http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community Youthwork Community forum, for Christian Youthworkers. en-us 20 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4952#4952 Peta0 - Would your rector (presuming he´s Anglican) be willing to sacrifice half of his £20k+ salary instead? It´s not like he would have a mortgage to pay! I really think churches need to recognised that many of us already take a substantial pay cut compared to our similarly qualified secular colleagues! It´s not like we´re in it for the money, but simply being treated fairly would be nice. I am in a very good church for this kind of thing (they even paid for me to do an MA) which is w[..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4952#4952 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:49:30 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4951#4951 Nope, I have no need to look around for a new job - but I always enjoy looking at the adverts! http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4951#4951 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:43:36 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4950#4950 PetaO I know i PM you but that does not sound right with them making you reduntant and then readvertising the post but make it less pay and the same job. This really does hurt me, to see how churches think they can treat youth worker and get away with it. http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4950#4950 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:43:47 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4949#4949 I find this one to be the worst post advertised. I just feel for the person as i bet they are going to be new to full time youth work and burn out really quick. Pete you not going to apply?? As it looks like you are look around at new posts? lol http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4949#4949 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:38:08 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4948#4948 My church is making me redundant on Saturday. They have decided they can no longer afford to employ me under the terms of my current contract and want me to take a 50% pay cut under the new offer they´ve drawn up. They are willing to reduce my contracted hours, but in my last meeting the rector actually picked up the paper copy of this advert and read aloud the "additional volutnary hours as appropriate" line, saying he thought that was a good model!!! So, after listening to him for a while it [..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4948#4948 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:59:27 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4875&CatID=1&Post=4947#4947 totally understand your point. http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4875&CatID=1&Post=4947#4947 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:15:22 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4942&CatID=2&Post=4946#4946 This is probably slightly off what you´re after but still relevent. One thing we teach young people about is using their bodies for God´s glory so for example we run a skate park & teach them that BMXing/skating is a gift from God & they can use that gift to worship God & it´s using their bodies in a positive way & letting God use their talents.We also give the same message within our dancing too. Back on topic there´s a good book & resource called Pure by Linda Marshall which looks at sex &[..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4942&CatID=2&Post=4946#4946 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:59:09 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4945&CatID=2&Post=4945#4945 Can anyone recommend any resources which cover fasting please? http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4945&CatID=2&Post=4945#4945 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:29 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4928&CatID=2&Post=4944#4944 Thank you, with a capital T H A N K Y O and U , for those Anna! :-) http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4928&CatID=2&Post=4944#4944 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:33:04 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4942&CatID=2&Post=4943#4943 candy worker wrote: "Hello all, I´m putting together a session and talk for 14-18´s this weekend on the subject of "My Body - How to use it for God´s glory". Does anyone have any ideas they could share of how I can highlight our media obsessed image of the perfect body that is mine to do with as I want VS my body, God´s temple, for His service. Thanks :/" [..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4942&CatID=2&Post=4943#4943 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:21:08 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4942&CatID=2&Post=4942#4942 Hello all, I´m putting together a session and talk for 14-18´s this weekend on the subject of "My Body - How to use it for God´s glory". Does anyone have any ideas they could share of how I can highlight our media obsessed image of the perfect body that is mine to do with as I want VS my body, God´s temple, for His service. Thanks :/ http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4942&CatID=2&Post=4942#4942 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:37:25 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4941#4941 "Our Youth Worker is moving on..." kinda sums it up really... http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4941#4941 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:35:24 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4940#4940 http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/showJob.asp?id=90975&date=0&type=0 Check out that job advert - especially the bit where it says ´we´ll pay you for 30 hours a week, and expect you to work on a voluntary basis for the rest when required. I´m sure we all put in extra hours - I know I do! - but offering to do ore hours through a sense of calling is one thing, being told you HAVE to volunteer seems bad. Rant over. http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4940&CatID=2&Post=4940#4940 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:22:56 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4875&CatID=1&Post=4939#4939 Sorry I just thought the main point of working with young people from a christian point of view would be to try and get them as involved with as many thing as possible in realtion to outreach events to give all young people a chance to hear the gospel. I´n not about stealing young people, but I believe there is one church, God´s church and we should all be working together for his glory and I believce partnerships and networking to be vital in reaching all young people. http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4875&CatID=1&Post=4939#4939 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:21:54 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4938&CatID=7&Post=4938#4938 Hi, We are looking for self-funded volunteers aged 18yrs upwards who have a heart for Christian Evangelism in a non-preaching setting. We are a International Media Organisation established in 1995. We get involved in exciting youthwork projects all over the world and are currently seeking volunteers to serve at our head office in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. For more details please visit out website at http://www.vinemedia.co.uk - Unfortunately our website is down at the moment as we [..