european youth ministry in the snow

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

Comments

[julie]

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

[jonny]

ha - will do! yes it's been great to meet and catch up with kenny...

[Niels Vandereyken]

Hi Jonny

Could you tell me which other Belgians are there with you? Would like to know which compatriots are there.

Thanks

Niels

[Mark]

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