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The Gospel and Teenage Culture

I gave a talk to a bunch of leaders at a mission training day a couple of weeks ago. The aim was to think through how we reach teenage culture without compromising on the timeless gospel of Jesus’ death for our sins.The Gospel and Teenage Culture (mp3)
How do you preach the unchanging gospel in your [...]

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 [...]

So you wanna start a youth group?

My wife Soph and I began a youth group in Annandale in Sydney’s inner west this year. There hasn’t been a youth ministry at our church for probably 40 years. None of the other ministries in our suburb are reaching out to youth – and there are plenty of youth around! So after praying and [...]

J-Walk Magazine

Earlier this month we launched our own youth group magazine. There has been some great feedback from teenagers and leaders. We are currently getting reading to launch our Easter edition. Click here for our site… click here for J-Walk… click here for J-Walk issue 1… click here or here to download [...]

Jelly

STOP! This isn’t actually a good idea. Whilst there may be some water crystal products that are ok for wrestling, the one we used wasn’t. Some kids had a mild rash on their legs the next day (not good). If you try something like this please consult the MSDS (Material Safety Data [...]

Youth Ministry: On Eternal Weight of Glory

I have 30 posts on youth ministry at eternalweightofglory. I have just updated the list. Check it out here. I would love to hear your comments.

The Real Thing blog

The Real Thing is a Youthworks Holiday Camp (formerly known as Camp Howard) that I lead on for 5 years or so. It’s the sister camp to Swing into Action – another Youthworks camp that Row and I direct during the July Holidays.
They have a blog set up counting down to the camp this [...]

Australian Youth Facts and Stats

Here’s an awesome research tool for writing and thinking about Christian youth ministry in the Australian context. It is a website called Australian Youth Facts and Stats put together by the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies. Whenever a significant academic study into some aspect of youth in Australia is released the people to [...]