Feb 22nd 2012 -
A youth worker recently asked me about re-engaging students who are back for holidays. Now as an aside we have a resource (Studentscape) you can use for that, but, I told him, the key may be less what you do then and more what you do now before they leave. This is not only important for helping young people reconnect when...
Feb 21st 2012 -
Pancake day! A big decision for today is: which fillings to buy? Do you prefer sweet or savoury pancakes? We could go for the classic lemon and sugar, or have a full blown three course meal all wrapped in pancakes! Another decision today is which pancake party to attend. This probably isn’t such a major decision as it’s very likely that...
Feb 20th 2012 -
How big is yours? Mine is huge! You may be relieved to discover that I’m talking about vision. I say this without boasting. My personal vision is to inspire and equip a generation of young adults to be change agents and bringers of God’s Kingdom on this earth, fuelled by a white-hot faith in King Jesus. What is your vision? My vision...
Feb 18th 2012 -
This week's Guest Blogger, student worker Lydia Corbett, offers practical hope and help for soon-to-be-graduates, that we think is WAY too good to just keep to London students! Read this and be there... Rewind 7 years to the windy city of York, and I’m coming to the final hooray of three epic years with friends, Jesus, chips & gravy, attempts at...
Feb 17th 2012 -
I love to watch programmes about people doing extraordinary, often wacky and mostly crazy activities. Last week I wanted a programme about three British guys who raced professional long-distance skiers to the south pole. 30 days of cold and skiing, dragging their kit behind them – bonkers! I listened to an incredible lecture from a guy who walked the length of the...
Feb 16th 2012 -
“Do as I say, not as I do”. We’ve all heard that statement before, but its familiarity doesn’t make it ok. In fact, in our generation it actually won’t be accepted at all. It shouts of something bigger than just a mixed message. It shouts hypocrisy, a lack of authenticity. So therefore, us twenty-somethings have no respect for it, not time...
Feb 14th 2012 -
On the most famous street in York, The Shambles, there is a Bread Shop. The bloke who owns it opens at 9am, sells his bread and closes when he runs out, which is usually 11am. He makes enough, to earn enough then he goes home. Aghast, I asked my baker friend why he doesn't make more, so that he would earn...
