Mark is married to Jo and is a 23 year old youth and schools worker based in South Cave (near Hull). Mark spent 4 years as a youth worker in Peterborough whilst studying for a degree in youth work & ministry with Oasis.
Yesterday at Christian Union I used my Post Secret session (you can find it on my youth work website www.youthworkresource.com) which I wrote a couple of years ago. This session always seems to work well and be a fairly powerful session for encouraging young people to reflect on God’s love and His knowledge of them…as [...]
Archive for the ‘Youth Work’ Category
Day 24: Skins
On March - 12 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
About a year ago as series 3 of Skins was aired Jo spent so much time watching it I decided to start watching it and whilst I don’t like the impression of youth culture they put across (whilst it may be an accurate picture of some young people it works on a generalisation) I find [...]
Day 22: Crazy Life of a Youth Worker
On March - 10 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Youth work’s a funny old job because there isn’t masses of pattern to it…add into the mix schools work and you end up with some very bizarre days and weeks…you find that some days you don’t have that much on and others (like today) you work 9 till 5 then do an evening thing…you get [...]
Day 13: HCYT Speaking
On March - 1 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Every so often as part of my role as schools worker for the Hunsley Christian Youth Trust I’m asked to speak at a church or event about the youth trust and tonight I was speaking at Welton Churches PCC (I escaped before all the usual PCC stuff began). Over the last few months I’ve managed [...]
Day 9: Lesson
On February - 25 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Today’s the first day that I just haven’t known what to blog on, nothing in particular has jumped out at me and it’s been a busy today! This afternoon I taught my first lesson in South Hunsley…whilst I am not a teacher I’d been hoping for some RE opportunities and today the first of 2 [...]
Day 6: Retreat Day
On February - 22 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Today I spent the day at Wydale hall on a youth and children’s workers retreat organised by the York Diocese which was really good. The last retreat I went on was when I was in Peterborough and CROPS organised a day out in the sticks with Paul Wilcox as a retreat and reflection day and [...]
The Youth Worker’s Office
On January - 13 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Whilst I wait for my printer to print some Safeguarding Leaflets for volunteers I thought seeing as I haven’t blogged for a while and now I’m back working in the office now heating is restored I’d blog a guide to the youth workers office! A brief guide for what is maybe the dullest blog post [...]
Scripture Union & Prostitution
On October - 15 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
As I mentioned on my last post and on my twitter account this week I’ve been away on a Scripture Union schools work training week and I’m sat in the ‘chill-out’ area of the Kings Park conference centre using the wifi and taking some time out after 3 and a half days of sessions on [...]
Hunsley Christian Youth Trust
On October - 1 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
I keep saying I’m going to do a blog-update on my new northern life but never get around to it, but finally (as promised) here it is! I’ve been in South Cave for over 6 weeks I think and working exactly 1 month tomorrow and it’s been a laid back yet intensive month! I started [...]
Life, Moving, Wedding and Street Invasion
On August - 10 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
So perhaps the other Italy posts never quite happened…I seriously have so much I want to blog on at the moment but so little time and I suspect next week I’ll have lots to blog, more time but so little internet! Next Monday I move to South Cave ready to start my new job as [...]
BBC Radio Norfolk
On July - 29 - 2009 1 COMMENT
This morning I appeared on BBC Radio Norfolk alongside a lady from relationship counselling charity relate. I was invited onto the show yesterday after Dave passed my name on as both a youth worker and young person who is engaged so we spent 45 minutes with the host discussing ‘young people and marriage’. Other than [...]
Packing…
On June - 30 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
So other than my beautiful Macbook (which I am as in love with today as the day I got it (wonder what Jo will say to that!)) everything is packed ready to be loaded into my car tomorrow although looking at the pile I feel like I need a tardis to fit it all in! [...]
Busy Busy Busy!
On June - 23 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
There is a serious post somewhere inside me but life has become crazy…so much for the quiet wind-down here in Peterborough. I’m currently thinking of all the things I need to do to hand over to the next student Youth Worker, the things I need to hand to others for other projects and generally clearing [...]
Church This Morning
On June - 7 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Church this morning was different and for once it wasn’t my fault! I was invited a while ago to lead the June all age as it would be my last all age…the same day the young people of one of our groups said they’d like to lead a service and so the power was handed [...]
South Cave – Life Update
On June - 1 - 2009 1 COMMENT
I’ve just got back today from a week off which has been great. I spent a few days relaxing and catching up with people in Yarmouth and then Saturday and Sunday went to South Cave with Jo (South Cave is where I shall be working from September). During the beautiful weekend a lot has happened…firstly [...]