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/
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