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XY Boys: How to keep boys in Church

2017-01-19T00:00:00Z

The gender gap in the UK Church continues to grow, with more women than men filling our pews. How can we redress this gender imbalance in our youth groups and ultimately the Church of the future ? Christian Vision for Men ’s Carl Beech believes we need a fundamental shift in the values underpinning our youth ministry

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From the horse’s mouth: “We need young people leading church so it isn’t boring”

2017-01-19T00:00:00Z

Liz Skudder is the youth outreach worker at Christchurch, Billericay. She spoke to Eleanor and Rebecca about young people leading in their church. This conversation highlights the need for young people’s voices to be prominent among church leadership conversations. Liz is doing a great job empowering the young people, but this discussion shows that it’s not easy or a short-term task. It is wonderful, in the trickiness of it all, to hear Eleanor and Rebecca’s enthusiasm for their church, demonstrating the vitality that young people bring to the mix. Eleanor is 13 and plays in the church youth band. Her hobbies are musical theatre and dance. Rebecca is also 13. She swims and is obsessed with Harry Potter. She plays the flute in the church youth band.

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Youth Work in Black Majority Churches

2017-01-19T00:00:00Z

Youth Work Award nominee and author of On your marks, Luke Whyte, reflects on his experience of youth ministry in black majority churches.

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How to Bring Church into the 21st Century

2017-01-19T00:00:00Z

The Church may have just about discovered the internet, and hey – some of us even have Myspace pages – but historically speaking we’re still a wee bit behind the times. We asked our resident internet expert, Dr I. Tweettoomuch, for some tips on moving church services into the 21st Century 

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Adaptable meeting guide: Reimagining Church 1: What is Church?

2017-01-19T00:00:00Z

We all have different understandings of what it means to be Church depending on our culture, context, background, upbringing and tradition,
but what is the essence of Church? What are the key components of Church?