Conference Notes Online

Just a quick post to let you know that the notes from this year's Vision Training conference can now be downloaded from the YoYo website. Visit www.yoyotrust.org.uk and then head to the resources / downloads section for the Connect, Communicate and Create seminar notes. As a special bonus we've put last year's notes on too!

Tim Burnage

Sue Hardgrave's Book

Here are some new resources by Vision contributor Sue Hardgrave.

'Using Flags and Ribbons in Praise and Worship' is an A5 training guide for adults and children, including a biblical foundation, flag movements and meanings, presentation and training guidelines, warm up routine, developing a movement vocabulary, ideas on choreography, prophetic and interpretative use, instructions on making flags and ribbons, meanings of colours and workshop and lesson ideas etc.

The price is £6.95 plus P&P
P&P is working out at £1.03 for bubble envelope and first class post, £0.96 for bubble envelope and 2nd class post, £0.52 for plain envelope and 1st class or £0.45 for plain envelope and 2nd class post.

The books can be ordered direct from Sue by emailing: nigeandsue@uwclub.net including name and address to send it to with the order.

Sue is also in the process of completing the next booklet - working title, 'Praise and Worship Training for Children'. It's a training guide for children’s workers, including a biblical and practical exploration of praise and worship with lots of fun, creative and interactive ideas to help children understand about and engage in praise and worship. You can pre-order by emailing Sue.

Tim Burnage

Vision training day reflections

Just wanted to thank all those who came to the vision day on Saturday. We were greatly encouraged to see so many people connecting with each other and God.

Please leave your comments here, and email us using the links of the left column. We hope you will stay in touch over the year, and share resources.

Soon - we will have a link here for you to download all the handouts from the day so you can use them in your own training of vulunteers who couldn't come to the day.

A HUGE thank you to James Hamilton who started and finished the day in such a wonderful way. James hopes he didn't give too much emphasis on children's workers to the expense of youth workers!


So, it's over to you - what did you get from the day - what were you able to give to others?


Mike North

October Conference

Saturday 7 October
Vision 2006
connect | create | communicate

A one day conference to equip and envision children's and youth workers

Manor School, York

A day of inspiring workshops and challenging sessions
for you to choose from including:
Understanding children and young people (various age groups)
Leadership Skills Working with Special Needs
New Songs / New Games
Prayer and Worship
Drama
Drumming
Puppets
Flags
High Technology / Low Technology
Behaviour Management
Story-telling
Teaching the Bible
(all workshops to be confirmed)

For more information and to book a place, email HERE

New Online Resource

Here's an interesting one! Come Clean is an online confession tool, allowing you to type in your confession and see it washed away under a tap! You may find it helpful personally or maybe in a small group setting if you could have a computer handy.

If you come across any good ideas or resources - let us know by emailing us using the links on the left.


Mike North

Engage! National certificate in Christian youth work

Engage! - national certificate in Christian youth work is an excellent youth work training course developed by the Centre for Youth Ministry and will be starting in York at St Michael le Belfrey in September 2006. This course seeks to enable Christian youth workers to engage with God and to engage with young people in a meaningful way and to provide you with a national qualification.

The course is for people involved in youth work in their spare time, fulltime, part time or on a year out. You might be:
a church youth worker / a volunteer youth leader / a Christian working in a local authority youth centre / a detached youth worker / a schools worker.

Learning includes taught sessions, private study, group work, undertaking Christian youth work, reflecting on time spent with young people, keeping a youth work journal and regular meetings with a mentor.

There are 8 teaching days from September 2006 through to June 2007. These are Saturdays and each day runs from 10am - 4pm.

For more information, check out www.centreforyouthministry.ac.uk/engage.html or email me (James) at james.simister@stmichaelsyork.org

Vision 2006

The next Vision conference is coming!
Saturday 7 October
in Manor School, York.

Details to follow