Children's and Youth Ministry Workshop: Anglican Diocese of Toronto Synod Workshop 2009
Youth Workshop
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Transcript of Youth Workshop
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Youth Workshop
Cameron Oldfield – Director Sister Cities NZPresentation at the Sister Cities New
Zealand Annual ConferenceTe Papa Tongarewa, Wellington
Friday 11 May 2012Sister Cities New Zealand 2012 Annual Conference
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Overview
• Who I am
• Why young people?
• How to get young people involved
• How to get the most out of them
• The future of SCNZ
• At a local levelSister Cities New Zealand 2012 Annual Conference
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Who I am
• Appointed to the SCNZ Board in August 2011
• Studied Honours in Political Science last year
• Working in a Minister’s office at Parliament
• Member of the Wellington City Youth Council
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Why young people?
• Has to fit with your Sister City relationship
• Energy
• New ideas
• The future
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How to get them involved?
• My experience: Why do I do it?
• Working with the SCNZ Board
• How to communicate with young people – Framing– Delivery
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How to get the most out of them
• Give support and direction, but don’t take control
• A project to focus on, a set goal
• Not just ‘more youth involvement’
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Future of SCNZ
• Next SCNZ Conference
• Youth sub-committee of the SCNZ Board
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SCNZ Websitewww.sistercities.org.nz
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At a local level
• Sister City relationships are developed at the local level
• Share your experiences – successes/failures with youth involvement
• What can SCNZ do?
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Key points
• Decide if youth involvement is suitable for you
• ‘Selling’ the idea of Sister Cities
• One project to focus on, a set goal
• Spreading the message
• Sharing ideas
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