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Print out some weather symbols...ask the question...how do you feel? Pick the symbol that matches where you are at...

Note the BBC list their weather symbols here.

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// posted by Nigel @ Friday, September 30, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Thursday, September 29, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 28, 2005 0 Comments

1. Money
2. Drugs
3. Gossip
4. Love / relationships / affairs / break-ups (emphasis seemed to be on the first three and affairs in particular)
5. Abuse
6. Booze
7. Sex
8. Revenge
9. Cancer
10. A life of pleasure (Hedonism)

// posted by Nigel @ Monday, September 26, 2005 1 Comments

Print out some of the caption pictures from Caption City. Invite those present to to choose a picture / write a caption as a response.

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// posted by Nigel @ Monday, September 26, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Sunday, September 25, 2005 0 Comments

Prayer balloons. Ask each person to write a prayer topic on a piece of paper and put it inside a balloon. Blow the balloon up and let it go so that balloons are distributed all round the room. Tell the group to stamp on a balloon and pick up the piece of paper that was inside it. Invite them to pray for the subject on the paper.

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// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 24, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 24, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 21, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 21, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 21, 2005 0 Comments

Make a friendship bracelet. Each strand could represents a prayer. I think I saw this at Spring Harvest

Labels: Prayer, Reflective, Spring Harvest

// posted by Nigel @ Tuesday, September 20, 2005 0 Comments

• Why do people go clubbing?
• What's so good about it?
• The spirituality of dancing
• What are the dangers of Clubbing?
• What are the 'values' of Clubbing?
  • Hedonism?
• Why is club culture so wrapped up with drink / drugs?

• Getting drunk
• Hangovers
• Date rape
• Getting home

• "A survey of 1,000 teenagers across the UK, found half of those questioned had had sex. One in three sexually active teenagers said their first experience was a one-night stand and half said the experience had happened when they were drunk"

• Drug culture
• Fights
• Personal safety
• The financial cost of it all
• Coping with friends that are drunk. From what I hear, a lot of squabbles start when a gang of girls are out...they get drunk and say hurtful things or do things that are inconsiderate to the rest of the group
• Unwanted sexual advances
• Damaging your hearing

Practical advice to consider

• Watch your drinks
• Drugs
• Stick with your friends
• Personal safety

Kai Tracid Video

• Watched with video again, and it raises lots of interesting points for discussion:
• one moment it shows the woman having fun, the next it cut's to her lying of her bed, depresses, recovering
• there are references to sexual advances, drugs etc.
• she eventually collapses, because, as I see it, she was given something which leads to date rape
• basically it highlights most of the issues and a subtle

Possible Bible bits

• Ecclesiastes 11:9 "Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young…"
• The prodigal son - he leaves home for a life of partying
• 2 Samuel David dances like an idiot to the Lord (my paraphrase)
• Could just use random verses that speak to the issues that Clubbing raises
• http://www.kjv1611.org.uk/Night%20Clubbing.htm - not sure I agree with everything this says, but it points out some verses

Websites

• http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/Community/Health_Services/safe-clubbing.asp
• http://www.suzylamplugh.org/advice/index.shtml
• http://www.wrecked.co.uk/
• http://www.roofie.com/spiking.htm
• http://www.spikey.co.uk/orange.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/
• http://www.tastyfresh.com/
• http://www.andyhunter.com/
• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4710900/
• God in the house: UK club culture and spirituality
• http://www.dontlosethemusic.com/home/

Other ideas

• Do the police / website have any advice on this?
• Could we organise some basic self-defence lessons?

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// posted by Nigel @ Monday, September 19, 2005 0 Comments

• Human Traffic is basically all about Club culture
• I've not watched it, but It's all gone Pete Tong might be worth watching
• Kevin & Perry Go Large
• Video for Kai Tracid - Too Many Times
• South West 9 and Sorted - never seen them or heard of them

• Shrek 2 - the bit where Shrek meets the king (Fiona's father). They both try to outdo each other.

• Bruce Almighty - Christianity Today did a write up on 'ignoring the signs'

• The start of Dude where's my car
• Cocktail??

