Board Game: Who wants to be a Tribal Heir?

Board Game: Who wants to be a Tribal Heir?

A board game about the book of Genesis? Yes. “Who Wants to Be a Tribal Heir?” is a game I developed as part of a Bible Study resource for young people about Children of the Bible. The resource was commissioned by the Women’s Division of the General...
Global Youth Spirituality Project

Global Youth Spirituality Project

In 2008 I was involved in running focus groups in Adelaide as part of Search Institute’s global youth spirituality project. The project involved a survey of nearly 7,000 young people and 175 focus groups across 17 countries. This was the first step in refining a...
Technoculture and Spirituality

Technoculture and Spirituality

A decade ago I suggested that research regarding the spirituality of young people gave insufficient attention to the place of technology in their lives. “Young peoples’ innate desires for intimacy and self-transcendence are bound up in their daily use of...
Young People & Well-Being

Young People & Well-Being

We have tomatillos growing in our garden. They can bear a lot of fruit, but the plants need support – not just a stake, but rather a kind of scaffold. The branches stretch out in all directions, and can’t hold the weight of all the growing fruit. Young...
Diving Deep: Baptism and Confirmation

Diving Deep: Baptism and Confirmation

This interactive session focuses
 on the educational dimensions of preparing youth and adults for baptism and confirmation: our aims and understandings, a variety of approaches, mentors and companions, plus a range of print and multimedia resources including a preview...