Mission and young people at risk
- a multi-media resource on PC CD-ROM

Frontier Youth Trust, (0121 687 3505) £35 ; however, currently on an introductory offer at £25 : www.fyt.org.uk

Frontier Youth Trust has a strong reputation for working with young people who are marginalised from church and society. This CD-ROM distils their experience and expertise in this area, making it available to Christian youth workers in a very accessible format. And what a feast it is!

The CD-ROM has four modules on the key issues of Community, Communication, Mission and Group Work. Each of those has six or seven sessions, which in turn are broken down into three or more parts. In short, there are over 700 screens of information with more than 130 pages of notes and worksheets ready to print out. There's masses of information here to be uncovered at the click of a mouse.

It's not just a question of quantity though; this material has quality too. Each part of a session provides an hour's teaching, supported by a rich mixture of quotes, photos, video clips, music, worksheets, definitions, extracts or Internet links. You can study the material on your own, or easily use it with volunteers and colleagues. Lack of time shouldn't put you off; you can dip into this CD-ROM again and again, each time coming away with some new insight and ideas to resource your work with young people. It combines practical ideas with good theological thinking, encouraging serious reflection and providing professional advice.

The key strength of this resource is that it earthed in experience, written by people who between them have many years’ experience of working with young people at risk. You won't find any easy answers in this resource, but you will find wisdom, support and encouragement for your own work in this area.

Review by Jenny Baker, freelance writer and trainer