• Holy man - this film explorers consumerism and spirituality etc.
• The Grinch - at the start of the film there is a mad frenzy to buy Christmas gifts...as if that's the whole point of it.
• The monologue at the start of Trainspotting
• Fight Club - the bit where the Narrator is talking about his living room - it reads like a catalogue

• Big fish - during the film Ed comes across a really tall guy called Karl.  He only seems to fit in when he joins all the other so called misfits in the circus
• Spanglish - I blogged about this here
• Austin Powers Gold Member - there is a talk in Videos that teach 3
• Elf - in Lapland, he doesn't fit in...he's three times bigger than everyone else...
• Bend it Like Beckham - 16 - 18 mins into the film Jess refuses to play football because everyone will see the scars on her legs
• The Full Monty - there is a scene about 55 mins into the film where Mark hides in the shed and covers himself in cling film...he is worried about how he looks

• Big fish - Ed Bloom is probably one of the most popular guys you'll ever come across. He is good at everything. If there is a clip in this, it's somewhere near the start of the film.
• Mr Deeds - Longfellow Deeds is loved by everyone...

• A have a film called Gossip on my shelf...I must get around to watching it

• No ideas yet...we've used 28 Days, Loser in the past

• The Incredibles - Mr Incredible and his family is forced to live a 'normal' life.  This causes no end of frustrations for him and requires a great deal of self control
• Die Another Day - at the start of the film Bond is tortured and refuses to cave in under pressure

• Fifteen and Pregnant - got the DVD, but never watched it
• The Cider House Rules?

• Love Actually - I noticed a plug to www.popculturechurch.com on the youthwork.co.uk forum. There's some ideas on how to use the movie here
• The film Sliding Doors is all about a relationship that goes wrong when James, Helens boyfriend is caught having an affair
• Love Actualy - two possibilities
• Jamie (Colin Firth) catches his girlfriend in the act (more or less)
• Harry (Alan Rickman) toys with the idea of having an affair
• Kevin and Perry Go Large - if I remember correctly, I think that Kevin gets the hump because Perry's gets off with 'his girl'. I need to check that out.

Labels: Video clip ideas

// posted by Nigel @ Friday, September 16, 2005 0 Comments

• Gossip
• Love / relationships / affairs / break-ups etc.
• Stress
• Teenage pregnancy / pressure for sex
• Clubbing
• Drugs
• Self control

// posted by Nigel @ Thursday, September 15, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Thursday, September 15, 2005 0 Comments

1. Christmas
2. Heaven and Hell
3. Can you be a Christian and not go to Church? (link with spiritual disiplines)
4. Standing up for yourself (link with bullying)

1. Abuse
2. Be prepared / the future
3. Booze
4. Cancer
5. Catholic...protestant...Jew...Muslim...why can't they all get on
6. Censorship (Music / Film / Internet)
7. Clubbing
8. Consumerism
9. Stress
10. Cosmetic surgery / body image etc.
11. Drugs
12. Gossip
13. Hedonism
14. Love / relationships / affairs / break-ups etc.
15. Politics - plug into make poverty history
16. Purpose / God's plan
17. Revenge
18. Self control
19. Hitting the self destruct button
20. Teenage pregnancy / pressure for sex
21. Terrorism 7/7 etc.
22. The seven deadly sins
23. Worry / fear
24. Depression

// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 14, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 14, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 14, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Monday, September 12, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Sunday, September 11, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Sunday, September 11, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 10, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 10, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 10, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 10, 2005 0 Comments

Choose a colour that describes how you are feeling

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// posted by Nigel @ Friday, September 09, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Thursday, September 08, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 07, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 07, 2005 0 Comments

Collect a variety of different postcards portraying a whole range of places / people / situations.

Ask people to prayerfully pick a postcard that best shows where they are at.

