Shane Waddle, a colleague from the Church Commissioners, is doing some research to support his studies at the University of Derby and is looking at assumptions and values together with changes to terms of service for clergy who happen to be employed following the introduction of Common Tenure.
He would be keen to hear from Church of England chaplains. His web based survey is available here:
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Friday, 18 May 2012
Want to be part of theRoyal visit?
NOMINATIONS are still open for our search for unsung heroes to attend a special date with the Queen.
Last week newspapers across Worcestershire set out to find the unsung heroes of our local communities who could join the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee tour of the county.
They have secured agreement with the organisers to reserve about 300 places at Worcester Cathedral to join an invitation-only audience for the visit of Her Majesty on July 11.
Those chosen will join the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and other dignitaries to watch a special presentation about Worcestershire and will have a grandstand view of her unveiling a plaque to mark the momentous occasion.
Since launching the search, they have received nominations from across the county. They include all sorts of people whose actions have helped the lives of those around them. From charity fundraisers, to volunteers, teachers, carers, neighbours, youth workers, and those who have battled illness, you have been nominating your local heroes for our very special reward.
Buckingham Palace has been keen to ensure that those attending the jubilee celebrations should reflect the whole community, and the best in the community.
There’s still time to nominate your local hero. Just send in their name, address, any contact details you have on the special coupon (which you can download here), along with a ‘citation’ of four or five sentences explaining why you think they are local heroes deserving of royal recognition. You can write your ‘citation’ on a separate piece of plain paper, or email your application to roni.skye@worcesternews.co.uk.
Get your nomination to them at the address printed on the voucher by May 25 in time for us to choose the lucky 300, contact them and make the necessary arrangements.
You can post it, or e-mail it to roni.skye@worcesternews.co.uk
Let’s honour the unsung heroes of our county. Get nominating now.
Last week newspapers across Worcestershire set out to find the unsung heroes of our local communities who could join the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee tour of the county.
They have secured agreement with the organisers to reserve about 300 places at Worcester Cathedral to join an invitation-only audience for the visit of Her Majesty on July 11.
Those chosen will join the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and other dignitaries to watch a special presentation about Worcestershire and will have a grandstand view of her unveiling a plaque to mark the momentous occasion.
Since launching the search, they have received nominations from across the county. They include all sorts of people whose actions have helped the lives of those around them. From charity fundraisers, to volunteers, teachers, carers, neighbours, youth workers, and those who have battled illness, you have been nominating your local heroes for our very special reward.
Buckingham Palace has been keen to ensure that those attending the jubilee celebrations should reflect the whole community, and the best in the community.
There’s still time to nominate your local hero. Just send in their name, address, any contact details you have on the special coupon (which you can download here), along with a ‘citation’ of four or five sentences explaining why you think they are local heroes deserving of royal recognition. You can write your ‘citation’ on a separate piece of plain paper, or email your application to roni.skye@worcesternews.co.uk.
Get your nomination to them at the address printed on the voucher by May 25 in time for us to choose the lucky 300, contact them and make the necessary arrangements.
You can post it, or e-mail it to roni.skye@worcesternews.co.uk
Let’s honour the unsung heroes of our county. Get nominating now.
Funding Opportunity
Do you work with young people who have innovative, creative and exciting ideas for projects that will make their area a better place?
At Live UnLtd we provide the money and one-to-one support to make their ideas a reality... We are launching our Live UnLtd Summer of Great Ideas Campaign and are keen to receive applications from any young people who want to set up their own community impact project. The deadline for applications is 31st May 2012.
We back people aged 11-21 with cash & support to launch projects that can change their world for the better. Projects can be around any topic/issues that young people are interested in from the arts and sport to the environment or bullying. We have helped support inter-generational projects, start sports clubs, assist art and community projects and helped people start their own sustainable social enterprises.
All projects and enterprises are run by the young people themselves.
Support is available in the form of cash awards starting at around £500 which is used to start projects and pay for equipment etc.
