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Come and see my amazing friends

May 29, 2013by Martin Leave a comment

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 […]

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Faith, Uncategorized

Walking to listen

May 9, 2013by Martin Leave a comment

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 […]

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The Youthwork Summit: Embracing the chaos

April 19, 2013by Martin Leave a comment

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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Faith, Youth Ministry

Comic Relief Humbug Rage

March 15, 2013by Martin 14 Comments

You probably shouldn’t write blog posts when you’re angry, but something I’ve read this morning has got me decidedly cross. I’d go so far as to say it’s the stupidest, […]

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Blogging, Church

Bjorn for Youth Work: The 11th and penultimate offering

March 5, 2013by Martin Leave a comment

So we near the end of this republishing of the Bjorn for Youth Work legend. Having read it back, I’ve been really surprised at how well – in my humble […]

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Faith, Humour, Youth Ministry

A few things we’ll never do with God52

February 22, 2013by Martin 3 Comments

You may be aware of God52 – the very organic little initiative which grew out of a new year’s resolution and into a community of people doing spiritual formation challenges […]

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Blogging, Church, Faith, Technology

The God who pursues us: A talk, by me

February 21, 2013by Martin 1 Comment

I’ve never done this before, and I won’t make a habit of it, but I’ve had so much encouragement about a talk I gave this weekend at St Mary’s Reigate, […]

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Speaking

A discussion resource for young people on racism

February 6, 2013by Martin 1 Comment

I posted recently about the power of story to unlock discussion with young people, and about the two collections of story-based discussion starters which I’ve written. The resource below is extracted from […]

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Faith, Youth Ministry

Don’t Tumble, be humble

February 4, 2013by Martin 4 Comments

I am rapidly losing faith in Mr Tumble. No, I’m not part of some sort of bizarre religious sect which worships children’s entertainer Justin Fletcher, but I am a former […]

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Culture, Faith

A discussion resource for young people on pornography

January 29, 2013by Martin 1 Comment

I posted recently about the power of story to unlock discussion with young people, and about the two collections of story-based discussion starters which I’ve written. The resource below is […]

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Culture, Faith, Youth Ministry

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