Thinking back to March when within a few days it seemed to many of us that our world, life and ministry had been turned upside down. Suddenly we could no longer meet face to face, schools were closed, our church buildings were…
When we first heard that schools would be closing, we were facing a big change in our lives. Yet that has now become the new normal for us. Several weeks on, we hear that schools are preparing for going back, but not…
Book Review: ‘The End of Youth Ministry? Why Parents Don’t Really Care about Youth Groups and What Youth Workers Should Do about It’ by Andrew Root Reviewed by Andy Castle Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/End-Youth-Ministry-Parents-Theology/dp/1540961397 So I was intrigued, and flattered, when someone from the marketing…
It’s very easy for us as leaders to want to tell Bible stories to children and talk about what God has done for the people we have read about. This is where the Bible can be seen as just another history book. …
How should we be talking to children about faith during this difficult and challenging time? Children react to news stories in a variety of ways. Over the past few weeks I have seen completely different perspectives from children. One view was a…
Quite often we put on events at our churches and hope that children and families will come and join us. When we think about the many stories of Jesus, where was he when he reached out? Outside. Zacchaeus was up a tree,…