All Editorial articles – Page 79
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IssuesReady-to-use Mentoring: Resolutions
One of the few preaches that has really stuck with me over the years is from my childhood, and annoyingly for me back then, it was from my dad! He said, ‘This January, don’t make resolutions, make resolve.’ What he meant was: don’t create destinations that you may or may not reach; don’t set yourself up for a fall, rather build roads for yourself to travel along as far as you can.
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IssuesThe Prophetic Mentor
I’ll never forget Julia. She died a couple of years ago in tragic circumstances, but her legacy lives on in a thousand lives, one of which is mine. She was my mentor, the person most responsible for the course my professional life has taken (she was an atheist, so that’s pretty funny). In the unlikely event I ever win an award for anything, Julia will be the first person I thank.
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Ready-to-use Worship: Worship and Social Media
‘The Church has been slow to adopt new communication technologies. Far from being faddish, these technologies are the very essence of how people today construct their worlds. It is here that the Church may be most out of step with culture’. (Eddie Gibbs, Ryan Bolger,
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Issues...I mean it
If I was sat opposite you right now, in an unnamed generic coffee establishment, my parting line to you would go something like this...
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IssuesDoes it matter if I sin?
Dear Prof, I have a group of Christian young people who don’t see a problem in getting up to all sorts on a Saturday night, and in fact most of the week outside of church. They know it’s wrong but they don’t care; they know that their youth group still accepts them and Jesus still forgives them. How should we respond?
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IssuesReady-To-Use Mentoring: The relationships matrix
There is precious little instruction and guided reflection on how to have a healthy (offline) social network and how to develop a range of healthy relationships. There’s no qualifications needed to become a parent, no training courses on how to be a good friend; a bit of thought could help us to reflect God better in our key relationships.
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Ready-to-use Saints & Martyrs
This resource is designed for youth workers and chaplains using the Lectionary .
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IssuesNelson Mandela
The world mourned the death of Nelson Mandela in December, one of the most inspirational and influential men of our time. The former South African president died aged 95 at his home in Johannesburg. Mandela, who was imprisoned for his opposition to Apartheid for 27 years, will be remembered for his pivotal role in the fight against institutional racism in South Africa. If his immediate legacy wasn’t enough, Mandala has inspired a generation of young people worldwide in a multitude of ways. Youthwork spoke to some youth workers and leaders about his impact.
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IssuesYouthwork Summit 'opens up' in Manchester
The fifth annual Youth Work Summit took place in Manchester in May. Hundreds of youth workers gathered at Audacious City Church to hear from over 20 youth work thinkers, experts and practitioners. Speakers included youth ministry legends Andy Hawthorne and Duffy Robbins, professor and author Kenda Creasy Dean and leader of The Simple Way, Shane Claiborne.
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IssuesYouth Work and Management
70% of youth workers would like to stay in their current job for the next five to ten years, but only 42% think it will happen.
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IssuesMaking a Move
Author, church planter and leader of ‘MOVE’, Steve Addison, talks to consulting editor Sarah Wynter about his 20-year passion for studying
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IssuesProject: MakeLunch
In 2011, the BBC screened a documentary called Poor Kids. The programme showed what life is like for the 3.5million children who live in poverty in the UK. Sam, Paige and Courtney’s honest accounts of life were moving and hugely challenging. It’s hard to watch children facing difficulties and not be left feeling that something must be done to change things.
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Issues‘I was made redundant from my youth work post’
So often the spotlight is given to stories of success. Stories of youth groups growing from eight to 80 in three weeks using nothing but a table tennis ball, a church hall and a copy of Mission Praise. Stories that are great but can also leave some of us out in the cold. Because,
sometimes, there’s a flip side: we all know that youth ministry can be the most amazing vocation in the world, but it can be tough, it can go wrong, and it can be a real struggle. And yet there’s as much truth and as many lessons in these stories as in the success stories, so we want to open it up and learn from some of them. Welcome to Real Life. This month: Nick Francis. -
IssuesQ&A: Lucy Moore
If you haven’t heard of Messy Church, then you must have had your head buried in the sand. But Messy Church for teenagers? Now there’s a thought. Editor Phoebe Thompson caught up with Messy Church founder, Lucy Moore, to hear more
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Issues#lovecalais
As shared in last month’s issue, a group of youth workers went to visit the refugee camp in Calais. This month, you can do something to help. We’re launching our #LoveCalais campaign, giving your youth group the chance to provide a shelter for up to 12 people. The conditions people are living in in Calais are temporary, ramshackle and not fit to survive the cold winter months. This is an amazing opportunity to support those desperately in need of our help this winter.
