Wednesday 6 February 2008

What is our role?

I have just been sent a link to a site that talks about how to deal with 9 common behavioural problems found in sunday school lessons. http://www.childrensministry.com/article.asp?ID=1020

The thing is, I was really upset with some of the ways they suggested to deal with the problems. Some of them involved embarresing the child or not doing everything to make them feel welcome. To me that seemed to be completely against how Jesus dealt with people. In my understanding Jesus welcomed people and loved people then dealt with their problems.

As a leader of children and young people I constantly remind myself that their view of God is dependant on how I treat them, esspecially with unchurched kids. As such I always try (I must admit I dont always manage) to show Gods love to every child and young person I meet so that they can become increasly aware of God's love for them and then, when they are ready, take them on to the next steps of the rights and responsibilities that come with accepting God's love.

My mum however feels that I focus too much on God's love and that I should focus more on the discipline of the Christian life which I guess is the focus of the this article.

So I was wondering how you feel as members and leaders of GB. Where should we focus our teaching?

Tuesday 15 January 2008

An Unforgettable Experience Serving God in Romania

You may or may not know that Girls' Brigade teams up with a charity called Children for Christ (CFC) to send volunteers like you to help at children's summer camps in Virfurile, Romania.

Teams will get involved in a variety of activities – working with the young people, cleaning, decorating, cooking, and building. What a wonderful way to put your Christianity into action!

There are dates available throughout the summer - June 22nd til September 11th - and each camp lasts 9-10 days.
The total cost is £500 (we will offer you ideas and support with fundraising so you don’t have to come up with this all by yourself).

If you think you might like to take part this summer please request an information pack from LinsayDC@aol.com or contact our co-ordinator Dawn at webster@bencelane.fsnet.co.uk

closing date for applications is 30th April.
please note you will be required to attend a briefing weekend on the 13th-15th June in Northampton (the cost of this is included).