Dismantling platforms
A few weeks ago, I wrote this article for the British youth ministry magazine Youthwork. Lots of people said lots of nice things about it, and then I felt warm […]
Celia’s perfect pancake
I can take absolutely no credit for this, but – with shrove tuesday looming – this is the best pancake recipe I’ve ever found. It was given to me by […]
On the Youth Work Summit and female speakers
I’ve woken this morning to a flurry of messages about this piece on the God Loves Women blog, about the numbers of female speakers invited on to the platforms of […]
Moving on
It’s quite a relief to finally be able to write this post. The last few months have been something of a roller coaster, on which more in a moment, but […]
Messiah complex?
So this is strange… I was looking through the photos from the 2013 Youthwork Summit event, and found this pic of me. This is apparently how I was standing for […]
Come and see my amazing friends
Two of my very best friends in the world, Tom and Lesley Thompson, have taken the admirable and adrenaline-pumping risk of planting a church. This is not something they’ve done […]
Youthwork Summit 2013 – my highlights
If you follow me on twitter, I’m well aware that your finger probably hovers over the ‘unfollow’ button a few times around this time of year. That’s because I’m usually […]
Starting from scratch
If you’re not utterly fatigued by Internet self-promotion, then could I take a moment to tell you a bit about my new book, Youth Work from Scratch? This has been […]
Walking to listen
I don’t know how often you take the time to listen to an audio documentary – but let me give you a really strong recommendation of a hidden gem: Thanks […]
The Youthwork Summit: Embracing the chaos
This is the now-regular point in my year where I’ve had to learn to embrace chaos. There’s now just under a month to go until the 2013 Youthwork Summit – […]
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