@martinsaunders Yes. I wonder if part of the solution is in the way that we link young people and leadership. To me there's always felt an overemphasis towards getting young people leading in some capacity asap, often from fear they might leave the church if not.
I don’t have concrete data to back this up, but I think the quality of our conversation re polarizing issues would improve greatly if we simply asked,
When you say _________ what do you mean?
But that requires a curiosity that is truly difficult for people stuck in our ways.
Many youth leaders and young people will be struggling to process and pray about the recent allegations against Mike Pilavachi. We've pulled together this extended article to try to help.
https://t.co/xBY1sPouyd
Did you know that flushing wet wipes down the loo means they can end up in rivers and seas. The plastic fibres in wet wipes can then be eaten by animals, and kill them. Put wet wipes in the bin, don't flush them down the toilet. Find out more: https://t.co/B9P8MW5cOC #BinTheWipe
£140 for 25 hours is £5.60 an hour to fund a ratio of 1 to 4. That's £22.40 an hour to pay the salary, holiday pay, employer's NI, rent, rates, resources, energy bills, admin costs, etc. (This is our Shadow Minister btw.)
🚨 Centrica, owner of British Gas, has posted record profits of £3.3bn 🚨
But who do these profits belong to?
@SophieFlinders_ broke down Centrica's top shareholders — who are overwhelmingly big US-based asset management firms and investment banks.
Key findings regarding children reporting on their feelings and experiences at school. Only 30% felt they belonged at their school and 15% enjoyed going to school every day.
85% children and young people didn’t enjoy going to school.
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Every day I think about that old post that’s like…libraries (on a mass, accessible, functional scale) would not be invented today if they didn’t already exist
Do you know the story behind O Holy Night?
If you know me at all, you know that I love Christmas music. My favorite song is O Holy Night.
I’ve loved it since I was a little kid, but I didn’t know the origins of it until a few years ago... and it blew me away.
a thread 🧵
As many of us will be disappointed about the #England match tonight, the impact this can have on survivors can be much more severe. Being disappointed about the match is NO excuse for abuse. #HesComingHome#ENGFRA
For support
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