Resources
Some written, some on-line and some information about print resources available from other sources for youth ministry.
Thanksgiving is about more than turkey?
Ok, so Canadian Thanksgiving is long past, but in anticipation of the American Thanksgiving I found this article. It is an interesting take on what Thanksgiving is all about, and its not just turkey, stuffing ourselves and napping in the … Continue reading
Youth Ministry Interview with Christian Harvey
The rain has stopped, but the evidence of the fall downpour is still obvious as we look out the ministry office at St. John’s Anglican Church in Peterborough, Ontario. I’m sitting down to talk with Christian Harvey, the Youth Worker … Continue reading
Generation 2008 sings “Amazing Grace”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U7jHeen_wU This was the largest national gathering of Anglicans in Canada in 2008 – at the National Anglican Youth Ministry Forum at Huron University College in London, Ontario.
The Oxygen Mask Approach
I came across this article dealing with the fact that youth ministers often forget that they need to make time for themselves to just “hang out with God” and it is so true. Even in my limited time leading youth … Continue reading
The Seven Spiritual Yearnings of Youth – Reggie Blount
At Generation 2008, the National Anglican Youth Ministry Forum, guest speaker Reggie Blount, assistant professor of formation, youth and culture at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary presented an excellent plenary talk called “The Seven Spiritual Yearnings of Youth”. Click here to read … Continue reading
Exploring Science and Theology
Exploring Science and Theology: I first started studying and developing youth workshops on this topic in 2000, in connection with my work at Huron University College in London. With a background in mathematics and engineering, (and more recently, theology and … Continue reading
Are you old, know someone who is old or are you going to get old someday? Have a look at The Zimmer’s cover of “My Generation” This is a cover of The Who’s 1965 release of this song (and a … Continue reading
Friendship and Marriage
This paper was published on the Anglican website and is written by Gary Thorne, Diocesan University Chaplain, University of Dalhousie and King’s College, Halifax. I wouldn’t suggest giving it out to your youth group (it’s a bit ‘academic’), but it … Continue reading
Philip Yancey talks about Sex – Published in Christianity Today
Yancey makes a lot of interesting points in this article. This one is not quite as ‘academic’ as the Thorne article on Friendship and Marriage. This article is also worth extracting some quotes and points for a discussion on … Continue reading
Finding Home
“After a day full of activities at the May Ask & Imagine program, I decided to have some downtime to myself. So, this is what came out of my downtime. After several attempts to find the missing gap in my … Continue reading
