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Compassion Ministry, The Future of Christian Youth Work

Christian Youth Work is still in essence, a new principle for Churches. Unlike other areas of pastoral Church work, it hasn’t accumulated centuries of wisdom to stand upon. This is probably why it only takes a few years to be considered a ‘veteran youth leader’. At it’s most basic level, working with young adults and […]

3 Overlooked Reasons for School’s Work

There are lots of well known and accepted reasons for school’s work, not least of which is you can kiss your youth ministry goodbye in a few years if you’re not. Here’s a few though that came to mind that are maybe sometimes overlooked: To challenge stereotypes Young people are several generations removed from the […]

Save The Pumpkins – a wee tract

So this is the text of a tract I wrote for my younger London youth group (age 11-14) about 6 years ago. It’s not the best, it’s not incredibly well written, but it’s something. Feel free to use, change, adapt, laugh at… whatever! Tim   * Do you like pumpkins? Have you ever tried Pumpkin […]

Teach young people to dream wild – steal the rest later!

When I was 17 I was raising money at my church to go to Bible College. I was at a fund raising dinner that a terrific couple had organised for me, and at the end I went to the front to say what I wanted to do. They asked me what it was that I […]

Tragic loss in the metal world asks how do we respond to metal loving teenagers?

A mainstay of the nu metal movement of the 00s, Wayne Static of Static X passed away this weekend from a drugs overdose. This is another in a long line of shocking losses from the Heavy Metal world joining the ranks of Adam Goldstein (Crazy Town), Paul Gray (Slipknot), David Brokie (GWAR) and Dave Williams […]

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Youth Ministry MOT


An essential annual checkup on youth ministries

Get in touch for a one day strategic and objective checkup with an outside expert. This is a no pressure, non-judgemental game changer of a day. It contains specifically targeted brain storming sessions, spiritual health monitoring and personal support coaching.

An absolute must for both emerging and established ministries.

Youth Ministry First Aid

Is something not working? This provides a tailored session to help you identify the root of the obstacle, and how to pass it.

Plateaued growth? Hemorrhaging leaders? Glass ceiling? Can’t get young people to engage with Jesus?

Let’s have a look together at your context, your strategy, and your resources to get to the bottom of the issue – and move through it. Get in touch for a friendly chat about how we can help you move forward as a ministry.

Biblical Theology of Youth Work

Delving into the foundational roots of what we do, why we do it and how we can do it better!

Either run as a whole day, half day or evening, this session unpacks the Bible’s key passages in context to help us understand exactly what it is were doing. It will highlight essential theology for youth ministry, and it will open up some exegetical practice to hone our Bible reading techniques.

This is a deep day for those who want some meat to study – but also has a highly practical element to it that will help you with writing your own Bible Study material.

Understanding Youth Culture


Understanding the emerging culture of teenagers in the West and applying communication methods that work.

This is an absolute must for new projects – getting to grips with the specific traits and nuances of this generation. We will draw out specifics, make contrasts, and look at how the online world has informed community among young people.

This session will cover the generational contexts from the last 60 years and how that affects cross-generational teaching/learning styles. Can be done as an evening, whole or half day.