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4938&CatID=7&Post=4938#4938 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:51:35 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4888&CatID=1&Post=4937#4937 Shame you can´t make it, but thanks for generating some interest! Any ideas for other networks we can tap into to publicise it? We didn´t want to just put on a London lecture, but we clearly need to publicise this better in networks local to Leeds http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4888&CatID=1&Post=4937#4937 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:07:16 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4888&CatID=1&Post=4936#4936 Just realised that it´s on a thursday that I can´t go to - which actually makes me quite disappointed. Almost disappointed enough to go the one down south like last year! But it does mean I´ll have to recind my offer, I am very sorry!!!! http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4888&CatID=1&Post=4936#4936 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:56:23 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4888&CatID=1&Post=4935#4935 Just bumping this up to see if we can find any takers :) Leaving from Hartlepool, Teesside! http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4888&CatID=1&Post=4935#4935 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:15:44 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4902&CatID=1&Post=4934#4934 I completely accept Spirit´s point about the style, I found it ok to read but I could imagine other found it quite hard. That said the content of the article I found helpful. There´s nothing wrong with having a postmodern scepticism at the ´expert´, but at the same time there´s nothing wrong with having a sense of humility and recognising that other people can teach us something, whether we consider them to be our ´senior´ or not. Some of those bullet points we will use (like most of the ´goi[..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4902&CatID=1&Post=4934#4934 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:12:38 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4902&CatID=1&Post=4933#4933 Hi Spirit, if you´d like to cancel your subscription give our Crowborough office a call - the number is in the magazine. Sorry about the issue with the residentials feature - I´m afraid we got that one wrong, and to compensate I´ll make sure we put the whole thing online in a very readable fashion. As for the ´experts´ - as we said these are experienced youth ministry practitioners. Fuzz has been working with young people all over the world for decades; Jon Langford in the same church for[..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4902&CatID=1&Post=4933#4933 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:47:44 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4897&CatID=2&Post=4932#4932 Hi I use the info set out in the Best Practice Manual from amaze saves many hours of work. One of the great thing is you can get a usb with all the policies and doc on it save many hours of having to type them up you can change them to best suit you. Have a look at www.amaze.org.uk Here is the out line of the chapter on Information and Communication Technology Introduction Technology is part of our life CT Safety Policy Learning styles Using the right ones for the right me[..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4897&CatID=2&Post=4932#4932 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:11:09 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4902&CatID=1&Post=4931#4931 l feel not first time this has been brought up,but before we threw the March magazine into the bin (having offered around and the usale no interest)could anyone read the article on residentials the type face and couler selection made it unreadable. also the content who where these experts? How does the editor NOT get it! All of these experts are just not that. poor poor poor, can we have our subscription money back? http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4902&CatID=1&Post=4931#4931 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:22:25 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4928&CatID=2&Post=4930#4930 Me again, just also thought about meant to live & this is your life by switchfoot. http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4928&CatID=2&Post=4930#4930 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:50:56 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4928&CatID=2&Post=4929#4929 Hi, Here are a few suggestions: Rescued You alone can rescue (matt redman) Came to my rescue/be lifted high (Hillsong United) Restored My Sould is complete (phil shaw) Majesty (Martin Smith) Because of your love - (phil wickham)might be slightly tenuous but i think it fits Revived Alive (Ken Riley & Tim Hughes) Everlasting God/Strength will rise (Brenton Brown & Ken Riley) Salvation is here (Hillsong Unites) As an alternative to ´worship songs´ Dj Andy[..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4928&CatID=2&Post=4929#4929 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:49:21 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4928&CatID=2&Post=4928#4928 I´m leading a youth weekend in a couple of weeks and my session titles are the 3 Rs - Rescued, Restored and Revived! I´m hoping to be able to give each session a theme tune and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. Below is a list of the first songs that popped in to my head: Rescued Rescuer - Johnny Parks et al Love Came Down - Ben Cantelon Restored Everyone Needs Compassion - Ben Fielding & Reuben Morgan Overcome - Desperation Band Revived Happy D[..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4928&CatID=2&Post=4928#4928 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:08:49 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4927&CatID=2&Post=4927#4927 So in the half term I have been looking forward to Easter Services! (One for upper school one for lower school) I´m looking for a creative way of presenting the Easter narrative from Mark without using a projector (there wont be one in the churches we are using) and using students (they are school but I am stuck for ideas! Our services have plenty of creativity and I am keen that the message of Easter (we are focusing on Forgiveness this year) is not either lost in translation or that it fe[..] http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4927&CatID=2&Post=4927#4927 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:49:19 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4897&CatID=2&Post=4926#4926 The safeguarding board for my area (Manchester) is in the process of finishing one, its worth looking at the school one but it will be more constricting, good luck! http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4897&CatID=2&Post=4926#4926 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:32:18 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4925&CatID=2&Post=4925#4925 I was wondering, from your perspectives, what are the best GAP year opportunities out there? I know it is very subjective, but I´d like to hear what you´ve liked the best either personally, or through watching your youth and what you can see has the biggest impact. Again, I know totally subjective, but just wondering what´s out there. Thanks! http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4925&CatID=2&Post=4925#4925 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:01:41 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4875&CatID=1&Post=4924#4924 hi I´m based in brum, and would love to meet with other youth workers/pastors. However, I am a little reluctant if it becomes a chance for us to scoop up other young people for our events....It would be great to meet for mutual support, or otherwise you end up feeling a bit used! http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4875&CatID=1&Post=4924#4924 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:02:19 +0100 http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4901&CatID=2&Post=4923#4923 good point Pete. I think that is a wise answer. I am reminded of the Romans 12 passage that talks about the bredth of spiritual gifts....prophet, servant, encourager etc....I guess in youth ministry, it depends on who God has called into a youth ministry context that effects what kind of ministry grows from it. http://www.youthwork.co.uk/community/Forum/Posts.asp?subject=4901&CatID=2&Post=4923#4923 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:59:53 +0100