All Editorial articles – Page 147
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IssuesAdaptable Meeting Guide: The Gospel According to...Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice
Meeting Aim: To allow young people to think about the issue of justice and the Bible’s teaching that Jesus has been appointed as judge over the world.
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IssuesYouth Work according to St Paul
The letters of Paul are hard-hitting and straight to the point. What if he wrote a letter to youth workers today? What would it say? New Testament lecturer and author of How to like Paul again, Dr Conrad Gempf, gives it a go…
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IssuesHow can I support children who have been sexually abused?
Our experts answer your questions on children’s and families ministry
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IssuesGirls in Gangs abused
A report from the Centre for Social Justice has shown that thousands of girls and young women experience brutality and exploitation as part of gang culture. The study, carried out with XLP, said that sexual exploitation, guns and drug-running are ‘a daily reality’ for thousands of young women. The report, entitled ‘Girls and Gangs’, calls for urgent action to fight the problem, criticising the Home Office for not doing enough to fight gang culture since the 2011 riots.
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IssuesGirls in gangs abused
A report from the Centre for Social Justice has shown that thousands of girls and young women experience brutality and exploitation as part of gang culture. The study, carried out with XLP, said that sexual exploitation, guns and drug-running are ‘a daily reality’ for thousands of young women. The report, entitled ‘Girls and Gangs’, builds on CSJ and XLP’s previous studies on the impact of gang-related activities on communities and calls for urgent action to fight the problem, criticising the Home Office for not doing enough to fight gang culture since the 2011 riots.
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IssuesThe issue of unreported abuse
In November 2015, Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, published Protecting Children from Harm. This resulted from a two-year inquiry into child sexual abuse within the family environment.
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IssuesChildren of Christians potentially more vulnerable to abuse
The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) has warned that children of ‘strongly-committed’ Christians may be more vulnerable to abuse.
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IssuesChildren of Christians are Potentially more Vulnerable to Abuse
The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) has warned that children of ‘strongly-committed’ Christians may be more vulnerable to abuse. The warning followed a report from CEOP (part of the National Crime Agency) which said that children in institutions such as schools, churches, sports clubs and youth clubs are still not safe from abuse. CCPAS suggests that the added vulnerability is down to parents being more prone to unquestionably obeying church leaders.
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Adaptable Meeting Guide: David - A Leader who rose above
To show that following Jesus is about being different from the world around you.
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BlogShould Christians lighten up about Hallowe'en?
Every year, around the end of October, the debate on what Christians should do at Hallowe’en surfaces. For many in society, Hallowe’en poses no issue. So should Christians lighten up?
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BlogGames about the games
The Olympics are here! And as the greatest show on Earth kicks off, this gives you the chance to have some Games-themed fun with your group.
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Faith at homeTying ourselves in knots: What’s so scary about Halloween?
It seems like every year, the church gets itself in a tangle over how to best engage with Halloween. Scripture Union’s Revd Tim Hastie-Smith suggests that the festival provides churches and families with a great way to engage culture with the dark side of spirituality…
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IssuesWe need to talk about... Pornography
Creepy Naked Stuff is a brand new video resource for parents, to help them talk to their children about pornography in an age-appropriate way.
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IssuesThe Last Word: All about Jesus
There are some phrases in the modern Church that are so overused that they can begin to lose any real meaning to us. Each denomination and tradition will have its own favourites, but one that seems to repeat across most evangelical churches is, ‘it’s all about Jesus’.
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IssuesLet's start talking about mental health
Society today simply doesn’t talk enough about mental health. But how can we not talk about it when 62 per cent of girls aged 11 to 21 know a girl or young woman who has experienced a mental health problem? Or when almost half of girls aged 17 to 21 (46 per cent) have needed help with their mental health?
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IssuesWe need to talk about children’s mental health…
Childhood is an amazing time, full of change and a time to set patterns, beliefs and attitudes that often stay with us right through our adult life. The saying goes that your childhood days are the happiest of your life, but increasingly we’re seeing figures which challenge that.
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BlogReady-to-use Schools Work : Arguing about God
Here are four lesson ideas designed to make young people argue about God, which will also work in church-based settings. Arguing is often where learning happens.
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IssuesWhat do we do when children get upset about Jesus dying?
Our experts answer your questions on children’s and families ministry
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IssuesGames about the games
The Olympics are here! And as the greatest show on Earth kicks off, this gives you the chance to have some Games-themed fun with your group.
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IssuesLet’s talk about sex (maybe)
The sex talk is a perennial highlight / lowlight of the youth work calendar, but are we doing enough? Or are we playing it too safe? As Esther Hardy explains, in our young people’s over-sexualised world, it’s time to talk about sex in an entirely new way…
