All Editorial articles – Page 11
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BlogMarch 2020 : Ready to use all-age service – Spies!
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BlogMarch 2020 : Ready to use music – Some Things Never Change
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BlogMarch 2020 : Ready to use movie – Yesterday (12)
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IssuesQ&A with Kim Phuc Phan Thi
Known as the ‘Napalm Girl’, Kim Phuc is recognised globally as the 9-year-old photographed running from a napalm attack during the Vietnam War, which was recently voted the most iconic photo of all time. Kim spoke to Jess Lester about how the bombs led her to Christ, the importance of practising forgiveness and speaking to children about suffering.
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BlogHope for the hopeless
In light of Caroline Flack’s recent tragic suicide, we spoke to health and wellbeing support worker Jess Bramhall about her work supporting vulnerable women and how we can bring hope to those struggling with their mental health.
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IssuesIn God we doubt
Can we have a little chat about doubt? It’s something that tends to sit more readily in the world of youth ministry, not children’s, partly because the early stages of faith and cognitive development make children happier to just think stuff is true, especially if an adult tells them it. And partly, I guess, because we are often too happy to stick with a formula that feels like it’s working, as the kids aren’t asking many tough questions.
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IssuesWhat Google can’t tell you about dealing with grief
I’m not a good communicator. People assume that because I can rap I’m great at expressing my thoughts and feelings, and while I’m at the place in my life now where I’m quite comfortable with it, historically it hasn’t been my strong point. When life gets tough, I have a tendency to shut myself off – sitting at home, curtains drawn, eating junk food and feeling sorry for myself. So when my dad unexpectedly died three years ago, this is exactly where I found myself.
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BlogLet's get messy: how are you reaching families?
Alex Taylor reflects on how we reach out to families after taking part in St Paul's Messy Cathedral.
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BlogFeeling, not just knowing, God's love
The month of love is in full flow! It's the perfect time for those of us working with children and young people to teach about God's love. But how do we go about it? And ensure that they don't just know God's love but feel it?
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BlogHow to teach children about prayer
Prayer is vital in developing young people's relationships with God - and knowing how to pray offers up huge benefits to opening up children's prayer lives. But how do we go about it?
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BlogSaving a generation: a response to youth work funding cuts
Following the recent statistics by the YMCA that show spending on youth services in England and Wales has been cut by 70% in less than a decade – with spending at its lowest in a generation – James Griffin, youth ministry student at Limitless and advocate at Home For Good – explains why he believes we should be prioritising services to young people more than ever.
