Real youthwork: walking with the urban poor

 

Is it possible for a middle class church to get alongside young people from underprivileged backgrounds? Niki Gollings talks through the practical issues of working with hurting young people and Jude Simpson reads from Just Walk With Me.

Niki Gollings is a youthworker with the e:merge project in Bradford. E:merge is recognised for its work enabling young people from underprivileged backgrounds develop in relation to self, others and God. Jude Simpson is a stand-up poet who performs at theatres and events across the UK and writes for Third Way magazine. She also leads school workshops and is the author of Just Walk With Me, the story of the e:merge project.

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