Stemme | DinkJeug
1st December 2016 dinkjeugStemme, TIENERBEDIENINGdetensie, DiepDink, hulpbronne, idees, nuus, refleksies, skole, skolebediening, tienerbediening, tieners, vars
Jana Dickason (Durbanville Moeder Gemeente) en Wynand Breytenbach (Durbanville Bergsig Gemeente) het hul plaaslike Hoërskool genader en aangebied om die detensie tyd op ‘n Vrydagmiddag weekliks te fasiliteer. Hulle wil graag in hierdie tyd die tieners help om na te dink oor hul keuses en identiteit en positief te groei. Hulle doen dit deur veral te luister na hulle stories. Hulle leuse is – Ons is hier om te luister, te fluister en te groei.
Hoe benader ‘n mens só ‘n bediening?
Begin deur stories te vertel, ook jou eie. Wees vulnerable. Maak duidelik jy is nie van die skool nie, maar van buite. Beklemtoon dat dit `n veilige ruimte is en dat jongmense nie veroordeel sal word nie. Soms neem dit lank vir jongmense om te begin oopmaak. Hulle sukkel aan die begin om te deel en raak soms aanvallend.
Watter temas behandel hulle?
Hulle behandel 4 vrae, 1 vraag per week
Wie is jy? (“body mapping”) Help hulle om hulle stories te vertel deur die prente wat hulle teken. Trek elkeen se hele liggaam af op groot velle papier. Elkeen kry die opdrag om binne in hulle prent te teken/skryf wie hy/sy tans is en buite om te teken/skryf waarheen hy/sy oppad is of /wie hy/sy wil wees OF wat hulle drome is. Bespreek dan die vraag – Wat verhoed jou vandag (dinge aan die binnekant) om te kom waar jy wil wees (aan die buitekant).
Waarvoor staan jy? (Beskryf jou beste vriend – dan sien jy wat jy hoog ag, moenie laat ander se labels jou define nie, hoekom is dit nie so in die wêreld nie? Onreg) hier word gesprekskaarte gebruik.
Wie het jou seer gemaak? (vul in op verskillende kaartjies – wêreld, geloof, ek, familie, skool; en maak ‘n tydlyn – hoogtepunte, laagtepunte ens, antwoord self ook die vrae)
Waarheen is jy op pad? Weer body mapping, kyk nou of dit anders lyk as tydens die eerste week.
Soms kom daar dinge uit ‘n gesprek wat volgens wet gerapporteer moet word en dan neem die skool se maatskaplike werker dit gewoonlik verder.
Artikel samegestel deur Nicola Alberts na ‘n energiepunt gesprek oor skolebediening waar Jana Dickason bogenoemde storie vertel het van hul plaaslike “detensie bediening”.
1st December 2016 dinkjeugStemmeenergiegesprek, idees, missionaal, nuus, skole, sport, sportbediening, tienerbediening, tieners, vars
Anthonette Bridge: Ontmoet vir Huh en Ah-ha
21st July 2016 NGKnetwerkKINDERBEDIENING, Stemmeaanbieding, Erediens, familiebediening, idees, kategese, Kinderbediening, kinderdienste, nuus, stemme
GESPREK MET ANTHONETTE BRIDGE – JEUGWERKER – MOSSELBAAI AGS
Anthonette Bridge vertel dat die kinderbediening in die gemeente waar sy werksaam is, plaasvind tydens die twee oggend eredienste (dit word herhaal). Daar is eers ‘n groot groep byeenkoms vir Voorskool tot 6 saam en daarna is daar ‘n toepassing,aktiwiteit en omgee wat in klein groepies plaasvind. Sy ontwikkel die materiaal vir die lesse, sodat die temas aansluit by die preek reekse van die volwassenes. Dit is ‘n uitdaging om dit volhoubaar te doen, want dit neem baie tyd en dit verg baie kreatiwiteit om die temas steeds relevant en eenvoudig vir kinders te hou.
Haar groot uitdaging is dat Voorskool tot Graad 6 in een groep sit en dat die boodskap dus vir ‘n breë groep verstaanbaar en van toepassing moet wees. Hulle het egter ‘n kreatiewe oplossing gevind: sy en een van hul pastore trek aan soos twee karaktertjies en dra die boodskap oor deur middel van ‘n rollespel.. Sy sê hierdie twee karaktertjies het eintlik maar net spontaan ontwikkel. Die twee karaktertjies se name is “Huh” en “Aha”. “Huh” is die “dom” karaktertjie met ŉ pienk pruik op, wat altyd die vrae vra en “Kaptein Aha” is weer die een wat verduidelik en meer antwoorde gee.
