User talk:Kev Williams
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Stephen Ewen 01:54, 24 June 2007 (CDT)
Your article
Kev, here's a copy of your article. I'm very sorry I had to delete it. I'll explain in e-mail. --Larry Sanger 08:32, 25 June 2007 (CDT)
British Youth for Christ (YFC) is a national Christian charity that was founded by Billy Graham in 1946. Working with around 200,000 young people each month, they draw alongside teens from every background and culture in Britain. Our 150 fulltime staff and countless local volunteers specialise in working with young people with no church connection: communicating and demonstrating the Christian faith. In all of our youth work they use a four D approach:
Demonstrate … God’s love Declare … relevantly the good news about Jesus Decision … Giving young people the opportunity to accept Christ as their personal Saviour Disciple … Serve the local Church by providing both evangelistic and discipleship resources
Local Centres
There are currently 67 YFC Local Centres around Britain, tackling issues youth face today, such as family breakdown, binge drinking, bullying and self-worth. They run activities drop-in youth clubs, school lessons, social-action projects, and detached youthwork on the streets.
yfcone
yfcone is the gap year programme run by YFC which aims to reach youth with youth. They teach young adults how to use their individual gifts in music, sport, leadership, dance, youthwork, and communication to share their faith with their peers, and place volunteers in teams located around Britain.
Resourcing Churches
YFC's Church Resource Department aims to serve the local church, right across the denominations, as it works with children and young people, providing all the necessary resources and support for effective Christian youth work, as well as supporting and nurturing local Youth Workers. It does this by producing resource packs for youth groups (Rock Solid, RS2, Mettle, The Art Of Connecting, and in partnership with other organisations Youth Specialities, Youth Alpha and Youthwork Magazine) and running weekend residentials and activity holidays (Impact Holidays, Fort Rocky).
Reflex
Reflex is YFC's nationwide initiative helping Young Offenders in custody to build a fresh start. YFC look to invest in young people on the fringe of society, building their self-esteem by encouraging creative reflection and positive expression. They also provide care for ex-offenders, meeting them at the gate after their release and helping them to find a place to live, a job, and a church.
YFC's web site can be found here [[1]].