Met with Phil today in the noodle bar in Gillingham, probably still one of my favourite places to meet in Medway for lunch, probably only bettered by New East India Tandoori – but it’s always hard to work in the afternoon after one of Ray’s Jal Frezzis!

It was good to catch up and hear and think about stuff going in the Rochester diocese. It’s been a dream of mine for a while to see more YFC centres at key places as I particularly think the YFC model is great for a deanery model of youth outreach – in any diocese not just the Rochester one.

I think the model is a good one as we as YFC give support through a franchise type covenantal model while local people drive the project and have full responsibility and to do things their own way. It’s because of this that no two YFC local ministries are the same. Running this way, rather than insisting on particular models, means that we can see YFC ministries around the country that accurately and relevantly reflect the local community.

This means that in some areas YFC work in prisons, in others in nightclubs, others run early morning breakfast clubs, others late night clubber drop ins, others work with young parents, while others work within sports and creative arts, some run buses in rural areas, others cafes in urban centres, some are school chaplains, others football club chaplains … the list goes on and on.

This has turned into a plug … so is anyone doing this kind of stuff in your area?
If the answer is yes, and in many it is, excellent – can you do anything to help them?
If that answer is no … why not get in touch and see what we can do together.
You can find more info on what it all means to start a YFC local ministry by clicking here.