All Editorial articles – Page 138
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IssuesAll-Age Service: The Man Who Needed New Shoes
A service plan about Jesus forgiving sins and healing
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IssuesAll-age service: Christmas
A service plan exploring the gift of Christmas given to each of us
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BlogAll-Age Service Plan: The Parable of the Sower
This service enables your group to get to grips with the Parable of the Sower.
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IssuesFaith Generation: Taking on the toughest challenge of all
The Church has a discipleship problem – generating faith among young people looks vastly different to how it did 25 years ago. But what factors have led to this change and what does it mean for the next generation? Nick Shepherd explains…
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BlogYouth work on a shoe string – why technology isn't the be all and end all
As youth workers we are always looking for the next new thing to keep our young people entertained. This week, Jo Adshead-Grant shares some ideas on how to do youth work without all the latest resources
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BlogWhy you don't need to evaluate all the time
Evaluating your work can be a tricky business so it’s important to understand how to get the most out of your efforts. Natalie Arnett from Project Oracle shares with us a few quick tips on how to keep you evaluation in proportion – and when to do nothing at all
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BlogIt was not at all how I’d imagined it.
Laura HaddowI’d always pictured my gap year to be more along the lines of exploring the jungles of Borneo, inter railing around central Europe or digging wells in Guatemala...
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BlogHow to get all of the funding you'll ever need
In recent years, the job description and workplace of youth workers has changed. Our work now includes such activities as ‘fundraising ’ and ‘begging ’, while the location has been amended to include ‘down the back of the sofa looking for a couple of quid’. However, help is at hand!
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BlogGiving your all
Off the back of Jo Dolby’s Balancing Act feature in last month’s magazine, we have a series of blogs on tension and paradox within youth ministry. This week, John Wheatley, of StreetSpace and Frontier Youth Trust, discusses Sacrifice and Sabbath.
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IssuesThe Big Picture: The toys we all want
The New York and London Toy Fairs are the places to find new toys, from new technology to the most traditional of board games. Every year, the big producers, such as Hasbro, Lego and Mattel mix with up-and-coming innovators.
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IssuesWe don’t do it for the money… but we all need money
We need to talk about some things. There are a few issues in youth ministry which, for reasons of awkwardness, pride or taboo, simply never get discussed. So it’s time for some radical honesty; time to talk about the things we don’t talk about. Welcome to The Elephant Room.
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IssuesIs your children’s work all inclusive’?
Church-based children’s work with children that have additional (special) needs or disabilities has always been out on the margins: something that has been occasionally provided in response to a specific, direct need. It is rarely viewed as a missional outreach opportunity, and indeed, it is common for there to be some resistance to inclusion, even in churches where there are families with a child with additional needs.
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Issues“I went to Soul Survivor because all my friends did!”
This month we’ve got an interview with a brilliant young woman interviewed by Nathan Shipley, who wanted to talk about her experience at Soul Survivor. Nathan is the associate pastor for youth and young adults at South Parade Baptist Church, Leeds.
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Project: Bible Alive
To teach children the whole story of the Bible in a way that is fun, engaging and interactive, and supports delivery of the school curriculum
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IssuesQ&A: Alice Williams
Alice Williams runs Luminary Bakery, a social enterprise set up to train and support vulnerable women in East London. The Premier Youthwork team caught up with the former youth worker to find out more…
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BlogA practical guide to A-Level results day
A-level results day. I remember it like it was yesterday. I stayed up all night with two of my closest friends, waiting for the UCAS system to allow us to see whether we had got into our desired universities. I was ready to head north of London to my firm or insurance option, but when the results came through, I would be going to neither.
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Ellie Goulding Album:Halcyon Days
The second album from Ellie Goulding is a departure from the folk vibe of her first album and a move into the realms of dance music (2013, Polydor LTD)
