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"And in despair, I bowed my head: ‘There is no peace on earth,’ I said. For hate is strong, and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men. Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: ‘God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; the wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth, good will to men!’” – H.W. Longfellow

Ten Commandments of Retreat Planning | Being Ministry

I wrote a post that has been the most popular a while ago called the Ten Commandments of Discipleship. After reading Seth Godin on his retreat planning, I thought I would follow up.

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Digital Nativity...brilliant resource!

Christmas Greetings from the Diocesan Youth Team!

funky doo family: Reverb10 December 3rd

I'm participating in Reverb10 with daily prompts to help us delve into the last year and connect with events, feeling and the significant and otherwise forgotten. Today's was about a moment which made me feel alive - and you can read below...

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Advent and Christmas blog links

Continuing through my list of starred posts and I have reached November and December 2009!! So thought I'd compile a final post for today with some seasonal links and ideas for you to have a go with!

Enjoy

Christine Sine http://godspace.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/celebrating-advent-with-kids/

Steve Taylor prayer station ideas http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/advent-blessings-creative-prayer-stations/

Christine Sine again with a meditation for first week of Advent, you can also find a link to her 2010 video which is always great http://godspace.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/first-monday-of-advent-what-are-we-waiting-for-this-advent/

Christmas dramatised reading http://www.nailscars.com/journal/2009/11/30/creative-christmas-idea-manger-or-cross-reading.html

More Advent ideas for prayer http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/advent-blessings-as-spirituality-to-go/

Reflections for the 2nd week of Advent - I'm ahead of myself now!! http://godspace.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/the-first-tuesday-of-advent-waiting-for-a-job-during-advent/

Links here to a set of Advent images from Ben Bell http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/2009/12/ben-bell-does-it-again-no-not-the-swimming-pool-leap.html

Alternative Advent resources - from last year so links may not all be active http://davidkeen.blogspot.com/2009/11/alternative-advent-top-10.html

A reflection for TODAY!! http://godspace.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/first-wednesday-of-advent-waiting-a-reflection-by-julie-clawson/

Free resources from Barefoot - hope this is still valid http://www.anewkindofyouthministry.com/2009/12/06/ho-ho-ho-barefoot-is-giving-away-free-stuff/

hilarious post on the most gruesome nativity sets! http://whyismarko.com/2009/re-posted-the-worst-nativity-sets/

Advent monologue scripts courtesy of Rob, OPM in Gillingham http://theshinyheadedprophet.blogspot.com/2009/12/advent-monolgues.html

UCCF video for Christmas shared by Phil Ritchie http://philipstreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-tale.html

Advent 3 reflection - My God is so small....http://www.sundaypapers.org.uk/?p=2509

Christine Sine again - Litany for the Homecoming of God http://godspace.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/waiting-for-the-homecoming-of-god/

An amazing Biblical 'poem' from Rachel Marszalek http://hrht-revisingreform.blogspot.com/2009/12/wow-jesus.html

Silent Monks singing Hallelujah http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/some-christmas-cheer-hallelujah/

The Christmas Narrative in Chocolate http://www.youthblog.org/2009/12/the-christmas-narrative-in-cho.html

3 session Resource guide on the Nativity http://interlinc-online.com/news/article_657.html

Jonny Baker links to advent prayers and liturgy http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/2009/12/embryo-of-hope.html

Links to a variety of readings for Christmas and Epiphany celebrations http://godspace.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/scripture-readings-for-christmas-and-epiphany-seasons/

Christine Sine's entire series on 'What are we waiting for' from 2009 http://godspace.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/what-are-we-waiting-for-this-advent-the-entire-series/

There you go - hope something inspires and creates creativity within you!

I'll be back soon with the random list, probably starting from January this year!!

some more links to my **starred** blog posts

continuing the post from last week of the various starred blog posts that I have wanted to keep but now have forgotten why...so I'm filtering them and posting the best and most longlastingly relevant (!) here so they are easier to find and you can use them too! Scroll down and see if there's anything to tickle your fancy! Thanks for stopping by!

In no particular order:

service outline and communion prayer from craig mitchell via http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/2010/04/hoping-in-darkness.html

Mike Breen on finances in a de-centralised church structure http://mikebreen.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/part-1/

Ten Commandments from YP's perspective - via youthblog's Ian MacDonald http://www.youthblog.org/2010/03/10-commandments-re-visited.html

Resurrection Eggs - a great Easter activity http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/resurrection-eggs-a-new-vicarage-tradition/

Singles in the Church http://mikebreen.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/singles-and-older-part-2/

Notes from MarkO about adolescent brain development http://whyismarko.com/2010/youth-ministry-in-light-of-adolescent-brain-development/

Using the Quaker Clearness Committee as a process for discernment http://whyismarko.com/2010/quaker-clearness-committee/

Some helpful stuff from Phil Bell about Vision in Ministry http://youthworktalk.com/2010/03/18/the-best-kind-of-vision/

Vetting and Barring info - some of this is still current http://www.youthblog.org/2010/03/vetting-and-barring-2.html

Archbishops Address on Fresh Expressions at Lincoln Conference http://theshinyheadedprophet.blogspot.com/2010/03/archbishops-fx-address.html

Links and discussion on Blokes in Church http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/blokes-in-church-growing-petrol-heads-and-art-lovers/

Love will conquer all! video link http://banksyboy.blogspot.com/2010/03/and-greatest-of-these-is-love.html

Links to Hidden Herstories documentary made by young people about influential women http://blog.sophianetwork.org.uk/2010/03/hidden-herstories.html

Book from CMS with 40 days of devotions http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/2010/03/reflecting-on-mission.html

Discussion on social media and missions http://whyismarko.com/2010/social-media-and-missions/

Bryony writes about over-sexualisation of young people with some helpful headings and links http://vahva.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/children-over-exposed-to-sexual-imagery/ This Sophia Network blog discusses the same report http://blog.sophianetwork.org.uk/2010/02/too-much-too-young.html

Reflection on Elizabeth and Mary - and giving thanks http://blog.sophianetwork.org.uk/2010/03/reflection-say-thank-you-and-well-done.html

Sophia Network article on Working with Girls http://blog.sophianetwork.org.uk/2010/03/article-working-with-girls-by-jenny-baker.html

Lenten reflections using Ignatian prayers http://godspace.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/the-prayer-of-st-ignatius-of-loyola-a-reflection-for-lent/

Coping with Criticism http://blog.sophianetwork.org.uk/2010/03/coping-with-criticism.html

Phil Ritchie highlights the new film based resource from Bible Society http://philipstreehouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/reel-issues.html

Educating Adolescents on Technology and Pornography http://rhettsmith.com/2010/02/are-you-doing-enough-to-educate-adolescents-on-technology-and-pornography/

Worship trick using scrabble animation http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/2010/02/scrabble-animation-worship-trick-81.html

And to finish for now - Ricky Gervais sings a lullaby to Elmo...hilarious!

http://whyismarko.com/2010/ricky-gervais-sings-a-lullaby-to-elmo/