Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Listening quiz
I've thrown together this listening quiz based on the Peter Panda dance scene from the film The Pacifier. Note you can find the lyrics here. We're going to use this with the Rock solid session What did you say?
Labels: Quiz, Rock Solid
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Personal saftey - book
Checkout this book on Personal Safety by Anita Naik. You could use this with my talk on Clubbing
Friday, October 26, 2007
Lost in Wonder - online Labyrinth
Check out www.lostinwonder.org.uk. It's an online labyrinth a bit like www.labyrinth.org.uk
Labels: Reflective
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Our Iceberg Is Melting
I've just finished listening to John Kotters book Our Iceberg is melting - a must for anyone wanting to know about the process of change. Checkout the promotional video here.
Labels: Training
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Making the right decision
Here are some more notes from the Spring Harvest seminar by James Lawrence....
Making a decision can be a tricky business. The outcome depends upon what we do (the action) and when we do it (the time). If we don't get the right combination, things might not work out as we expect. This diagram attempts to show what can happen:
Making a decision can be a tricky business. The outcome depends upon what we do (the action) and when we do it (the time). If we don't get the right combination, things might not work out as we expect. This diagram attempts to show what can happen:
| Wrong action | Right action |
| Wrong time | Wrong time |
| | |
| Disaster! | Resistance |
| | |
| | |
| Mistake | Success |
| | |
| Wrong action | Right action |
| Right time | Right time |
Labels: Spring Harvest, Training
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Pray pray pray postcard template
I've just uploaded a template for a postcard I've put together. I've printed it double sided, in colour, on 200gm white card. We are using this to keep folks up to date on various projects that we are working on. You can download the template here. If anyone knows of any other templates that are freely available, please let me know!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Free photo's
Death by power point
Here's a good quote for those who use power point "You need to be capable of communicating without Powerpoint if you are ever going to fully utilize the communication potential of Powerpoint".
Labels: Training
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Wholeness
Here are some notes from another Spring Harvest session on Wholeness. I think the speaker was Kriss Kandiah. The idea is that there are 3 types of people, and they are driven by different things and if we are to attain "wholeness" as a church we need to embrace all three. Here is a brief summary of the 3 types:
1) The Heart is what matters
They people are prone to emotionalism, Orthopathy and are Vulnerable to manipulation.
2) The head is what matters
These people are prone to intellectualism, orthodoxy and are in danger of "cold formalism"
3) Doing is what matters
These people are activists...orthopraxy and are prone to burn out.
From my notes, I understand that Orthopathy means that having your heart in the right place is what matters, where as orthodoxy is about having the correct theology / beliefs. Orthopraxy is about doing the right thing.
As I write up these notes I wonder how this connects with my previous post on Change. Perhaps this connects with the idea that everyone has fundamental needs....
How does this effect our youthwork...perhaps we need to ask, what are we doing for those driven by the heart / head or the activist...personally am more prone to the head. I guess this is at the expense of the other two...perhaps we need to step back and ask ourselves, what does our group look like? Is it dominted by "the heart"? Are we forever "doing" but not thinking (the head)? I guess we need a balance....
Labels: Training
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Chav Gospel
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Change
A few months ago I typed up some of the key points from the Spring Harvest leadership seminars I attended this year. I thought I'd type up some more on the subject of change...
Principles of change
1) different people react differently to change...at one end of the spectrum we have people who like stability and at the other we have people who like change. For those of us who are trying to undertake change, we have to ask ourselves: what if someone likes stability? After all some people like Church because it is a source of stability in a changing world. Change can lead to:
- strong dissatisfaction
- stress
- negative attitude (distrust / dislike) towards those with other preference
- resistance
- intense emotions
- loss of rational judgment
2) Everyone has fundamental needs to be meet. Those initiating the change need to consider what these individual needs are and how change will effect / meet those needs.
3) Change involves loss...people go through a "loss curve" like grieving:
- Shock
- Anger
- Rejection
- Acceptance
- Healing
4) Fears need to be dealt with in a rational way
Note that change usually requires a considerable length of time...skipping steps can't be done.
Kotters eight phases of leadership through change
1) Establish a sense of urgency
2) Form a powerful guiding coalition
3) Create a vision...a clear a concise description of what you are doing. This should be written in terms of outcomes, not specific activities
4) Communicate your vision, use every opportunity and every tool you have available. Do this time and time again.
5) Empower others to act....coaching
6) Plan and create short term wins (milestones). This enables people to see progress.
7) Consolidate and maintain momentum
8) Institutionalise the new approaches
Labels: Spring Harvest, Training
Monday, October 01, 2007
Bullying seminar notes
These are from some seminar notes from Spring Harvest about 2 years ago...
Some definitions of bullying
Why do people bully?
Some definitions of bullying
- Name calling
- Spreading rumours
- Making up stories to get people into trouble / take away friends
- hitting / tripping / poking
- remarks about colour / physical appearance / looks
- choosing not to be someones partner
- being left out when choosing teams
- taking possessions / demanding money
- hiding stuff
- sending nasty text messages
- prank phone calls
- doing things that you know will make someone ill
Why do people bully?
- Traumatic event
- Boredom
- it gives power
- because they are spoilt and always want their own way
- because that's what in going on at home
- some are under pressure to succeed, so they "have a go" at those who don't try
- they don't fit in...it's a way of getting some power / respect etc.
- they have no sense of accomplishment...they can get some people to do stuff
- they have a negative attitude...
- could be scared of the bully even years later
- being too scared to do or say anything
- can't except praise
- suicide
- causes a wrong view of God...if everyone else bullies you...surly God will
- scared of walking to / from meetings / youth group / school etc. May constantly ask to be driven or may change their route.
- they stop coming all of a sudden
- may suddenly become withdrawn..."hide at the back" of the group
- suddenly start stammering
- threaten suicide / run away
- all of a sudden feel ill before some activity
- begin to underachieve....stop giving the right answers...maybe they are being bullied for being bright
- their stuff gets damaged
- they start to lash out
- they stop eating
- they present improbable excuses
- The no blame approach...draw a pictures / write a poem
- Mediation
- Circle time
- Peer group programs
- "Telling", ie, use a message box to allow people to post their concerns
- Sometimes they bring it on themselves...children can spot a victim from an early age
- Some children don't like their name because someone has misused it
- If you suspect someone is being bullied, start recording any incidents in a log book
- Check out the book Odd Girl Out - the hidden culture of aggression in girls
Labels: Bullying, Spring Harvest, Training
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