You’ll also be given a dedicated Development Manager to help you with your project planning and budgeting. All of our support is free of charge.
Who can apply?
11+ yrs of age, Living in the UK
Applying as an individual or informal group, with your own idea.
This means that you cannot apply on behalf of an organisation. For example your school, youth club or youth centre.
Applications to UnLtd must meet the following criteria:
Tell us what specific activities your project/enterprise includes and what you hope to achieve Provide a learning experience or opportunity for you the applicant
How do people apply?
Applicants between 11-21 years old need to fill in an enquiry form.
This can be found here.
Applicants over the age of 21 years old can request an application form by calling our regional office on 0121 766 4570.
More information can also be found here .
CONTACT US:
If you’d like more information on what we do or would like us to come and talk to colleagues/young people you work with please get in touch. Midlands: Sarah Brent (sarahbrent@unltd.org.uk) 0121 766 4570 or 07540 413 909 UnLtd is a registered charity, number 1090393 and our company registration number is 4180639.
At Live UnLtd we provide the money and one-to-one support to make their ideas a reality... We are launching our Live UnLtd Summer of Great Ideas Campaign and are keen to receive applications from any young people who want to set up their own community impact project. The deadline for applications is 31st May 2012.
We back people aged 11-21 with cash & support to launch projects that can change their world for the better. Projects can be around any topic/issues that young people are interested in from the arts and sport to the environment or bullying. We have helped support inter-generational projects, start sports clubs, assist art and community projects and helped people start their own sustainable social enterprises.
All projects and enterprises are run by the young people themselves.
Support is available in the form of cash awards starting at around £500 which is used to start projects and pay for equipment etc.
You’ll also be given a dedicated Development Manager to help you with your project planning and budgeting. All of our support is free of charge.
Who can apply?
11+ yrs of age, Living in the UK
Applying as an individual or informal group, with your own idea.
This means that you cannot apply on behalf of an organisation. For example your school, youth club or youth centre.
Applications to UnLtd must meet the following criteria:
- Have a positive social impact on your community
- Demonstrate that you have identified a problem and can explain how your project would tackle the problem
Tell us what specific activities your project/enterprise includes and what you hope to achieve Provide a learning experience or opportunity for you the applicant
How do people apply?
Applicants between 11-21 years old need to fill in an enquiry form.
This can be found here.
Applicants over the age of 21 years old can request an application form by calling our regional office on 0121 766 4570.
More information can also be found here .
CONTACT US:
If you’d like more information on what we do or would like us to come and talk to colleagues/young people you work with please get in touch. Midlands: Sarah Brent (sarahbrent@unltd.org.uk) 0121 766 4570 or 07540 413 909 UnLtd is a registered charity, number 1090393 and our company registration number is 4180639.
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Thursday, 19 April 2012
So You've Been Confirmed...What Next?
This confirmation gift book is a wonderful conversation style text bringing together the voices of a Bishop and an experienced youth worker. these two voices bring different perspectives for the intended readers who have recently been confirmed.
Echoing words used in the Anglican Confirmation service, it offers the newly confirmed some great ideas for living out their newly confirmed faith in private devotion and in public witness. They discuss meeting with other Christians for support and community with encouraging personal stories of being part of a running club and struggling with prayer - even when you're a bishop!
The format of the book is really appealing as it is easily portable and fits nicely in the hand with vibrant purple patterns that add interest but are not so overwhelming as to distract from the text. It was reviewed by teenagers before publication and I think it will certainly appeal to teen readers as do many of the cultural references to recent movies and online prayer resources. Although coming from a predominantly evangelical stance, it also draws from the rich heritage Christian tradition throughout the centuries from Biblical texts to St Patrick's Breastplate or ancient hymns like Come Holy Ghost Our Souls Inspire and Ignatian practices from the Jesuit tradition.
This is not just a comforting text but one which also challenges readers to act on their faith in serving others, praying for people in different areas of life and talking to others about your faith.
It also offers further resources on an attractive partner website also called Living Your Confirmation.