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 07, 2005 0 Comments

Print out some pictures of different road signs - you can easily find these with google. Invite people to choose a 'road sign' that reflects how they feel

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 07, 2005 0 Comments

Make a giant map from an old road map - invite people to pray for different locations on the map. You could use post-it's (arrow shaped ones)

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// posted by Nigel @ Wednesday, September 07, 2005 0 Comments

• http://www.altoncastle.co.uk/frame.html
• http://www.bonsallcamp.co.uk/index.htm
• http://www.hollowford.org.uk/

// posted by Nigel @ Tuesday, September 06, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Monday, September 05, 2005 0 Comments

• http://www.drumhill.org.uk/
• Great Hucklow
• Buxton
• Chesterfield
• Tansley Wood - looks interesting
• Derby

6. Dovedale house is 01335 350365. It appears to be between Derby and Newcastle-under-lyme

7. Christchurch Worksop "is a modern building and has enough rooms to accomodate girls and boys separately. It also has a great kitchen area for self catering." Try Sheila Jepson on 01909 530127 in the church office.

// posted by Nigel @ Monday, September 05, 2005 0 Comments

• A series of different pictures of Jesus portrayed in different ways. See http://theoldbill.typepad.com/photos/images_of_jesus/index.html. There's got to be a talk in that!
• Mobile theology

I'm sure there's lots more!

// posted by Nigel @ Sunday, September 04, 2005 0 Comments

• Sexual temptation - near the end of the film John and Flor are tempted to get it on, but choose not to...makes a nice change for a movie!
• In scene 6 & 7 there are issues raised about Christia's body size
• It also raises issues about success - what is it? is it a good thing?

Labels: Sex, Video clip ideas

// posted by Nigel @ Sunday, September 04, 2005 0 Comments

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// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 03, 2005 0 Comments

• Diocese of Manchester
• Dovedale house, Ashbourne
• Diocese of Worcester
• Diocese of Wakefield
• Diocese of Southwell
• Diocese of Sheiffield
• Peak Centre - there seem to be no dates available for this

Let's see what happens...

// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 03, 2005

• There is a scene called 'in gratitude'. Maggie, the boxer, buys her mother a house but they don't want to know...they show no sense of gratitude.
• At the start of the film Frank refuses to train Maggie...because she is a woman
• The end of the film is the whole Euthanasia debate

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// posted by Nigel @ Saturday, September 03, 2005 0 Comments

• http://www.childrenministry.co.uk/
• http://www.childrenministry.com/

// posted by Nigel @ Friday, September 02, 2005

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// posted by Nigel @ Friday, September 02, 2005

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// posted by Nigel @ Friday, September 02, 2005

1. Celebrate Birthdays
2. Take pictures and make sure you give them a copy. If your using a digital camera why not make a photo CD. Send picture texts.
3. Phone them
4. Visit them at home
5. Send Text messages
6. Create 'shared experiences' - see Memory makers: 50 moments your kids will never forget by Duffy Robbins
7. It's kind of obvious, but needs saying - try to speak to each young person at least once everything you have a meeting. Try to remember what you talked about last time and follow it up...I used to find I was having the same conversation every week with the same people!
8. Welcome them individualy when they arrive. If you know they are coming for the first time try go see them at home before hand.
9. Send them Email
10. Chat on MSN
11. At the end of the year, try recap on what the group has done - create a display, discus what happened etc.
12. Make a group video
13. Make sure they have your contact details, phone number, email, SMS, website etc. Why not get a 'business card' made? I've heard of people making a little card with their details on as well as some useful numbers such as Child line.
14. Buy birthday / Christmas gifts / books etc.
15. Run an open house. Invite people round for meals.
16. Day trips
17. organize a residential
18. Run a website
19. Invite them to youth friendly Church services
20. Get involved in other aspects of their lives / settings...School, sport etc.
21. Give them responsibilities
22. Play team building games
23. Make time for group discussions / discussions
24. Run Fund raisers...Sponsored fast etc.
25. Do a quiz about the group and the people in it
26. Create mosaic pictures. You can do this with software like Image puzzler
27. Develop shared values...what are the rules in your group...official and un-official? Think them up togethier.
28. Run surveys, get feedback, ask them for ideas, involve them in planning / decision making

Labels: Activities, Training

// posted by Nigel @ Thursday, September 01, 2005 0 Comments