All Editorial articles – Page 78
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Ready-to-use Schools work: Miracles
To explore what a miracle is and whether Jesus performed any.
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BlogThe Youth Ministry Revolution We Need
To kick off our new blog series, Martin Saunders called for a revolution in youth ministry (you can read the original blog here). Matt Valler fleshes out what this revolution might look like
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IssuesThe Ministry of Thin
Ever had the niggling feeling that you want to be thinner? That maybe, if you could just lose those few pounds, life would be better? Eating disorders are affecting more and more young people and adults in the UK than ever before. And, even if we don’t suffer from a diagnosed eating disorder, we may find ourselves devoting precious time, energy, money and effort to the pursuit of ‘being thin’. Christianity magazine’s Lucinda Borkett-Jones spoke to presenter of Supersize Vs Superskinny and author of The Ministry of Thin Emma Woolf about her own journey with anorexia, and how we can escape the clutches of the thin ideal.
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IssuesSimple Youth Ministry
Does it all feel a bit too much? Like you're operating at maximum capacity and yet none of your work seems to have the impact you hope for? It's time to go back to basics. Ali Campbell shares his thoughts on simplifying your youth ministry.
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IssuesSeven sins of re-inventing your youth ministry
I’m a big fan of change. In fact, one of the personal values I try to live out in every area of my life is this: ‘Change is non-negotiable. Upheaval, starting new things, risk and failure are all necessary and good, both for the organisation I’m a part of and for my own level of thriving.’
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IssuesMini Missionaries
What’s it like to take children onto the mission field – and why don’t we do it more readily, asks Lucinda van der Hart
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IssuesOpen up your mind: More is More
What if we aren’t making the gospel too complicated for young people, but too simple? Krish Kandiah encourages us to embrace paradox
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IssuesSmall but mighty
Is bigger always better when it comes to children’s work? David Csinos doesn’t think so…
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IssuesThe Middle of Nowhere
We hear so much about inner-city youth work, but what about the rest of the country? How do you do ministry with three young people, two pigs and a horse? Youth worker Joe Smith shares the woes and joys of youth work in the middle of nowhere.
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BlogMindset over Method
In this week's Youthwork blog, Dave Niblock, youth pastor at LIFE Church UK, shares his thoughts on great leadership in youth ministry
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IssuesReady-To-Use Mentoring:Role Reversal
This week I went for a walk with a young guy in the Peak District near Sheffield. He grew up in the youth group I used to run and has since moved away, but during the holidays, he made the effort to come up and spend time with me.
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BlogReady-to-use Mentoring: Would you rather?
Mentoring is a game of give and take - it’s offering wisdom and sharing but also probing and nudging your mentee. Try a round of ‘Would you rather?’ to open up discussions. Allow them to ask you some too, because when you are both offering insight it becomes a two-way relationship. Steer the session towards things that may open useful or deeper conversations. Here’s some ideas but do share your best ones with us!
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BlogReady-to-use Mentoring: Three Persons…
Years ago, someone set up a ‘prayer tent’ in our Sunday service and I felt God speak to me quite clearly, and quite profoundly. As I lay on my back in the small tent, I looked up and saw that the pattern of the material as it joined at the peak was a small square with an ‘X’ through it (as the illustration demonstrates).
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IssuesReady-to-use Mentoring: Taking Stock
A few years ago, the Anglican church I was working for wanted to extend the building out and add a café.
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IssuesReady-to-use Mentoring: Self-reflection
Last week I broke my collarbone by coming off my bike during a triathlon in the Peak District. As far as my fitness plans went this was a curve ball: any plans for competing in other events went out the window. I was disappointed, annoyed and physically in pain.
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IssuesReady-to-use mentoring: The third person
Seeing things from an outside perspective can be a real benefit to achieving progress, insight, and hopefully change. When you are in the thick of things yourself it can be really hard to see the obvious mistakes you are making or understand anyone else’s point of view.
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IssuesReady-to-use Mentoring: Word of the Year
January should be the official mentoring month! New Year is a key season for appraising the previous year and setting goals for the coming 12 months. It’s also a time that often results in frustration, and even guilt, when a few weeks later, good intentions fall by the wayside and healthy habits are already broken. Here are some ideas to support your young people through it this year:
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IssuesReady-to-use Mentoring: Are you talking to yourself?
I was mentoring a musician this week who has a new single called ‘Victorious’. It’s about overcoming tough things that stand in your way and hold you back (in her case, dyslexia). In the same breath as telling me about the song, she was complaining about the problems she encountered in releasing the single, before she had a light bulb moment: she wasn’t following her own advice! She needed to resist the temptation to give up, and show more resilience and determination if she was to be victorious over setbacks and discouragement. She needed to live what she was preaching and remind herself of the facts, rather than listening to doubts.
