All Editorial articles – Page 104
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IssuesReal life: ‘Two of my friends died’
In 2015 I had just become a youth leader at a church in South East England, after moving there for university from the Midlands. I was six hours away from home, and the expense of getting back only made the distance feel further. This was one of the biggest steps of faith I have taken in my 22 years of life.
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BlogFour reasons I didn’t want to be a youth worker
Rachel Newham reveals why - at first - she didn't think the world of youth work was for her.
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IssuesDiscussion: The Diary of a Teenage Girl
This summer’s release of The Diary of a Teenage Girl received both critical acclaim and a degree of worry. The film was a hit with the reviewers, but its depiction of a relationship between a 15 and a 35-year-old also drew criticism. Simon Bass from CCPAS told Premier Youthwork:
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IssuesYoung People and Personal Devotion
50% of young people who identify as Christians don’t read their Bible more than once a month.
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IssuesThe Youth Work Lab: Faith Development
Welcome to the Youth Work Lab: the place where key youth work theories are tried and tested by on-the-ground practitioners. Each month, the team from StreetSpace selects and explores a piece of youth work theory, and puts it to the test in creative and pioneering ways
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IssuesRE ‘lacks Intellectual development’
The teaching of Christianity in schools has been labelled ‘incoherent’ and ‘too stereotypical’ by an academic leading a project to improve RE lessons. Dr Nigel Fancourt of Oxford University said that lessons can lack ‘intellectual development’. Dr Fancourt’s comments came after a poll which showed support for teaching Christianity in schools.
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IssuesRE ‘Lacks Intellectual Development’
The teaching of Christianity in schools has been labelled ‘incoherent’ and ‘too stereotypical’ by an academic leading a project to improve RE lessons.
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Revelation - Episode VII - The Final Destination
In the final instalment of his epic series on Revelation, Steve Griffiths takes us back to the very beginning with one simple reminder: it’s all
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BlogReady-To-Use Discussion: Depression
This session needs to be dealt with sensitively. You may want to encourage your young people to privately write their answers rather than engaging in group discussions.
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IssuesSpiritual Gifts, Group Size, Defining Sin
Our experts answer your questions on Children’s and Families ministry.
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BlogFaith and Deeds
Last month a friend of mine posted a comment online about how much pain he was in from a persistent knee problem. I knew he wasn’t a Christian but felt compassion for him and had faith that God could heal his knee.
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IssuesReady-to-use Mentoring: Faith and Deeds
Last month a friend of mine posted a comment online about how much pain he was in from a persistent knee problem. I knew he wasn’t a Christian but felt compassion for him and had faith that God could heal his knee.
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BlogHas the quality of youth workers decreased?
“Generally, the quality of youth workers has gone down dramatically." Mike Pilavachi, Premier Youthwork, November 2016
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IssuesTraining numbers decline
Evidence from research into student numbers on Christian youth ministry courses in the UK has indicated that there has been a slow decline over the last five years. In September 2011, there were 623 students but by September 2015, there were 536, a fall of 14 per cent. When combining undergraduate and postgraduate courses, there was an interesting rise in postgraduate students in 2015. The UK Christian Youth Work Consortium has been collecting the numbers of students on such courses for the last five years.
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BlogYouth work’s dead. It doesn’t need a revolution.
After a brief hiatus, the Youthwork blog is back. This week, David Welch shares his thoughts on youth work and why we don't need a revolution.
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BlogIt’s time for a revolution… or youth ministry is dead
In the first of our new blog series, Martin Saunders takes a long, hard, honest look at the state of youth ministry in the UK
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IssuesPope Francis speaks up for young people at World Youth Day
Pope Francis’s visit to Brazil for World Youth Day 2013 saw him encourage millions of young people.
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IssuesSpecial day games
In the last few games columns, I’ve asked you to think back to games you played as kids which you definitely should not play anymore. Thank you for sending in suggestions, and it gives me great pleasure to announce the top five:
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BlogA day in the life of : Laura Rafferty, youth worker
Our 'a day in the life of' blog series continues with Laura Rafferty who shares one of her more memorable days as youth worker and what she took away from it.
