All NexGen Pro articles – Page 128
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IssuesJustin Welby blesses new Youthscape building
On Sunday 29th November, the Most Rev. Justin Welby joined Youthscape and over 600 friends to celebrate the opening of their new building in Luton. Together, they shared remarkable stories of transformed lives and looked forward to exciting future projects.
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BlogSocial Media Blackout
Last weekend young people and youth workers across the country joined Open Doors Youth to embark on a sponsored 48-hour digital media fast: two whole days without Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Spotify and any other online activity. People were encouraged to bring hope to the Middle East by joining the blackout, making a big noise for persecuted Christians by keeping quiet.
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Premier Youthwork Investigates: #blacklivesmatter
Imagine a scenario in which you, as a youth worker, minister or volunteer, hear about the death of a young person in your youth group. Then comes the moment when you hear of the cause of death: this young person, of a different ethnicity to yourself, has died as a result of lethal force applied by law enforcement officers.
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BlogBlack Friday and why Sweet Potato Pie is never okay
Editor Ruth Jackson muses about Black Friday, Britishness and the value of being thankful
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When healing’s not black and white
Youthwork’s intern Anya Briggs has had a fair few experiences of healing. But none of it was quite what she – or anyone else – expected.
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IssuesYouth Work in Black Majority Churches
Youth Work Award nominee and author of On your marks, Luke Whyte, reflects on his experience of youth ministry in black majority churches.
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IssuesAre our youth groups full of kids who look a bit like us?
I’m not racist, classist, ableist or homophobic but… it just so happens that most of my youth ministry experience has been among white, non-disabled, straight teenagers. That’s not particularly unusual or surprising, given that I’ve lived most of my life in white, middle-class Surrey. Nor is it particularly intentional; I’ve certainly never turned away a young person, or even consciously broadcast signals of rejection toward them, on the basis of their colour, background, physical ability or sexuality. But that doesn’t make it ok.
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IssuesReady-to-use Parable: The bin fire that wouldn’t go out
Moe was drifting through town, looking for something to do. Unexpectedly, he found himself in a part of town he had never been to before. There, at the end of a shady alleyway, on the edge of an empty park, he found a bin fire, engulfed in wild flames and thick smoke. The flames shot up high, litter spat into the air, and there was a stench of burning plastic. As he watched, Moe noticed that the bin didn’t burn, and that the fire didn’t affect it. “This is weird,” thought Moe, “why doesn’t this bin burn up?”
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Guest blog: Who is pastoring Pastor Bill?
A word from vicar and founding director of Mind & Soul, Will van der Hart December 2012
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Bill Wilson Uncut
A word from former Premier Childrenswork co-editor Martin SaundersNovember 2012
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The Last Word : Old Bill
The One volunteer. That’s all my enthusiastic – some might say visionary - appeal to the congregation had produced. I had been tasked with setting up a youth group in my new church and had grasped the opportunity with both hands; the supportive minister had given me a prime Sunday morning service slot to drum up help and support. There was lots of nodding; there were lots of emphatic ‘Amens’. But only one man stepped forward.
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Flourishing in the face of our biggest fear
You know how in every event that we as leaders do, there is that niggling fear in the back of our minds? The fear of failure. The worst case scenario.
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BlogThe good news in schools: a bigger vision
Jill Rowe, Oasis’ Ethos and Formation Director and keynote speaker at September's Imagine South conference, reflects on what it means to be 'good news' to schools.
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IssuesThe Big Picture: Wimbledon
In the Premier Youthwork office, July means only one thing: Wimbledon. Nope, not the Womble-filled London suburb, but the tennis competition of the same name. Even if you’re not interested in sport, there are enough strawberries, cream and Pimms to get everyone involved.
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IssuesThe Big Picture: Minions
It’s a surprise to no one that the loveable Minions from Despicable Me made the biggest family film of the summer, with the cunningly titled Minions. After stealing the show from Steve Carrell’s Gru in the two Despicable Me movies, the success of the spin-off was as inevitable as it was glorious.
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IssuesThe Big Picture: Frozen Fever
Yes, it’s back. That film, with those songs returns with Frozen Fever, a short ten minute sequel to the biggest kids’ film in forever. Obviously by now anyone who has any contact with children is some sort of Frozen savant, but for those of you who don’t know your Annas from your Elsas, here’s a children’s work-flavoured guide:
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IssuesThe Big Picture: Steve Jobs
For many, the turtlenecked, bespectacled Steve Jobs has become an iconic symbol of all that is good in the world. Whether you’re an Apple lover or not, Steve Jobs has undoubtedly changed the way we live our lives, perhaps more so than any other person this Century. As autobiographical film Steve Jobs (where do they get their crazy titles from?) is released, we thought we’d set you a little questionnaire to help you figure out just how much the man has changed your life. Ladies and gentlemen, we present: the Jobs-o-meter
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IssuesThe Big Picture: Mumford and Sons
Everyone’s favourite banjo-botherers Mumford and Sons returned this month with their third album, Wilder mind. The album eschews their
traditional folk-sound, and is possibly their most inventive and interesting to date. Obviously the Mumford ‘family’ have had a pretty profound impact on the Christian subculture: their lyrics have touched many and their style has impacted, well, just about everyone making worship music. -
IssuesThe Big Picture: Rise of the Emoji
We’ve now officially reached a point where young people no longer need words to communicate: welcome to the era of the emoji.
