a new role here in London with the Sutton Schools Christian Workers Trust (try saying that a few times quickly!). I’m the secondary schools coordinator for this particular London Borough which means that I have the awesome privilege of coordinating and developing Christian schools work for 15 secondary schools here. [...] Read more »
To read the first part of this article, click here. A NEW APPROACH One of my youth ministry professors always liked to quote the proverb about leading a horse to water but you cannot make him drink. “That is true, she said, but you can feed the horse salt!” So how do we ‘salt’ the [...] Read more »
1. Realise I am a Spiritual Being 2. Explore the Relevance of a Connection with God 3. Encounter the Person of Jesus as One Fully Connected with God 4. Discover how to Re-connect with God 5. Start a New Relationship with God A Common Story I was recently helping out at a weekly youth drop-in; [...] Read more »
We all want to follow Jesus and do what he did, but when we read the gospels it can be hard to believe that it is possible. Over the last few years there has been a change in the air, people’s expectation of what God can do through them has enabled them to get out [...] Read more »
Discipleship is a challenging thing, but everyone is an expert at something! Webster’s online dictionary defines “Expert” as: Adj: 1) Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. 2) Having or showing great skill or knowledge or special training as expected of a professional; “an expert opinion”. Noun: A person with special knowledge or [...] Read more »
Family ministry, whether it is for Christians or non-Christians, may not be about calling people to come to a church building, but rather to invite them to join God’s family in a community (EKKLESIA/church = Gathering of people in any place at any time). Going to church may no longer be defined as going to a building [...] Read more »
The mission of the church (ecclesiastical) is not to save the church (institutional). Youth ministry is not about making future church members who can save present church institutions from closing. Rather the aim needs to be refocused in terms of a Kingdom of God model. The young person can now be a member of [...] Read more »
Abstract: An unexpected and unplanned sequence of events led a small group of adults and young people to stop and ask God what he wanted for the young people of a town in the UK called Bicester. The group started to meet to pray and research what the needs of teenagers in Bicester were. The repeated phrase that came out of this process was ‘a safe, warm, dry place to go’. Six months later Crowded Costa was launched in the local coffee shop on the high street.
10 tips for an open-door policy Sharing your home with teenagers can bring them miles closer to the truth of the gospel. But opening the doors of your home to young people may seem overwhelming. If you are interested in showing the gospel by sharing your home here are ten tips to get started. [...] Read more »
