All Editorial articles – Page 15
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Christmas drama
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. Use this drama as part of a youth session or Christmas service. SETTING Four friends (any mix of male and female) meet on Christmas Eve. CAST ...
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Christmas party plan
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM: To explore the Christmas story and what it means, and to have fun doing so. BACKGROUND: This party is designed for use in a variety of contexts – for example Sunday groups, after-school clubs and ...
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Christmas party plan
Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM:To give parents, carers and children the chance to hear the Christmas story and respond in some way. BACKGROUND: This party plan is Santa-Rudolf-Christmas- tree-free so that children and parents hear the Bible’s version of the Christmas story. ...
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Christmas party plan
Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM: To explore the Christmas story and what it means, and to have lots of fun in doing so. BACKGROUND: This party is designed for use in a variety of contexts, for example Sunday schools, after-school clubs and ...
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In Case of an Emergency: How to biblically decorate a Christmas tree
Click here to view the PDF.
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Limiting Beliefs
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” For years the thought of completing an Ironman filled me with terror. There was no way a mere mortal like me could ever complete something like ...
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December 2019 : Ready to use parable – Sam and the seasonal showdown
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here. “Just one more string of lights,” said Sam as he strained to attach the fairy lights to the guttering that ran across his house. He climbed down the ladder and stepped back to admire his handiwork. The whole front of the house was festooned with ...
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December 2019 : Ready to use music – Soon You’ll Get Better
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here.ARTIST: Taylor SwiftSUITABLE FOR: Under-10s INTRODUCTION This song tells the story of a young woman’s pain in relation to the serious illness of her mother. While it may not be suitable for all children’s groups, the sad reality is that many of our children and young ...
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December 2019 : Ready to use movie – Nativity (U)
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here.CLIP: 00:12:14 – 00:18:40 SYNOPSIS It is Christmas, and primary school teacher Paul Maddens is charged with producing the school’s Nativity play. Competing against the posh rival school for the honour of best-reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul boasts that his ex-girlfriend Jennifer, a Hollywood ...
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Helping children remember
As we approach Remembrance Day Chris Poch, director of Artless Theatre Company who have produced To War With God, urges us to help children remember
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God's children: he, she or ze?
Following the suspension of a Christian doctor for discrimination and harassment after he refused to refer to a transgender individual by their chosen pronoun, a Christian paediatrician and youth worker shares his thoughts.
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Will new pilgrims begin their progress?
John Bunyan's classic tale is over 340 years old. It has recently been retold in children's film The Pilgrim's Progress and Becky May, a youth and children's leader, shares her thoughts
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Nama-stay or should I go?
An Irish bishop has warned against yoga and mindfulness in schools. Jess Lester explores what two Christian teachers think.
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‘Halloween is my holiday’: the link between Hillsong, Hailey Bieber and All Hallows Eve
Whether or not to celebrate Halloween is a topic of contention for many Christians – and Hailey Bieber, wife to pop-singer Justin, found out the hard way this week that not everyone agrees.
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Jericho: Session 4
MEETING AIM: To discover that God used unexpected means to lead the Israelites to victory and to do the seemingly impossible task of breaking down the walls of Jericho.
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Jericho: Session 4
MEETING AIM: To reflect on following God, even during difficult or unusual situations.
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Jericho: Session 4
MEETING AIM: To think about how Joshua trusted God’s plan and was brave because God was with him.