All NexGen Pro articles – Page 107
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Ready-to-use Discussion: Droning on ...
When Amazon announced in 2013 that they were launching a new delivery system, it caused a bit of a furore. This new method was going
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Ready-to-use Discussion: Moving On
Can you make an omelette? How about a stirfry? Ever tried to bleed a radiator? What about paying a gas bill? Like it or not, the future is coming. Life moves on far quicker than we expect, and we’ve got to be ready. At some point you’re going to strike out on your own, and the easiest way to move on is if you’re ready and prepared for it.
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IssuesReady-to-use Discussion: Free Speech
The world’s most controversial boxer and an opinion-dividing American politician have both been heavily chastised and ridiculed for their inappropriate comments. Tyson Fury and Donald Trump have prompted questions about the limits of freedom of speech and where to draw lines.
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IssuesReady-to-use Discussion: Privacy
Apple recently raised the issue of data security and digital privacy when they contested a court order by the FBI to access data on a terrorist’s iPhone.
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IssuesReady-To-Use Discussion: The EU Referendum
On June 23rd adults in Britain will vote to either stay in or leave the European Union. For the first time since 1975, voters will have a say on the UK’s membership of Europe’s political club which includes 28 countries.
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IssuesReady-To-Use Discussion: Sabbath
Horray for holidays! What a great opportunity to relax, re-evaluate, have a lot of fun and prepare for next term.
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Lasting discipleship
With the numbers of 18-30s in our churches at an all-time low, what does that tell us about the effectiveness of youth ministry? Jo Derry asks experts and practitioners how we can think beyond the teenage years, and invest in young people now to encourage their long-term spiritual growth.
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IssuesFormational Discipleship
Ivy Beckwith and David M Csinos, co-authors of Children’s Ministry in the Way of Jesus, explain what it means to help a child become formed as a disciple of Jesus.
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IssuesLasting Discipleship
With the numbers of 18-30s in our churches at an all-time low, what does that tell us about the effectiveness of youth ministry? Jo Derry asks experts and practitioners how we can think beyond the teenage years, and invest in young people now to encourage their long-term spiritual growth.
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IssuesNine ways to respond to teenagers mourning the loss of One Direction
After whispers and rumours for weeks, last night the news finally broke: One Direction are going on a break. Obviously this is the biggest thing to happen to the world of youth culture in a long time; fortunately, Jamie Cutteridge is on hand with some advice…
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IssuesStephen Hawking speaks out on One Direction
Professor Stephen Hawking speaking at the Sydney Opera House, responding to a journalist’s question about Zayn leaving One Direction. This might be the year’s most crucial piece of youth ministry advice.
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IssuesOne Direction
One Direction caused a row this month, when parents of a school in Ireland asked the school to change the date of its First Communion,
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BlogNine ways to respond to teenagers mourning the loss of One Direction
After whispers and rumours for weeks, last night the news finally broke: One Direction are going on a break. Obviously this is the biggest thing to happen to the world of youth culture in a long time; fortunately, Jamie Cutteridge is on hand with some advice…
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IssuesCan you dig it?
I have this exit strategy in my head. It goes something like this: ‘If it all comes crashing down, I’ll grab the family (and the Mac), jump on the nearest train and head to a static caravan on the Island of Iona where I’ll live off wild rhubarb and the sound of monk’s chanting.’ Foolproof.
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IssuesReal life: ‘Two of my friends died’
In 2015 I had just become a youth leader at a church in South East England, after moving there for university from the Midlands. I was six hours away from home, and the expense of getting back only made the distance feel further. This was one of the biggest steps of faith I have taken in my 22 years of life.
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BlogFour reasons I didn’t want to be a youth worker
Rachel Newham reveals why - at first - she didn't think the world of youth work was for her.
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IssuesDiscussion: The Diary of a Teenage Girl
This summer’s release of The Diary of a Teenage Girl received both critical acclaim and a degree of worry. The film was a hit with the reviewers, but its depiction of a relationship between a 15 and a 35-year-old also drew criticism. Simon Bass from CCPAS told Premier Youthwork:
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IssuesYoung People and Personal Devotion
50% of young people who identify as Christians don’t read their Bible more than once a month.
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IssuesThe Youth Work Lab: Faith Development
Welcome to the Youth Work Lab: the place where key youth work theories are tried and tested by on-the-ground practitioners. Each month, the team from StreetSpace selects and explores a piece of youth work theory, and puts it to the test in creative and pioneering ways
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IssuesRE ‘lacks Intellectual development’
The teaching of Christianity in schools has been labelled ‘incoherent’ and ‘too stereotypical’ by an academic leading a project to improve RE lessons. Dr Nigel Fancourt of Oxford University said that lessons can lack ‘intellectual development’. Dr Fancourt’s comments came after a poll which showed support for teaching Christianity in schools.
