Ms. Jill Rowe

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  Published on: 1/7/2008    Last Visited: 1/7/2008  

  Writing on the cover of today's Baptist Times, Jill Rowe, Director of Church and Community Development for Oasis UK and a regular columnist in Youthwork magazine, said that in the absence of a "bigger story," or meaning to their lives, children have no choice but to define their value and worth by what they own or their place within their peer group.
  
  "We appear to have lost our sense of the bigger story of life: the one that casts vision and direction, not just on a societal scale, but also for individuals and communities," she said."Without the existence of a big story, the one of regeneration and hope… there are a million other stories that will and have taken its place, such as the priority of instant gratification, the cult of celebrity, the celebration of people's failure or the rightness of consumerism."
  
  Her editorial comes in the wake of recent news stories reporting on the stress that the 12 million children and young people of the UK experience, and the Unicef report last February which placed the UK at the bottom of a league table of industrialised nations for child wellbeing.
  
  Ms Rowe said that the individualisation of society had led to children growing up without a sense of community, and cited examples of Native American Indians who believe that it takes a whole village to raise a child.She also said it was not surprising that young people turned to gangs for support:
  
  "'Community' must be a participant in caring for and journeying alongside those who are discovering who they are in life…," she said.
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  Jill Rowe will be speaking at the Faithworks Conference, Change Agents, on November 1-3 in London.

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  Jill Rowe, Church and Community Development Director - Oasis UK

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  Jill Rowe, Oasis UK Church

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  Jill Rowe, Director of Church and Community Development for Oasis UK and a regular columnist in Youthwork magazine, said that in the absence of a "bigger story," or meaning to their lives, children have no choice but to define their value and worth by what they own or their place within their peer group.
  
  "We appear to have lost our sense of the bigger story of life: the one that casts vision and direction, not just on a societal scale, but also for individuals and communities," she said.
  
  "Without the existence of a big story, the one of regeneration and hope… there are a million others to take its place, such as the priority of instant gratification, the cult of celebrity, the celebration of people's failure or the rightness of consumerism."
  
  Her editorial comes in the wake of recent news stories reporting on the stress that the 12 million children and young people of the UK experience, and the Unicef report last February which placed the UK at the bottom of a league table of industrialised nations for child wellbeing.
  
  Ms Rowe said that the individualisation of society had led to children growing up without a sense of community.She also said it was not surprising that young people turned to gangs for support:
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  Jill Rowe will be speaking at the Faithworks Conference, Change Agents, on 1-3 November 2007 in London.The conference aims to resource and inspire churches to be part of a vision for social and spiritual transformation within their local communities, including involvement in projects working with children and young people.For more information visit www.faithworks.info/conference
  
  For the full text of Jill Rowe's article, visit www.baptisttimes.co.uk

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  Published on: 10/22/2007    Last Visited: 12/12/2007  

  Regular Youthwork magazine columnist Jill Rowe says the Church needs to give children a vision of a better world.
  
  In her comments this week Jill, who is Director of Church and Community Development for Oasis UK, blamed the absence of a 'bigger story' in the lives of young people that leads them to feel their lives are meaningless.
  
  'We appear to have lost our sense of the bigger story of life: the one that casts vision and direction, not just on a societal scale, but also for individuals and communities,' she said.
  
  'Without the existence of a big story, the one of regeneration and hope ... there are a million others to take its place, such as the priority of instant gratification, the cult of celebrity, the celebration of people's failure or the rightness of consumerism.'
  
  Jill's comments come in the wake of recent press coverage claiming that 12 million UK children suffer from stress.
  
  A lack of community or sense of responsibility means teenagers are increasingly turning to peers for support and thriving in gangs, Jill believes: 'There is truth here for all our children and young people, many of whom find that the adults in their lives are noticeable by their absence.In the vacuum of care that this can create, they turn either to each other for help and support, for community and family, for direction and guidance, or they turn to one of the myriad of other providers such as the TV or the Internet.'
  
  Referring to the role of the Church, Jill said: 'We, their community, must be intentional, deliberate and determined in bringing them up, walking with them, sharing with them a different story of possibility, transformation and of being made in God's image, not leaving their development to chance or neglecting our responsibility.If we do this, then their future, and ours, is full of potential, rich in opportunity and brimming with hope.'
  
  Do you agree with Jill?How can youth workers tackle this problem? Have your say in the Youthwork Community Forum
  
  The realities of youth gang and gun crime: read the inspirational story of one South London church in the latest issue of Faithworks magazine
  
  Jill Rowe will be speaking at the Faithworks Conference, Change Agents, on November 1-3 in London

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  Jill RoweOasis Director of Participation

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  Jill Rowe, Oasis UK Church

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  Macmillan's Yorkshire and Ridings fundraising manager Jill Rowe and community fundraiser Roohi Lupton promote the World's Biggest Coffee Morning

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  One of the ETL regions will be based at Oasis Church.co.uk in Waterloo and will be hosted by Jill Rowe of Oasis.Other regions will be based in Reading and Kirkby-in-Ashfield (Nottingham).

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  Keynote input will this time be Jill Rowe of the Oasis Trust and will be entitled "Why are we doing this? - What calls us to work with young people?"

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