All NexGen Pro articles – Page 133
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Faith at homeA children’s worker, a parent and a teacher walk into a bar…
Well, strictly speaking it was an upper room in a church, but no good joke ever involved people walking into a church room. We’re all aware that the forming of faith within children isn’t something that any of us can do alone, so we got a few different stakeholders – parents, a teacher and a children’s worker – together to share their insights and suggest how they can best work together
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IssuesSet the bar
How do we keep going in youth ministry? How can we ensure that we are giving young people our very best? As Ali Campbell explains, the answer may lie in the bar…
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Multi-denominational youth Baptism service
Anglicans, Baptists and Methodists joined together for a youth baptism service in Huddersfield. Congregants from the various churches gathered to celebrate the baptisms and confirmations of their respective youth – all members of the same youth group, Rock Solid.
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IssuesReady-to-use Games + Ice Breakers: Games that should be banned
Once it gets to the end of the summer, it becomes a time for reflection on the holiday highlights - hilarious antics, brilliant banter and gory, freshly-invented games! Thankfully, these games are so hot off our brain presses that they haven’t yet been investigated by the Department of Youth Work Games as to whether they are acceptable, so here is a selection of ones that might require prayer to pass the risk assessment or are on the very borders of cultural acceptability
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BlogMore ways to pray with loom bands
We've all caught the loom band bug, so here are some more ideas to help you pray with these colourful bands, thanks to Jane Butcher and Anne Offler from Faith in Homes.
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BlogPraying with loom bands
Loom bands are everywhere, and children love them. Why not use them as a way of praying with your children? Faith in Homes' Jane Butcher shows us how
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IssuesThe Childrenswork Guide to Loom Bands
Loom bands are everywhere, and children absolutely love them. Why not use them as a way of praying with your group? Here’s some great ideas from Jane Butcher:
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IssuesGames Master: Find the Word, Rock Paper Scissors, Bouncing Balls
Three easy games to use with the children in your group.
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IssuesQ&A with Jason Ballard & Tom Clark
For the first time ever, Alpha has released a video series for teenagers. Youthwork’s Jamie Cutteridge caught up with one of the film’s presenters – Jason Ballard – and Alpha UK’s youth coordinator Tom Clark, to hear why they made it happen.
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Here be Dragons - Richard and Lorimer Passmore and James G. Ballantyne
At the edge of old maps there would often be a symbol of a dragon. The symbol was meant to indicate that traveling off the edge of the map could be dangerous - there may be dragons! No one actually knew because there were no maps for that territory.
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The Great British Bake Off
Dust off your aprons, your rolling pins and your innuendo klaxons, October sees the final of the seventh series of the Great British Bake Off - the last time it will be shown on the BBC! Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen bakers crack over cakes, buckle over biscuits and sag over soggy bottoms, but who will triumph?
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IssuesGirl Guides issue Body Confidence Badge
The Girl Guides launched a new ‘body confidence’ badge in March, in response to ‘a crisis’ in the way girls perceive themselves. The ‘Free being me’ badge involves girls having to spot airbrushed photos and will be adapted for younger Brownies, who will be taught that princesses are negative role models for body image. To attain the badge, girls will have to attend two sessions on the issue and spread the word in their local community.
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IssuesGirl Guides Introduce ‘Body Confidence’ Badge
The Girl Guides launched a new ‘body confidence’ badge in March, in response to ‘a crisis’ in the way girls perceive themselves.
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IssuesNo more bad biscuits and squash
The team shares its visions and dreams for the Church of the future.
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IssuesOnline protection: Why CARE is backing the online safety bill
In March of this year, a shocking report revealed that children as young as seven were uploading sexualised content of themselves onto the internet ...
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The Back Page: Faith-forming families
These days most children’s ministry leaders agree that the key to the positive faith formation of children lies in the home. The ways in which
parents model their faith to and talk about their faith with children has direct bearing on the ongoing ability of children to learn to love God and live in the way of Jesus. -
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The Back Page: Solid Ground
‘So the Bible is a lie?’ my son clarified, his little fiveyear- old head cocked to one side and his nose squished up in thought. Panic began to rise in my stomach: ‘Okay, Rachel. You did not explain this well.’
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IssuesBack to Life
What do you do when you realise your youth work isn’t working? How do you breathe new life into a flagging group? Martin Saunders provides a practical approach to youth ministry resurrection.
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BlogTen things to do when you get back from a summer festival
Well done, oh youth worker friend! You have survived the greatest ordeal known to man: the summer festival. In case your brain cells are so exhausted that even reading this is a challenge – here’s a handy list of things you must do before you completely and fully collapse into a heap
