by Mike Stark Most of us are familiar with the terms ADD or ADHD (attention deficit disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). We work with and know many local children who have been diagnosed as such, placing them in a box and giving them a medical label to help them understand their (so-called) deficiency. Closely [...]
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Urban Myth: Inner City Young People Can’t Listen to Sermons!
Posted: February 29, 2012 by Mike Stark in Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Niddrie Church Ministries, Niddrie Community Church, Preaching, YouthTags: ADD ADHD, attention span, Children, church, church plant, church planters, church planting, community development, Council estates, discipleship, evangelism, housing schemes, mike stark, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, NiddriePastor, outreach, preaching, school's work, urban youth work, youth ministry
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PROXIMITY: For People Interested In Urban Ministry
Posted: February 22, 2012 by Mike Stark in Church Planting, Discipleship, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Niddrie Church Ministries, Niddrie Community Church, Recommended Resources, YouthTags: church, church plant, church planters, church planting, community development, Council estates, Eden Network, housing schemes, incarnational mission, jesus, leadership, mike stark, mission, missional living, niddrie, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, NiddriePastor, Proximity, Training, urban youth work, youth ministry
Incarnational Living | Church Planting | Urban Youth Ministry | Missional Community| Urban Church Proximity 2012 is a conference happening this May (25th-26th) in Salford, hosted by the Eden Network. It aims to bring these five streams above together in one place for two days of vision, conversation, inspiration and celebration. If you’re a leader [...]
What Happens When Your Church has No Christian Youth?
Posted: February 8, 2012 by Mike Stark in Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership/Ministry Training, Niddrie Church Ministries, Niddrie Community Church, YouthTags: Children, church, church plant, church planters, church planting, discipleship, evangelism, housing schemes, mike stark, mission, missional living, niddrie, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, NiddriePastor, outreach, school's work, Soul Christianity Explored, Stranger on the road to Emmaus, The Cross: Finding Life In Jesus’ Death, Training, urban youth work, youth ministry
by Mike Stark (Children’s, Youth & Community Worker) Historically, we haven’t had many ‘Christian’ young people in Niddrie Community Church. We have a vibrant and active work among children and youth in the community, yet this is almost exclusively evangelistic, rather than discipling. So, with a few exceptions, there’s a bit of a disconnect between [...]
Youth Groups That Do What They Say On The Tin!
Posted: December 21, 2011 by Mike Stark in Church Planting, Evangelism, Missional Living, Niddrie Church Ministries, Niddrie Community Church, YouthTags: brand, branding, Children, church, church plant, church planters, church planting, evangelism, housing schemes, mike stark, mission, niddrie, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, NiddriePastor, outreach, Ronseal, urban youth work, youth ministry
In the UK, there’s a product called Ronseal. It’s a popular varnish/wood stain product available in most hardware stores. Their advertising strap line is really well known: it’s supposed to be simple, straight-forward, and down-to-earth. “Ronseal: It does exactly what it says on the tin.” In January, we’re planning on starting a new youth activity [...]
‘Off the shelf’ Christmas assemblies for schools
Posted: December 14, 2011 by Mike Stark in Church Planting, Evangelism, Fun stuff, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Niddrie Church Ministries, Niddrie Community Church, Preaching, Recommended Resources, Websites, YouthTags: assemblies, Children, church, church plant, church planters, church planting, evangelism, housing schemes, mike stark, mission, missional living, niddrie, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, NiddriePastor, preaching, school's work, The gospel, urban youth work, youth ministry
Being the new chaplain on the scene, it falls to me to deliver this year’s Christmas assembly in the local high school next week. The expectation is for me to deliver a short seasonal message to a large group of teenagers (who don’t really want to be there) to help them think more about Christmas. [...]
Our children in a ‘moral abyss’
Posted: November 23, 2011 by Mike Stark in Church Planting, Evangelism, Missional Living, Niddrie Church Ministries, Niddrie Community Church, YouthTags: BBC News, Children, church, church plant, church planters, church planting, Dr Helen Wright, evangelism, incarnational mission, jesus, mike stark, mission, missional living, moral abyss, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, NiddriePastor, outreach, Paul Tripp, Training, urban youth work, youth ministry
A couple of weeks back, I wrote a post about our decision to invest more heavily in the children’s work at NCC. As a ‘youth’ worker, I’ve always been a bit reticent about doing children’s work – I don’t really enjoy it, though I recognise the need for it! Dr Helen Wright, head teacher of [...]
