Learning from your Enemies
Krish Kandiah has a blog post up about how Tom Wright ( N.T. Wright) is the christian equivalent of marmite. In the article he raises this point: “For some of my friends its all or nothing with the theologians they like. There’s a tick list – a writer needs to tick the boxes on a [...]
45 Reasons Why You Should Come to the Youthwork Summit in May
The Youthwork summit isn’t for everyone. We know that. But it is for some people. Check out our list of the sorts of people who should come to the 2012 summit – and see if any of these categories include you… 1. Employed youth workers –because you’re going to hear more than 30 people share big ideas, [...]
Your Dream Home
Nobody quite does graphic satirical horror like the Chinese (well maybe the Japanese. And the Koreans.) ‘Dream Home’ follows the story of Cheng Li-sheung as she looks to finally invest in her dream home. A home that she has wanted since she was a little girl. A home that she promised to her gran and [...]
How do we define Christianity?
I read this on JR Daniel Kirk’s blog and found it really helpful and inspiring. In a previous post he talked about how problematic using a theological statement (like a creed) is to define what a Christian truly is. It makes faith very static and turns it into a list of rules rather than a [...]
My Mistakes in Youth Work #36
I have a BA in youth work with applied theology from ICC (international Christian College). At college we were encouraged to debate different views and interpretations. For three years that’s what I did. Discussed, questioned, argued, disagreed. And it was ok. It was ok to disagree over theology and doctrine. Because that’s what you were [...]
Should Christians Be Causing More Chaos?
I watched “The Dark Knight” again last night and I am still pretty much in awe of it. Both as a film and as a series of ideas, of which there are many. This time around what I was most intrigued by was the Joker’s conversation with Harvey ‘Two Face’ in the hospital. He said, [...]
Every youth worker loves a good film clip
A few weeks ago at college, we were asked to create a ‘mystery box’ for one of our lectures. The idea came from JJ Abrams inspiring talk from ted.com. The objective was to create a learning experience that carried a sense of mystery. Our mystery centred around the questions Where is God? Where can he [...]
Spiritual Quotes to Ponder
Been doing some reading and reflecting. Wanted to share some of the quotes I’ve found exciting and challenging. “All Christian doctrine arises from Christian experience”“ What does that mean for our theology? Should theology be a series of intellectual systems of theological speculation? Or should our theology arise from our own experience? Does this give permission [...]
