“The time and context were right for a new response.” Vicki Gale (FYT Regional Activist and RE teacher) talks about the chronos and kairos timing of starting something new post […]
It’s all in the timing…
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What is pioneering?
#ThinkingThursdays | Gleaning in the fields
Things were going well for Naomi and she was hopeful. She had a wonderful family, and two lovely sons. But in an unexpected time of famine, Naomi and her family […]
#ThinkingThursdays | God is Beyond…
Pete and Cornelius live in completely different worlds. Their paths would never ordinarily cross. Peter has been taught all his life that Cornelius’ world is dirty, unclean and simply elsewhere. […]
#ThinkingThursdays | The fire that wouldn’t go out
Moe was drifting through town, looking for something to do. Unexpectedly, he found himself in a part of town he had never been to before. There, at the end of […]
#ThinkingThursdays | Maybe the rocks are screaming?
‘If my followers are silent, the rocks will cry out’ says Jesus (Luke 19:40). Have you ever considered that maybe the rocks are screaming? 95% of young people have no […]
#ThinkingThursdays | Lost in Translation
Jesus was trying to get his point across. This group were a tough crowd and it wasn’t going well… ‘Suppose one of you had a hundred sheep and lost one. […]
#ThinkingThursdays | Get your Hands Dirty
Photo by Amaury Salas on Unsplash Youth Work, Youth Ministry, Theology: they all have to be grounded in context. To take these things out of their place is to only […]
International Women’s Day – #BanBossy
This International Women’s Day, Movement Member Philippa Traynar shares her reflection on the campaign to Ban Bossy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dynbzMlCcw I admit it, I am not a fan of the style of […]
My church has a ceiling made of glass…
Since the General Election a couple of weeks ago, the big political talking-point in the media has been the elections for Labour and Liberal Democrat party leaders. I, for one, […]
Paying the price and walking a tightrope
Paying the price and walking a tightrope: youth work an easy target for austerity cuts My friend Neil has been on the mission field for the last few years. Prior […]
Pioneer Youth Ministry – Edition of CMS Anvil Journal
Over the last few years, in partnership with the Church Mission Society, Frontier Youth Trust has been experimenting with Pioneer Youth Work – connecting the thinking of Pioneer Ministry with […]