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Lost and Found: The Series

Series aim:1) To see that Jesus came to seek and save the lost2) To see that without Jesus you are lost3) To see that only through the death of Jesus can you be found
I’m writing a series of talks and studies on Lost and Found. These aren’t talks or studies… just some of my thinking [...]

Teenage affluenza is spreading fast.

This is brilliant.

Should youth ministry exist?

What do you think of this?

What people are doing online

This is a helpful graph from business week (click image to make it bigger). It shows the way in which different generations are using the web. (H/t marko)
The implications for youth ministry in Australia (assuming that the AUS figures are similar to the US figures above) are that we cannot ignore the web. Here’s [...]

Teenagers dealing with parents

Can I commend to you one of the best things to come out of CCECYOUTH this year? It’s our latest J-walk magazine. It was all about Parents and how to help teenagers to deal with their families in different circumstances. I’m keen for the material to be spread widely. I already know of a number [...]

Swing into Action 2007

THIS IS A GREAT CAMP!! We are for year 7-11’s and we still have room for more campers! It’s from July 1-6. Please pray… but also think of youth group kids you can encourage to come along. It’s encouraging for Christians – but also a great opportunity for Christians teens to [...]

coast youth REVOLUTION

coast youth REVOLUTION is a combined youth event run on the Central Coast involving a number of churches (particularly those involved in FIEC). We had an event last Friday night and a 1.5 day conference on 7-8 Sept 07. We’ve had some great speakers over the last few years. Check out their [...]

Engaging with culture

The dudes over at Marshill are very good at engaging with culture. They are helpful in showing how to discern the messages being preached by culture (this is the whole premise behind film & theology). The main question that they ask is what message is being communicated, and what gospel is being preached [...]

What the Central Coast needs

The Central Coast has been in the SMH a bunch of times in the last 2 days: here (pics) on old and young alike wasting time at Erina Fair (see my post here); here on transport; here on gangs; here on a local teenage model; and more here (pics) on Friday nights at Erina [...]

J-Walk Issue #004

The Parents Issue
Listen to the companion PODCAST
Click here to download simple format (viewable on screen)
Click here to download fancy booklet (not for the faint hearted)
Click here to view and discuss articles online – more will be added over the next week
Guest Authors include: John Piper, John Dickson and Michael Corbett-Jones.
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