All NexGen Pro articles – Page 120
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Ready-to-use Movie - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games was a surprising film when it was released back in 2012. Not only was it a really good adaptation of a (really good) novel, but it managed to appeal to teenagers and adults alike. Catching Fire is a rare sequel; in many ways it is better than its predecessor. It has a bit of everything when it comes to ethical discussion: the class system, the right to kill, celebrity culture, disagreeing with authority and a good old fashioned discussion about love.
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Games Master: Cat and Mouse, Flour Power, Story
Three easy games to use with the children in your group.
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Case Study: Kidz Klub, Liverpool
Twenty years ago, Kidz Klub was launched by Frontline Church, Liverpool, in order to reach children affected by poverty with the message of Jesus. Jonny Pettman tells us more
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Case Study: Who Let The Dads Out?
Who Let The Dads Out? was set up in 2003 to engage fathers, father figures and their children in the local community. Starting in Chester, there are now 109 registered groups from Inverness to Exeter. Founder Mark Chester tells us more.
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A day in the life of : Steve Case, youth worker
This week in 'a day in the life of', Steve Case shares with us what his day looks like as a youth worker in the United States
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Case Study : The Vibe
We like to hear about alternative youth work projects – youth leaders out there trying innovative new ways of reaching young people. Here we
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Case Study: Secret Mission - Key Stage One RE
Rob Steward, a development worker for Scripture Union in the north-west of England, leads a project called Secret Mission. Set up in Fleetwood in 2013, Secret Mission grew out of a desire to reach out to local schools and serve them in different ways. After a successful
2012, in which churches worked with schools around the time of the Olympic Games, Secret Mission was developed to help meet the needs of Key Stage One RE. The project aims to introduce children to events from the life of Jesus and investigate what they teach us about God. Rob takes up the story -
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Case Study: So Why God Weekends?
Residentials are a great way to build relationships, but what happens when you intentionally invest in these relationships for the long-term? Hannah Browne, divisional children’s officer for the Salvation Army’s Central North Division, is doing just that, and has been on an amazing discipleship journey with children in the Greater Manchester area. Alex Taylor explains more.
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Case Study: Ten Ten Theatre
Touring throughout the UK, and with a company of over 30 actors and facilitators, Ten Ten Theatre works with 80,000 children and young people each year. Set up in 2007, the company was established with – and took its name from - one central aim: to enable people to ‘live life to the full’ (John chapter ten verse ten).
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Case Study: Explore
Founded in 1996, relationship charity Explore works with teenagers across the country, encouraging them to consider the importance of lasting relationships and marriage. Explore brings young people into contact with married Christian couples who can share their experiences of married life, and the values on which their marriage is based.
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Ready-to-use Movie: The Muppet Christmas Carol
No Christmas list of the best Christmas films is complete without The Muppet Christmas Carol.
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Q & A: Tanith Carey
What’s the balance between taking an active interest in your child’s development and being an overbearing parent? Former parenting editor of the Daily Mirror, author of Taming the Tiger Parent, and mother of two, Tanith Carey knows a thing or two about parenting. Phoebe Thompson chatted to her about the climate children grow up in today, parenting in an achievement-driven society and nurturing a child’s unique personality and gifts.
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Handle with Care
What are you doing to nourish your own walk with God? It's an essential part of being a children's worker, but one that's easy to neglect ...