All NexGen Pro articles – Page 111
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IssuesNeknomination craze leads to deaths
The ‘NekNominate’ drinking craze that has wreaked havoc across social media sites has been blamed for numerous deaths.
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IssuesCreation crafts
Tea-bag painting, Treasure picture, Play-dough modelling and Nature paintings
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Faith at homeCraft: Zacchaeus
The story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1—10) is rich with meaning for children and these craft ideas should give them space to process their thoughts about this story.
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IssuesReady-To-Use Craft Ideas: Food-themed Crafts
Food plays a big part in the biblical narratives – from symbolic meals like the Passover and the Last Supper, to the parties Jesus went to at peoples’ houses, such as those of Zacchaeus and Mary and Martha. That’s not to mention miraculous provision of food such as quail and manna for the Israelites in the desert, and Jesus’ multiplication of a few fish and loaves of bread so that 5,000 were satisfied.
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IssuesReady-To-Use Craft Ideas: David & Goliath Crafts
Jenny Gilbertson shares three crafts to help you teach the story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
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IssuesReady-To-Use Craft Ideas : Fishy Tales
Fish make an appearance many times in the Bible. Here are three ideas to help you introduce some of those stories to your group.
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IssuesReady-To-Use Craft Ideas: Easter
Here are three Easter-themed crafts for Easter Sunday. They are the kinds of activities which your group might also do around Christmas time and so they could be used to explain that Easter is just as important as Christmas. You could also explore why Christmas is seen as a bigger deal – is it because we don’t like thinking about the things we do wrong? There’s no need to take the children on a guilt trip, but you may well get some very insightful comments from them.
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IssuesReady-to-use Craft Ideas: Lost and Found
Jesus told three very well-known stories about things – and people – that were lost and then found: the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son. You’ll find them all in Luke 15. These crafts will help you teach your group about how important every single one of them is to Jesus.
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IssuesCraft: Jesus walks on water
This is a story with some great imagery (Matthew 14:22–33)! These crafts will help to draw out themes of keeping afloat, stepping out, focusing on Jesus and miraculous help.
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IssuesCraft: Holy Week
These craft ideas are designed to help children connect with and reflect on different parts of the Easter story as it travels though Holy Week. Enjoy the journey!
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IssuesCraft: Jacob’s ladder
The story of Jacob’s ladder (Genesis 28:10–22) is full of amazing imagery and these craft ideas will help to stimulate imagination and draw out key themes of encountering God, holy ground and what heaven is like.
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IssuesPolice crack down on sexting
Nottinghamshire Police officially cautioned two teens for sharing an explicit photo last month. The force then wrote a letter to all the schools in the county, warning that other under-18s could face arrest, or even be added to the sex offences register, if found sending indecent images.
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On Course for Youth Ministry
Centre for Youth Ministry graduate Becca Dean writes about her experiences of formal youth ministry training , offering practical advice on finding the right course and getting the most from the experience. Complete with expectations, surprises and thought-provoking bubble bath…
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Ready-to-use schools work: The developing spirituality course
Youthscape is an ecumenical Christian project founded over two decades ago by a group of 45 churches. One of our key objectives is to develop innovative and proven ways to explore spiritual development from both a Christian and inter-faith basis, in educational settings. Our
work is directly with young people in the 13 secondary schools in Luton, but our resources and methods are shared across the UK through a network of 8,000 practitioners. -
IssuesWhat Jeremy Corbyn might mean for young people
There’s been a lot of bad news for young people recently: the Budget earlier this summer seemed to unnecessarily punish young people, cutting university grants and housing benefits while leaving them out of their so-called ‘living wage.’ The youth service in this country has been dismantled by successive (Labour and Conservative) governments, mental health services for young people are a complete shambles, the recent demise of the Kid’s Company (read here) is another blow to young people on the margins and the Lib Dems went back on their promise to oppose tuition fees.
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BlogA day in the life of : Katharine O'Brien, youth co-ordinator
This week's 'day in the life' comes from Katharine O'Brien, a catechetical and youth co-ordinator at a Catholic Church in Wanstead. She shares some of the experiences she's had in her varied role.
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IssuesConversion - a New Paradigm
In the coming issues of Premier Childrenswork, we will be exploring a new paradigm in children’s ministry: what needs to change and what the future of children’s work might look like. In the first of the series, Howard Worsley explores a new approach to conversion among children.
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IssuesConversation or monitoring? What is ‘right’ for parents?
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has produced new guidelines for mental health professionals with regard to self-harming among children, with the most significant changes related to digital technology.