Sy vind dat die kleiner kinders veral met “Huh” se karakter identifiseer, terwyl die ouer kinders met “Aha” identifiseer, maar eintlik geniet almal die twee se manewales. Sy vind dat hierdie deurlopende karakters help ook om die weke se temas aan mekaar te verbind vir kontinuïteit.
Is daar nog gemeentes wat met “karakters” werk in kinderbediening?
Is daar nog gemeentes wat deurlopend materiaal ontwikkel wat by die groter gemeente se preek temas aansluit?
Laat weet ons, sodat ons kan saamdink en deel.
Brian O’Connel speaks on “Education and a future of our youth”
21st June 2016 NGKnetwerkDiepDink, Stemme2016, Brian O'Connel, jeugbediening, leier toerusting, nuus, opvoeding, refleksies, skole, stemme, winterskool
O’Connel is the Head of the Western Cape Department of Education and he was one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Winter School in Stellenbosch.
O’Conner started off with painting a picture of the future of the earth and it shocked the audience. He explained why climate changes are creating a major crisis and challenge for us. By 2025 there will be serious energy, water, food shortages, especially in South Africa.
His point was that this generation’s leaders are challenged to solve this problem. We need to influence the future. But in order to do this we must be talking about the right (important) things and we must be willing to change our way of thinking. We need to try make sense of the statistics and respond to it timeously. We need to start by changing the culture and the conversation. The church can play an important role in this.
The question that this talk left me with, was why am I not really thinking about climate change and the future? And why is this topic so seldom discussed in the church?
Abigail Hopley on the “selfie generation”
21st June 2016 NGKnetwerkDiepDink, Stemme2016, jeugbediening, leier toerusting, nuus, refleksies, stemme, tegnologie, winterskool
Anriëtte de Ridder
Abigail Hopley was one of the session speakers at this year’s winter school in Stellenbosch. She started off by quoting the statistics of young people leaving the church as well as the reasons for it, from the book “You lost me” by David Kinnaman. She also showed a video clip of David Kinnaman where he requests that we engage in a conversation with young adults who have left the church.
She also described how social media influences the identity of the youth and explained why we it is important that we think about identity and social media when we work with the youth.
Abigail helped me remember that social media and media influences are not just a tool to reach young people but fundamentally changes the way the youth act, feel and think today.
Anita Cloete: youth culture
21st June 2016 NGKnetwerkDiepDink, Stemme2016, jeugbediening, leier toerusting, nuus, stemme, tieners, winterskool
Dr Anita Cloete
Dr Anita Cloete was a session speaker at this years Winter School in Stellenbosch. She started off by reframing the topic. The question according to her, is not “how can we make the youth feel at home in church? but rather, “What can we learn from young people about what church is?”.
She made 2 main points:
Youth are not a homogenous group
The church should be and look diverse if it wants to include and serve a diverse youth. She asked the question how we can practically become more diverse and including and she made some suggestions.
Teenagers live in a time of transition…
She also explained that teenage life is a good metaphor for the church. As teenagers are living in a time of transition, the church should also live in a a place of transition (change, movement, and not knowing everything, questioning, etc.) We are embodying something of the kingdom but we are also pointing to the Coming Kingdom.
Dr Cloete reminded me that we cannot generalize when speaking about the youth. There are many sub-cultures. After her talk I am left with the question – how well do I know the youth in my community?
Rev Esmé Bouwers on the role of the local church
20th June 2016 NGKnetwerkDiepDink, Stemme2016, gemeentes, identiteit, leier toerusting, missionaal, nuus, stemme, winterskool
Rev Esmé Bouwers was a keynote speaker at this years Winter School in Stellenbosch. She confronted and motivated the Winter School delegates with the question: is the church a city on a hill or “agter die klip”? What are the stones that hinder the church to shine and be the salt?
She described places in her own life where she saw the church as it should be – unified, in spite of theological differences. Humbly asking forgiveness. Seeking to serve.
We should discover our local church’s purpose. It should not be about growing in numbers or building bigger churches, but it should rather be about serving.
Read Eph, Rom, 1Kor 12, Rev.
Each congregation has its own sin, challenges and recommendations
It is His church! Each church should be a light in the community in which they are in.
She explained why we should not only be a home for all as church, but why we must have a heart for all!! She challenged the delegates to rethink the role of women and the youth in leadership. She challenged the diversity and inclusion of all in churches.
The church is a:
City on a hill!
Rev Esmé Bouwers is reshaping the way we think about women in leadership positions by her own example. Her affirmation of the local church gave me hope and made me think about my own congregation’s role in the community.