Wirral YFC

Ok, so its got nothing to do with youth work… but it is awesome.

• Catalyst was awesome; great response right across the 'denominational' board. Here's to Phatfish Nov 22nd and the Youth Summit in Oct 2010 #
• Martin is working on gift aid with Lisa, Rob is out with Crux Media, Zoe and Sarah are in school and Rosie is off after a weekend at ECG #
• Crux Media have had a good morning in Rock Ferry High and are looking forward to tomorrow. #
• The team are learning how to use Twitter. #
• Zoe is the only one left in the office #
• Rob is just waiting to start his assembily on Respect and self image #
• Sarah is getting ready to go to Pensby Girls for a PULSE session on Church! #

The following post is an except from Youth Work Magazine Online… www.youthwork.co.uk/

To some, working with young people can feel detached from making an impact on the world’s problems. Philip Eley presents a list of practical ways in which youth leaders can shape cultures, respond to injustice and be a powerful force for change.

Have you ever asked yourself the question: ‘Is my youth work really affecting the deepest issues in our world?’ ‘How am I impacting a world of suffering and injustice?’ I often find myself asking this question. Sometimes I watch the news and see another report of starvation, war and suffering and my contribution to the world seems inadequate. I read articles in the newspaper and they make me feel uncomfortable, selfish and uncertain. With so much suffering in the world, I often find myself wondering how I can justify my day-to-day life of youth work.

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To mark the launch of the 2009 X-factor live shows we asked you what you think about X-Factor? 126 people voted and here are the results:

• I love it, its great to see people given a chance to shine (35%, 44 Votes)
• I don’t like it, the producers are making money out of people they just dont care about (29%, 36 Votes)
• I don’t like it, it exploits people (21%, 27 Votes)
• I love it, the bad ones are really funny (8%, 10 Votes
• I don’t like it, its boring (5%, 6 Votes)
• I don’t mind it, if its on I’ll watch it. (2%, 3 Votes)

Thanks for voting; new poll coming soon…

According to the BBC, a survey of 16 to 24 year olds has found that 75% of them feel they “couldn’t live” without the internet.

The report, published by online charity YouthNet, also found that four out of five young people used the web to look for advice.

About one third added that they felt no need to talk to a person face to face about their problems because of the resources available online.