Jodie McNeill lives in Sydney, Australia,
and is a member of the team at Anglican Youthworks.
Level 1, St Andrew's House, 464 Kent St, Sydney
PO Box A287, Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
jodie@jodiemcneill.com
Phone: +61 425 222 338
The other day, as I trained a bunch of youth and children’s leaders at my church, I was vividly reminded of the impact that youth leaders have on the teens in their group.
For many years I’ve trained youth ministers and leaders about the importance and impact of their ministry.
But now, as a parent of teenagers of my own, the significance of youth ministers on the teenagers has arrived very close to home.
Read my tribute called ‘Thank you, youth leaders’, in today’s sydneyanglicans.net.
In my mind, what makes a great church band is one that both understands the idiosyncrasies of playing in a band with fluid membership, and short and frequently-under-cooked rehearsals, yet also recognises the need to share the common vision of serving the congregation as they join together in one voice to praise their great God in the assembly of his people.
For this reason, I want to TWIST the arm of the congregational leaders in our churches. I want to TWIST the arm of the rectors, assistant ministers, wardens, and anyone who has a key role in our churches.
I want to TWIST your arm to encourage your church musicians to be a part of one of the TWIST (‘The Word in Song Together’) music events this year run by Emu Music and Youthworks.
To read the full sydneyanglicans.net article, click here.
For more details about TWIST, click here!
At this year’s TWIST Away Conference on Friday 19th August to Sunday 21st August 2011 at Port Hacking, we’re focusing on getting the bare essentials right.
As we put together the various hands-on training seminars, I’ve been trying to reflect on what the various issues are that our everyday, garden-variety church bands need to grow in.
Have a read of my sydneyanglicans.net article to see my list, and feel free to add any suggestions in the comments, or email me directly.
Here’s the link: http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/ministry/modernministry/the_bare_essentials_of_church_music/
Plus, if you’re keen to find out more about the conference, then visit www.twistconference.com for the details. It will be a great weekend of encouragement plus practical training in music ministry.
If asking questions is the way that youth (and often adults) learn, then why would we choose to miss out on the benefits of this powerful way of speaking the truth?
Read my thoughts in my latest article at sydneyanglicans.net: http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/ministry/modernministry/are_you_using_questions_to_communicate/
In the great tradition of tabloid journalism, I thought I’d put a provocative title to this blog to catch people’s attention.
In truth, I’m actually thrilled to say that Graham Stanton has agreed to join the team of resident bloggers at sydneyanglicans.net.
Graham and I will share the Tuesday slot, with some guest writers from time to time, as we seek to keep raising the profile of youth and children’s ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, and to work at strengthening all of us involved in this vital work.
Graham’s first piece is lots of fun, with some interesting observations and comments about the nature of blogging and bloggers.
Check it out at www.sydneyanglicans.net/ministry/modernministry/hi_im_new_here/
Recent sydneyanglicans.net blogs on youth and music ministry