I would certainly recommend this to churches and families to give to teenagers who have recently been confirmed and if I were preparing a group of teenagers at my church right now I would have bought more copies already !
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Amaze training opportunities
how are you managing?
a one day training course
for line managers managing youth workers
for youth workers managing volunteers
If you want to motivate lead and manage your team to get the best out of them then this course is for you. We’ll be covering:
• What’s the job of a line manager
• How to set objectives effectively
• Performance management activites
• How to conduct line management or supervision meetings
• Coaching and development
• When things go wrong (discipline and grievance)
As well as learning some of the tools to do these things thewre will be the opportunity
to have a go in a safe environment!
The course will be led by Leon Coates from 11:00 until 15:00 so please bring your lunch!
Amaze members can book free by emailing your membership number, others please email the organisation or name of the person paying the bill and details of anyone we should send an invoice to.
Amaze members can book free by emailing your membership number, others please email the organisation or name of the person paying the bill and details of anyone we should send an invoice to.
Leon Coates is Amaze Director. As an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development he is an experience people manager and HR Consultant having worked with organisations in the private and voluntary sectors.
Book by emailing admin@amaze.org.uk
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
YFC training
Youth For Christ are offering a training session on Wednesday 7th March on supporting young people suffering from depression or struggling with self esteem, self harm and self confidence.
The people delivering the training are experts in this area and the training looks to be highly practical and informative.
The cost for will be £5.
Lunch will be provided.
If you would like to attend or if you know anyone externally who would like to book, please contact Abi or Lee
With an increasing number of young people suffering from depression, low self-esteem, self harm and struggling with issues of self, relationships and sexuality how do we as YFC respond?
This training seeks to explore some of the key issues faced by young people, methods of supporting young people through challenging times and how we respond as Youth for Christ workers.
The training will be led by Zoe Abernethy and Alison Hardy.
Alison Hardy is married to Andrew with 4 children and after training as a nurse, spent 7 years working as a school nurse on the Wirral. For the last 3 years she has volunteered with Wirral YFC, helping to deliver Romance Academy and drugs, alcohol and relationships lessons as part of their DARA project. Alison is passionate about helping young people to make healthy choices in this area of their lives and for them to know that they have a God who cares about them and who has an amazing plan for their lives.
Zoe Abernethy is married to Andy and they live on The Wirral. Zoe has worked for Wirral YFC for over 4 years and has recently set up a project called DARA. Zoe has run several romance academies over the past 3 years, both in and out of schools helping young people understand healthy relationships and is passionate about equipping young people to discover their self worth and God given potential. Zoe is an expert in working with young women with depression, self esteem and self harm issues.
The people delivering the training are experts in this area and the training looks to be highly practical and informative.
The cost for will be £5.
Lunch will be provided.
If you would like to attend or if you know anyone externally who would like to book, please contact Abi or Lee
With an increasing number of young people suffering from depression, low self-esteem, self harm and struggling with issues of self, relationships and sexuality how do we as YFC respond?
This training seeks to explore some of the key issues faced by young people, methods of supporting young people through challenging times and how we respond as Youth for Christ workers.
The training will be led by Zoe Abernethy and Alison Hardy.
Alison Hardy is married to Andrew with 4 children and after training as a nurse, spent 7 years working as a school nurse on the Wirral. For the last 3 years she has volunteered with Wirral YFC, helping to deliver Romance Academy and drugs, alcohol and relationships lessons as part of their DARA project. Alison is passionate about helping young people to make healthy choices in this area of their lives and for them to know that they have a God who cares about them and who has an amazing plan for their lives.
Zoe Abernethy is married to Andy and they live on The Wirral. Zoe has worked for Wirral YFC for over 4 years and has recently set up a project called DARA. Zoe has run several romance academies over the past 3 years, both in and out of schools helping young people understand healthy relationships and is passionate about equipping young people to discover their self worth and God given potential. Zoe is an expert in working with young women with depression, self esteem and self harm issues.
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