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Governing Body 2009
St Asaph Diocesan Youth Projects took centre stage at the Governing Body of the Church in Wales at its meeting in Llandudno this week. Under 25s Officer Tim Feak told the Governing Body members about the strategic approach of the Diocese in supporting volunteers and, where possible, employing youth workers. This approach is underpinned by youth work grants made available by the Diocesan Board of Finance.
Benjamin Lines, youth worker in the Holywell Deanery, told the meeting about some work he had been doing with young people asking them about their beliefs. He said that one teenager had said,
“1. I believe that music can lead people to God; 2. I believe that everyone has good and bad people inside them but it is the side we choose to act on that shows us who we really are; 3. I believe people are too dependent on things that are not important e.g technology; 4. I believe that brownies (especially my recipe) are addictive.”
Ben is working in the Deanery whilst studying for professional youth work qualifications and a degree.
Hilary Murray, volunteer youth worker in Bala, spoke up for the role of grandmothers like her in offering love and care to young people. The group in Bala is part of the Rock Solid network, resourced by Youth for Christ; Hilary said that they were provided with ideas for leading meetings, ideas which so often seemed appropriate and timely for the members of their group.
The meeting was also told about the work of the Church Army bus project in the Chester area, a mobile youth centre that goes out into the community. Captain Rob Barker said that he would be happy to see this project working across the border in Wales as well.
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