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Youthwork Food, Famine and Flying Toilets! - Faith and Fighting Poverty Facilitator: Christian Aid Employees of Christian Aid for the Northwest of England. Christian Aid is involved in a plethora of nations and circumstances and so has a wealth of credibility to speak to us on the subject and how we can connect our young people with it.
Content: Over 3 billion people (half the world's population) live on less than $2.50 per day - that's less than a cup of coffee or a magazine. Every night 800 million people will go to bed hungry yet the world has never been richer. How can young people in the UK respond to global inequality and injustic effectively from a place of faith?
Understanding 21st Century Drug Culture  Facilitator: Darrell Tunningly of Hope Corner After a life of crime and drug addiction Darrell found himself in prison for armed robbery, but God had a plan for his life that he could never have seen coming. While in HMP Wolds Darrell attended an alpha course and Jesus broke through into his life. From that day almost 12 years ago Darrell has lived all out for Jesus and uses his powerful testimony of redemption to reach those who think they are beyond saving and inspire the church to reach further than they thought possible. Darrell is part of the senior leadership and Youth Pastor of Hope Corner community church in Runcorn. As part of his role as an AOG minister he is also the regional Director for Community Missions, mobilising the church to reach the community. www.hopecorner.co.uk Content: A no-holds barred look at the world of drugs and addiction, through personal testimony and 10 years experience of working with young people in one of the most socially deprived areas of the country, we will drop the veil on substance misuse among teens in the uk. Panel Q&A session Facilitators and Content: A Mixture of MANYOG committee members and MOSAIC speakers will be available to respond to whatever questions are thrown at them! You can submit your questions in advance by emailing mosaicevent@yahoo.co.uk or handing them in at registration at the conference Understanding Small Groups Facilitator: Susie Mapledoram Content: There is no doubt that quite a bit of our time spent with young people is in small groups. Whether that's in a bible study, discussion group or just chilling out togher, but how much do we understand the roles that people take on when they find themselves ina small group setting. This seminar will be like no other with some careful consideration being given to potatoes and what they have to teach us about the make-up, members and method of our groups. We hope that this will bring a new perspective on your work with young people in small groups, as well as a few new ideas in using potatoes!! Fresh Expressions of Worship Facilitator: Ben Edson Content: Working in Schools Facilitator: Chris Curtis Craig works within the church of England Blackburn diocese and is a very experienced schools work practitioner and thinker. Content: Christian youth workers visit schools to do a huge range of activities: from taking assemblies and lessons to running lunchtime groups or helping with pastoral care and mentoring. But in a rapidly changing educational world, what works best and, even more importantly, what are we trying to achieve? In this session we'll explore what schools want and need from us, and how to deliver it, drawing from the stories and experiences of schools projects all over the UK. Children's Ministry Puppets Story-Telling Facilitator & Content: Ian & Elaine Coules - As above Engaging Children with the Bible  Facilitator: Leo Roberts. A Youth and Children’s Work Training and Development Officer for the United Reformed Church. He is responsible for helping churches to more effectively meet the needs of children and young people in nearly 150 churches throughout the North Western Synod ranging from Carlisle to Macclesfield. A regular MOSAIC contributor and has been deemed to be 'the face of MOSAIC' which you can read into what you like! Content: It's not enough that children listen to Bible stories, for them to really understand how the Word of God has relevance to them today they need to engage with the stories, make connections and think around the stories they hear. Godly Play - Note: This is one seminar running over 2 sessions Facilitator: Christine Sandiford. Manchester Diocese Team Christine is an accredited Godly Play Teacher and licensed lay Reader in the Church of England. She is also a member of the Manchester Diocese Godly Play Group and has been using Godly Play at church on Sunday mornings for three years with a mixed age group of children, four years old and up, and also with classes in a local C of E Primary school (nursery and up). Content: Godly Play is a creative and imaginative approach to Christian nurture, rooted in the thinking and work of Maria Montessori. It uses symbols and objects to tell stories and encourage exploration within an ethos of worship and sacred space. In the last decade its open, wondering approach has become increasingly influential across a broad range of ministries and its effects can be seen in a number of published resources. For further info visit www.godlyplay.org.uk. Drama Workshop General Leadership
Loss & Bereavement
Married with three children (15,13 & 10), and involved in a Baptist church in Lymm. she has been on the pastoral team for over 10 years and has been a pastoral deacon. Deb trained as a person-centred counsellor and teaches counselling as well as being a counsellor in a FE College for 15-19 yr olds. She works privately and in the church with individuals, couples and families.
Vetting & Barring Facilitator: Sandra Crawford of the Baptist Church I'm Sandra, Regional Minister for Youth for the North Western Baptist Association. I'm involved with chrches across teh NW of England encouraging and training youth and children's workers, both volunteer and paid. Part of my role is to keep churches up to date with safeguarding and child protection issues. I’ve been involved in youthwork for 24 years. Content: The new Vetting and Barring Scheme will affect all churches whether they work with 2 children or 200. Come along and hear in simple language how it will affect you and what your church needs to do to comply with the new government legislation. Consumerism as Pagan Religion
Leadership Facilitator: TBC Content: Leadership is more than management. It's the ability to inspire and motivate others to achieve their potential, to build strong and confident teams and to take organisations and churches forward to achieve their vision. In this session, we'll be reflecting on the qualities of a leader, exploring how you can grow in your own leadership skills and asking what style of leadership is right for you and your organisation. |
