i teach youth ministry for cym (one module) and as part of that am a member of the iasym. it’s a professional body with an international conference every two years and publishes a journal of applied theology and youth ministry [if you teach youth ministry you should join…]
anyway that’s all by way of saying that i am currently at the first european iasym conference in josefstal, germany. i really had no idea where i was coming to other than flying to munich – i hadn’t got round to looking it up. so it has been a wonderful surprise to be in an amazing location in the alps in bavaria. the day before we arrived there was a big snowfall which has made it look magical.
the conference is a chance for people in the association to present research or thinking that they have been working on and then we talk about it. we had a sneak preview of pete ward’s next book which looks like it will be really interesting (out in october) on ‘a practical theology for the liquid church’. richard passmore and i presented some thoughts on church on the edge. there are people here from holland, norway, denmark, sweden, scotland, holland, belgium, slovenia, germany and probably a few other places i’ve forgotten.
anyway, that’s why the blog is a bit quiet…
have added a few snowy pics to flickr
my man is out there with you jonny – please can you tell him that our daughters hate your pictures of the beautiful snow !!!! peace, julie
ha – will do! yes it’s been great to meet and catch up with kenny…
Hi Jonny
Could you tell me which other Belgians are there with you? Would like to know which compatriots are there.
Thanks
Niels
Hey Johnny… Bavaria actually is not Germany! Didnt you know that? So when do you come to the real Germany? I also just remembered that you still have to get money from me. Do you have an idea how we could handle this? Greets from the Kraut Mark