All Editorial articles – Page 131
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IssuesQ&A: Guvna B
East London hip-hop artist Guvna B has won numerous awards including a MOBO. His latest album Secret World reached number one in the official Christian and Gospel Charts. Editor Jamie Cutteridge sat down to grill the Guvna and talk about the new album
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IssuesThe Axis of Good and Evil – Christmas
There’s this constant tension in youth ministry: we want to use culture to talk about big issues and themes with young people, but often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are the ones made by well-meaning Christians in a shed. To put that another way, often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are terrible. So, here’s our solution to this problem: a monthly round-up where we rank a whole heap of stuff on whether it’s any good, and whether it’s both suitable and worth showing to your youth group. This month, we look at Christmas! So, festive ideas in the top right are to be commended for youth group shenanigans ... the darker side of Christmas in the bottom left - less so.
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IssuesThe Axis of Good and Evil – Books
There’s this constant tension in youth ministry: we want to use culture to talk about big issues and themes with young people, but often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are the ones made by well-meaning Christians in a shed. To put that another way, often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are terrible. So, here’s our solution to this problem: a monthly round-up where we rank a whole heap of stuff on whether it’s any good, and whether it’s both suitable and worth showing to your youth group. This month, we look at books. So, those in the top right are worth a read, a thought, a discussion... books in the bottom left – less so.
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IssuesThe Axis of Good and Evil - TV Shows
There’s this constant tension in youth ministry: we want to use culture to talk about big issues and themes with young people, but often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are the ones made by well-meaning Christians in a shed. To put that another way, often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are terrible. So, here’s our solution to this problem: a monthly round-up where we rank a whole heap of stuff on whether it’s any good, and whether it’s both suitable and worth showing to your youth group
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IssuesThe axis of Good and Evil - Films
There’s this constant tension in youth ministry: we want to use culture to talk about big issues and themes with young people, but often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are the ones made by well-meaning Christians in a shed. To put that another way, often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are terrible. So, here’s our solution to this problem: a monthly roundup where we rank a whole heap of stuff on whether it’s any good, and whether it’s both suitable and worth showing to your youth group. Obviously stuff in the top right is ideal, the films in the bottom left are normally Adam Sandler productions.
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IssuesThe axis of good and evil - Music
There’s this constant tension in youth ministry: we want to use culture to talk about big issues and themes with young people, but often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are the ones made by well-meaning Christians in a shed. To put that another way, often the films, TV shows and video games with the best moral messages are terrible. So, here’s our solution to this problem: a monthly round-up where we rank a whole heap of stuff on whether it’s any good, and whether it’s both suitable and worth showing to your youth group. This month, we look at music. So, artists in the top right are worth a listen, a thought, a discussion... music in the bottom left – less so.
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The Awkward Truth
This issue is dedicated to helping you to EQUIP young people TO share their faith. But how much time do you spend doing the same? Editor Martin Saunders gently encourages you to lead by example.
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Issues‘I ran away from home to become a Christian’
I didn’t know anything about Christianity until I was in year seven. My mum always told me that Christian people were bad, so I used to think that all Christians were bad people. I studied Christianity in RE in years seven to nine - and I ...
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Ready-to-use Discussion: Go Away (in a Manger)
It’s Christmas, and century-old carols are suddenly omnipresent. You can barely move for renditions of ‘Hark! The herald angels sing’, ‘In the bleak midwinter’, and that other one with the weird chorus that has no words, but requires you to hold your breath for ages. You know, that one…
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IssuesHow to plan a weekend away
It’s holiday season for youth workers… and no, that doesn’t mean sipping cold beverages on a beach somewhere. As we chaperone rowdy teenagers to and from a weekend away, enduring sleep deprivation, practical jokes, mud and sleep deprivation (did we say that already?) – it’s good to remember how significant these times can be for our young people. Three organisations behind the new ‘Love Holidays’ initiative give you the lowdown on how to make your youth group’s residential the best ever.
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IssuesHow to get through the Youth Group Weekend Away
The youth group weekend away is a mysterious time. Friendships are made, sleep is missed and food is unidentifiable. It can be the highlight of the youth group year, or a weekend never to be spoken of again. As per usual, we’re on hand with some smart tips to make this year’s weekend away the best one ever:
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IssuesCase Study: Project FACT (Faith Awareness in Children Trust) : Time to Wonder
FACT (Faith Awareness in Children Trust) was founded by Simon Shutt in 1996 and is based in Staines, Middlesex. FACT works through collective acts of worship (assemblies), RE days, inset training for teachers and Time to Wonder. FACT now sees nearly 8000 primary-aged
children each half-term in 25 schools; including special needs schools and a pupil referral unit. Simon Shutt tells us about Time to Wonder -
BlogYouth workers honoured with awards
Last Friday evening youth workers from across the country came together at the Christian Youth Work Awards to celebrate the great youth work taking place around the UK.
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Christian Youth Work Awards
Youth workers and projects from across the country were honoured at the sixth annual Christian Youth Work Awards. The awards, a Youthscape initiative, are judged by a panel of youth work experts, from a pool of public nominations and recognise excellence in church-based and other Christian youth work.
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IssuesSentamu hosts first National Christian Youth Work awards
The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, hosted the first National Christian Youth Work Awards at his Bishopthorpe Palace in September.
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IssuesThe Big Picture: Christian Youth Work Awards
The fourth annual Christian Youth Work Awards took place in November. The ceremony, hosted by the London School of Theology, saw six awards given out, including a new Unsung Hero award. Previous winner Beth Stout from Golddigger Trust gave the keynote address. The awards are a Youthscape project.
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IssuesWinners Honoured at Youth Work Awards
The third annual Christian Youth Work Awards was held at the London School of Theology, celebrating and honouring great youth work from across the country. The evening consisted of entertainment from LST student band Pax Romana, a formal dinner, and the awards presentation ceremony. Continuing the awards’ dedication to great youth work, two young people – Shay Dolan and Jonathan Addai – presented the awards, and the closing address was given by 18 year-old Lorna Sterry, who spoke about the significance of youth work in her own life.
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IssuesChristian youth work awards
The fifth annual Christian Youth Work Awards took place on 20th November. The ceremony, hosted by the London School of Theology, saw seven awards given out, including the new Young Leader of the Year Award. The awards are a Youthscape project with individual awards sponsored by CYM, Existence Ltd, CPAS Ventures, Moorlands College, London School of Theology, The Methodist Church and Premier Youthwork. The awards recognise excellence in church-based and Christian youth work, and are judged by a panel of youth work practitioners and lecturers from a pool of public nominations.
