Are you going along? I’ll be there, will be good to connect with you and others who might be going…
just also thought, we always start with highs and lows of hte week which has really helped build community into our group and gives a chance for others to see how everyone is doing. sometimes we don’t get much else don’t but it’s become a good place to vent and also celebrate with each other on the good stuff. it’s also a way to get thinking about prayer cos it’s always easy to start by using the highs and lows as a place to start talking to God
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really good resources we use at church are ‘seasons of the spirit’ strucured but with different activities so you can pick what’ll work best.
really good background info and follows the lectionary so you’re following what the main church is doing (if you use that!)
sometimes i use the sessions as they are, somtimes i just use the background stuff and worksheets and create sessions.
material is really good cos it comes in various age groups with a number of kids/teen age groups, as well as adult and all age stuff. niceness
Hi Mimi
Sounds like your feeling very ground down, I want to encourage you, as although the sessions are hard work, they young people keep coming back, and that in itself is amazing!!
I don’t work with ‘churched’ young people, but do understand the difficulties in introducing people who don’t understand how church works to that environment. Rock Solid material might be worth a look, it’s aim is to be fast paced, keep them on the go, have a bit of discussion but play lots of games. It’s aimed at young people 11-14, when discussion can be hard work as they are not used to it or ready for it. Have you asked them what topics they’d like to cover?
I go to a church plant in the middle of quite a rough estate, and young people have started coming to it. One way the church has developed relationships with them, especially the boys is through introducing a lighting rig, which the boys are trained to use. What are the young people interested in? Use it to your advantage.
Maybe something mid week might be more appropriate then a Sunday morning? More relaxed and informal.
I think your doing a grand job
Hope that helps
God bless
Gemma
Looks really good. Thanks for flagging this up.
Hi guys,
I’ve been on here a while and I’ve just tried to leave a comment on the blood sweat & t-shirts blog & it’s not letting me saying I’m not authorised to do this. Any ideas why it won’t let me?
To know that big companies are exploiting third world countries like this makes me feel sick in my spirit. I recently went to India on mission and it certainly changed my life. Does anyone know of an organisation I can contact who is against all this?
As someone involved in producing explore its great to get this feedback. We would love this to be the kind of resource that enhances existing schoolswork and also gives credibility to any groups seeking more involvement at RE. For more info see http://www.exploreforschools.co.uk
Thanks Amy, I knew I’d seen it somewhere! :)
Hi Gemma, yes Wayne Dixon blogged about this conference back in march. see his entry here for details: http://schoolswork.co.uk/blog/entry/schools-workers-conference/
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Fresh: The Conference
A conference to prepare sixth-form students for university to coincide with Krish Kandiah’s (Evangelical Alliance) recently published book ‘Fresh’.
escape from exam-mania
For the year 11s in the school I visit, there are only 5 more days of school before they break for their study leave. I know each school does this differently, but May signals the start of exam season for many young people we come into contact with. My question is how can we encourage young people to keep focused and not panicked; to make sure they look after themselves, and all those other things it’s easy for them to forget about?
Anger Management
I’m working with a young person who is one outbreak away from expulsion and I’m expected to perform a miracle. Whilst this may be possible theologically, faith permitting, I’m probably not going to deliver as completely reformed a character as the school wishes. Seeing the brilliant person behind the behaviour is only making it an even taller order. Thankfully our team book this term is Working with Anger and Young People...maybe God’s already underway!
Blood, Sweat and T-shirts
A REALLY good resource to use when discussing consumerism and our effect on the wider world.
Sport
There’s been some chat on here before about sports in schools and working with young people through sport, so I thought I’d share about a camp that’s coming up in a couple weeks and also point out some training later on in the year for anyone involved in sport that wants to make a difference for Christ.
Self Image
As we all know this is a huge issue for young people, especially for the girls. Working with girls in school I hear lots of stories and situations where girls have stopped eating, feel ashamed of how they look and would do anything to change places with others. It would be really helpful to hear what work is going on in schools with girls, and boys, who struggle with these concerns.
Easter assemblies and activities
Easter assembly fortnight is upon us. Here’s a space to share what you’re doing in your schools, test out ideas you’ve been having and let us know afterwards how it went.
A bit of fun, schools related…
A classic FW email you may not have seen…
Teen speak
Sitting across from a year 10 girl recently in a one to one mentoring session, I was praying for the gift of interpretation as she was divulging feelings based on her experiences but using language that was almost foreign to me! We all know the words young people use change frequently but in some cases it’s almost ridiculous!
Valentines Ideas
Valentines day will soon be here…
