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students in the way
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Theology of Children
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Mid-week Church
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a place to discuss theological ideas and check them out ... what IS God really saying? ... how much of what is being said is just stuff?
a place to discuss theological ideas and check them out ... what IS God really saying? ... how much of what is being said is just stuff?
a place to discuss theological ideas and check them out ... what IS God really saying? ... how much of what is being said is just stuff?
Thanks for that Catherine. Waking up old discussions is fine by me! And I quite agree about the importance of doing the loving thing not the socially correct thing. If the only reason for attending some meeting or other is because it's socially corr…
I realize this was posted over a year ago, but I've only just joined this site and this is a real bugbear of mine!
When did Jesus try and get people in to religious institutions? Jesus, if anything, tried to get people to flush religion out of their…
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Have you considered using the retired couple approach to visiting the non-christian parents too ?
They are much less threatening than younger folk ... representing traditional respectable values ... which is where Christianity is still seen by many…
a place to discuss theological ideas and check them out ... what IS God really saying? ... how much of what is being said is just stuff?
Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 10:38am on January 29, 2008,
Hannah Woodcock said… - hiya, I bought a book this week looked at the cover and thought oh I know someone called dave gidney how funny! It was only when i started reading it that I relized that meant you wrote it! Thats what the name on the frount of a book mean! (I did know that!)
- At 10:19pm on January 29, 2008,
Hannah Woodcock said…
- Finding it helpful so far! Let you know when i ve finished it! You are springing arn't you??? See ya soon!
- At 10:35pm on February 19, 2008,
jim bailey said… - sorry did'nt get chance to chat @ the weekend.
- At 11:49am on March 5, 2008,
Steve Macbeth said… - Dave, I hope using the tricks went well.
- At 3:17pm on March 7, 2008,
Sam Langton said… - Hi Both, thought i'd join and pester you!
- At 5:04pm on April 27, 2008,
Steve Hutchinson said…
- Yes, I have met up with Helen Jones, thank you for suggesting it. We have met in several different situations - children's workers' retreat, church weekends and she is done some clubs for our sister church. God bless Steve
- At 9:05pm on May 11, 2008,
julie wilson said…
- no didn't read the book - did read some reviews though - seems pretty run of the mill ish in terms of its focus (treats people like objects to be 'saved' - doesn't really have a well thought out theology of people, so is not very human friendly in its approach - seems to be a lot of that stuff about right now) - i was trained for 'handling children's behaviour' and 'handling teenage behaviour' (future childcare training limited - parents guide by graham finch/national children's homes) as well as for 'positive parenting' - all great stuff which has really helped with running support groups for parents of children and young people (many in a social work/education/community education setting) - i also use a very solution focussed (brief therapy) approach which i was trained for a while back - i have adapted the materials each time to suit each group and the context - as a core, the handling children/teenage behaviour is initially a ten session support group (with materials), but i have found that most of those groups follow the pattern of individuals making a positive plan for change and then just naturally go on to make another and another - seems like a pretty sustainable and organic model because they are completely in control of where it will go - other material i use a lot to supplement the course is :
the five love languages of children - dvd and book - Dr Gary Chapman and Dr Ross Campbell
boundaries with kids - book and workbook - Henry Cloud and John Townsend
friends for life programme - Dr Paula Barrett (www.pathwayshrc.com.au)
the good , the bad and the irritating - Dr Nigel Mellor
even better parents - video and trainers' resource pack by barbara maines and george robinson (lucky duck publishing)
developing parenting skills, confidence and self esteem with cd rom - barbara quartey and tina rae (sage publications/paul chapman)
masses of stuff on developing emotional literacy in adults and children from the school of emotional literacy in edinburgh
small groupwork stuff from pipwilson.com including all the blob tree conversation starters and lots of pip's old rolling magazine games etc
solution focussed brief therapy stuff from psych services
hope some of that is helpful - this turned into a bit of a long comment !!
peace
julie
- At 6:36pm on May 14, 2008,
- no problem - hope it is useful to you, peace, julie
- At 2:23pm on May 15, 2008,
Robert Hubbard said… - Hi Dave I noticed that you said you do apprentice based children's work training. Do you know of a network or organization that puts people interested in that sort of training in contact with people or churches like yourself?
- At 7:41pm on May 15, 2008,
Dave and Sheri Gidney said…
- well ... we do ... We take students from all over the country, place them with a church here in the midlands, alongside an experienced childrens worker, find them accommodation there, and then train them in childrens work and biblical studies too.
Does that sound like the sort of thing you are thinking of ?
dave
Profile Information
- Have you had any formal training for your role
- Course Director for Children Worldwide's childrens worker training course, Bible college lecturer, former pastor, church planter and evangelist.
- Hometown:
- Birmingham
- What church denomination do you belong to
- Currently Anglican, but interdenominational
- What type of work with children are you involved in
- after schools, and church-based as well as Christian events and camps.
- Are you a volunteer or an employee
- Part time church worker, Worker with Christian agency
- Are you part of a local network of childrens workers, if so give details
- Children Worldwide
- Which of the following interest groups might you be interested in
- Churched Child, Unchurched Child, Children and Culture, Parenting and Family
- Do you train others - please give details
- Yes
Future Builders is the name of the course run by Chidlren worldwide
It is a full-time residential course, run in Birmingham for anything up to three years, culminating in a degree if the students choose that option..
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