Justice Night @ Church

On Friday night, our youth ministry ran a Justice Night which focused on the topic of Body Image and self esteem. I was a little apprehensive about how the night would run, and whether the kids would engage with the conversation topics that I, and my housemate Gab, were going to present. I was so pleased with the vigorous chatter on all of the tables around the church and the wonderfully thoughtful responses that the kids gave when they were asked. The night, whilst it may have been confronting in some ways, was an excellent space for the kids to talk through these issues and see that older people (ie youth leaders) can struggle with these issues too. More importantly it helped to show the kids that it's good to discuss these issues with people who they can trust and rely on. It was such a high for me, as the Youth Minister, because I really felt like the night assisted in building a great deal of trust and rapport with the kids and the leaders.