by tashmcgill | Dec 6, 2013 | Church, Spirituality, youth ministry, Youth Work
I’ve been reflecting recently, on a number of problems I see or experience in the Church (global). In my vocational work, we wouldn’t call these problems. We’d call them opportunities, a chance for someone, somebodies or some new method to get...
by tashmcgill | Mar 19, 2012 | Church, Spirituality, youth ministry, Youth Work
The kids are rowdy and excitable this particular Friday night. It’s been a while since I made an appearance at our church community youth programme. Most of these students are between 10 and 15 years old, from a couple of local intermediate schools, friends of...
by tashmcgill | Feb 24, 2012 | Church, Spirituality, youth ministry
This picture tells the story of Irma Ivanova, a Bulgarian woman who was arrested for drug trafficking (a charge she denied) in Ecuador and at the time of this photo, in 2007, had been imprisoned for 3 years without trial or verdict in her case. When I saw it,...
by tashmcgill | Apr 7, 2010 | god ideas, Uncategorized, youth ministry
Yesterday I was having coffee with my frievnd James. He asked if I had ever been employed by a church and whether or not I enjoyed it. I was watching documentary show on TVNZ6 last night, called My God. It was an interview with a Catholic nun, so long in His service...
by tashmcgill | Feb 15, 2010 | god ideas, Uncategorized, youth ministry
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zLExijx22Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1]E hara taku toa, I te toa takitahi ēngari he toa taku tini (My strength is not from myself but from the strength of the group)Please follow Anne, Lars, Marko, Adam,...