Robin Barfield
@robinbarfield78
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Lecturer in Practical Theology / PhD in Child Spirituality and Christian Education / 20+ yrs in parish Y&C ministry
The North
Joined January 2014
Often 'strong leaders' are excused their aggression and their bullying of others. Too often, and I've faced this, they trample the sheep they claim to love.
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RT @miriam_cates: Pornhub visits down more than 1 million per day. Thats a lot fewer people - including children - watching women being tre….
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In this model, children become projects, things we do ministry to untempered by the gift of their presence. There's no joy and parenting becomes goal setting.
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Enjoying @RootAndrew development of 'instruments of influence' as i think this through. I wonder if this is what is going on in much of our parenting material?
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RT @demosthenes1994: If your A level results are disappointing, don't worry. The God of the universe loves you and Jesus has an offer of ma….
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I was grateful for @krishk TFtD and his boldness and deeply disappointed that @BBCr4today felt the need to apologise for it. The church in the UK needs to stand up for migrants.
How was your day?. Alf Dubs, a Labour peer who came to the UK as a child refugee, said he believed xenophobia was an accurate description of Jenrick’s comments in the Mail on Sunday last weekend in which Jenrick said the arrival of asylum seekers on small boats made him fear for
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RT @gracemim: @LittleLauraMcK @robinbarfield78 Let your shine your light before men AND may your pulpit and tl shine the light of the gospe….
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When you see a pastor talking about encouraging his church to love their neighbour, but you've also just seen him be abusive to those he disagrees with theologically on this platform. That.
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Those who believe in PSA and those who don't.
Everyone you come across today is made in the image of God. Treat them accordingly.
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RT @LivingOutOrg: Parenting 11-18s can be a rollercoaster! Amid the mood swings and big questions, how can we point them to Jesus? 🥴. Jenni….
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RT @SHoddeMiller: Your work is your offering, not your identity. This definition matters, because it protects us from both over-valuing an….
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Still time to join me for this 👇.
What does it even mean *theologically* to be online?. Join @robinbarfield78 this September to look at this, and other questions in our Short Course in Digital Theology and Mission.
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I mean, it's a parenting style. Not so sure it's 'new':.
independent.co.uk
Two psychologists react to the viral F*** Around and Find Out – or FAFO – parenting style
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If the government genuinely thinks that smartphones are more dangerous than knives, then they're far too middle class.
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Once again, it's smart phones that are the baddies! Not county lines, or gang culture or knives, or. The lack of imagination and understanding here is remarkable.
theguardian.com
Keir Starmer says £88m package will help tackle trend of young people becoming ‘disconnected from their communities’
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RT @Pinney_alc: Check out my article on @PremierNexGen on aura farming and what it tells us about Christian identity.
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RT @MadsDavies: Finding from a Chichester review of learning from church revitalisation: "Post-covid, Curates coming out of non-residential….
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Looking forward to decimalised cricket starting today.
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RT @LivingOutOrg: In a culture where porn is also so widely accepted and readily available, how we can help young people make wise and godl….
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Group chats are to millennials what reply all is to boomers.
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