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Election - faithworks interviews

2010-04-14T17:30:00.000+01:00

Check out this video on the Faithworks site. Perhaps you can use this for some kind of discusion on the election...

Cooking

2009-04-24T07:00:00.001+01:00

You can find some ideas for cooking activities on this website. We plan to make gingerbread men in this terms 'Come as you are' Rock Solid session. The idea is to make 'minimee's as part of the session.

Deborah 13: servant of God

2009-04-20T21:37:00.000+01:00

I've just watched Deborah 13: servant of God on iPlayer...not sure what to make of it. Perhaps this could be used to explore ways of talking about your faith, ie, there is a bit about a third way in when Deborah goes to talk to some young people about God. She shows great courage, but is it the right approach? Discus.

Communcations - video clip

2009-04-18T15:03:00.001+01:00

While I was at Spring Harvest I saw this advert in one of the seminars. It would be a good one to use for talking about communication

Faith and fun over a coffee

2009-04-14T18:32:00.000+01:00

Here is a link to an articile / video about cafe church at our church in Hunmanby

Leadership video clip - Prince Caspian

2009-01-11T21:28:00.000Z

I've just come across another possibility - Prince Caspian DVD chapter 7. In this clip, Caspian wins over the narnians to become their leader.

Leadership video clip - Chicken Run

2009-01-08T21:12:00.003Z

I've been looking around for a video clip for this terms Rock Solid session on Leadership. I'm planning to use DVD chapter 6 from Chicken Run. This clip (13 mins 50 sec - 17 mins 55 sec) , Ginger talks about this idea she has - freedom, about escaping....the stuff of visionary leaders.

30 second nativity

2008-12-20T18:04:00.000Z

I just noticed this post today on David Keen's blog

Million Dollar Baby - video clip ideas

2008-12-14T21:40:00.000Z

I just noticed this in my original blog, and it should have been moved here...I Watched Million Dollar Baby last night...what a film! It's great talk material:

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

Check it out at http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0405159/

Christmas play doe charades

2008-12-14T20:58:00.005Z

Here are some ideas for Christmas play doe charades. Basically, make some play doe and break the group up into teams. Then, taking it in turns, each member of the team has to try and get the others to guess the word / phrase using only the play doe....

My suggested words:

Christmas sticking
Reindeer
Snow flake
Christmas tree
Cake
Turkey
Presents
Jesus
Angel
Holy
Shepherd
Star
Decorations
Baubles
Kings
Rudolph
Tinsel
Wreath
Christmas crackers
Donkey
cards
Mistletoe
Sleigh
Mince pie

Origami

2008-12-11T19:45:00.000Z

Here's a random craft idea for Christmas. See http://www.origami-club.com/en/ for more.

Free Stickers to put on your Christmas cards

2008-12-03T18:06:00.003Z

See http://www.therealstory.org.uk/order-stickers.php

I got mine today...they are from the Bible Society

There probably is...

2008-12-01T20:35:00.000Z

This looks like and interesting idea for a website...it just needs a few more people to sign up to it...may be we should chip in...

How to Pray

2008-11-23T09:22:00.000Z

I've just bought this book from Amazon - it has some real useful ideas and tips on How to Pray...hence the name!

www.yehright.com

2008-11-18T07:30:00.000Z

I have been at the youthwork.co.uk conference this weekend and as a result I came across this website. It has a few interesting sections, for example, check out the presentations such at these stats, and these papers.

Young peoples Sunday

2008-11-11T19:14:00.000Z

I just received a news letter from FYT. One of their initiatives is called Young peoples Sunday. There are resources you can download (drama / talks / games etc) here.

The website is http://www.youngpeoplessunday.org.uk/

Israel Kamakawiwo video

2008-11-07T11:40:00.000Z

I came across this video the other day. It features music by Israel Kamakawiwo. I reckon it would make a good discusion starter / reflection / prompt for prayer...

The Secret Millionaire

2008-11-01T10:25:00.000Z

Why not watch The Secret Millionare and then lead a discussion based on this talk? Note channel 4 on demand allows you to download episodes for viewing offline.

The Bucket List

2008-10-27T07:00:00.000Z

I watched The Bucket List last night...very good movie with lots of interesting topics for discussion. For example:

about 25 minutes - 33 minutes in the film, Edward and Carter find out they only have a few months to live...Edward finds a peice of paper on the floor that Carter wrote. It's a list of stuff he wanted to do before he died. A "bucket list", ie, a list of things you wanted to do before you "kick the bucket".
45 - 48 minutes into the film, Edward and Carter are flying over the polar ice cap. They discus faith...is there a supreme being or not etc.
57 - 60 minutes into the film, Edard and Carter are in Egypt. Carter talks about the requirements to enter "Egyptian heaven".

You could probably use this as an alternative clip for my 101 things to do before you die talk

Drillbit Taylor - bullying video clip idea

2008-10-18T18:19:00.000+01:00

I watched Drillbit Taylor last night. The film is about two boys trying to cope with bullying. There are several scenes that you could use from the film to stimulate a discussion. Unfortunately I had to return the DVD so I didn't write down the chapters. However here are some I recall:

early in the movie we see Wade and Ryan's first day at high school. Right from the beginning it goes wrong, they wear the "wrong clothes" and they try and help out some kid who is getting a hard time from the class bully.
about half way though the movie Wade goes home with a back eye which was given to him by one of the bullies. His step-father asks about this. Rather than being sympathetic, his step dad tells him that the bullies were basically doing him a favour...toughening him up in preparation for the rest of life.
at the end of the movie Wade and Ryan decide to stand their ground even though they might get a pasting....the good part about this scene is that it shows that everybody was frightened of the bully, but everyone went along with him.

There are many other scenes you could use...

Harvest

2008-10-11T15:39:00.002+01:00

I've eventually got around to updating my Harvest 1 and Harvest 2 talks...hope someone finds them useful!

This Ability Rock Solid video clip

2008-10-07T18:56:00.003+01:00

We did the This Ability session from Rock Solid last week. Here's my video clip suggestion...School of Rock chapter 5 – 6. In this clip Jack Black has just discovered that the students can play instruments. As a result he starts the new class project 'rock band'. The clip shows that we all have different abilities and we all have a role to play. I finished the clip just at the point where they go to lunch.

Pass the parcel

2008-10-05T15:28:00.001+01:00

This idea is based on something I saw during a service at Christ Church and I thought it might work with our youth group...and I think it did.

You will need a Bible verse, some sweets, wrapping paper, sellotape and some music.

Print out the Bible verse on paper that's a different colour to the wrapping paper. When you have done that, cut out the individual words that make up the verse.

Now, wrap up the sweets, just like you would in pass the parcel. Remember to include some of the words from the Bible verse in each layer.

So....get your group together for a game of pass the parcel. Tell them to collect any words they find. At the end, ask them to try and put the words together into a sentence.

When they have done that, briefly discus the verse. We used Romans 12:10 "Love each other like brothers and sisters. Give each other more honour than you want for yourselves."

Britain's Teenage Suicides: Episode 2

2008-09-25T20:13:00.000+01:00

Check out this

Disposable Friends

2008-09-16T22:23:00.001+01:00

This might make an interesting discusion starter about friendship or consumerisim...