All NexGen Pro articles – Page 21
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Blog
Joshua: Session 1
MEETING AIM: To discover that it’s OK to feel scared and that we can have courage because God is with us.
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Blog
Joshua: Session 1
MEETING AIM: To explore how God encouraged Joshua before he led the Israelites on the final leg of their journey into the Promised Land.
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Faith at home
Story for home: Rahab
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God time during the day. You could also use it as part of a children’s session. To read some of Bob’s other stories, download ourFREE ebook at youthandchildrens.work/stories.
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Faith at home
Forming faith rituals: Faith at home at Christmas
Advent and Christmas are notoriously busy; so much so that there could be a case for not bothering to do anything faith-focused at home and just starting again in the new year. However, I believe it’s such a wonderful season that we would be crazy not to take advantage of the opportunities.
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Issues
Missing Person: The male children's leader
If you take a look around the children’s work at any church on a Sunday morning, chances are you won’t spot many men. But why aren’t there more male volunteers in children’s work? Alex Taylor takes a look at some of the underlying issues
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Issues
We need more BAME leaders
Most of us have heard the phrase “birds of a feather flock together”, and the same can be said for Christians. It is human nature to want to be around people who identify with us, look like us or share similarities with us. But what about those who don’t?
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Issues
Will my pet go to heaven?
“What happens when Susan my sausage dog dies?” “Will my guinea pig, Karl, go to heaven?” In the story of Noah in Genesis (the first book of the Bible) chapters 6-10, the animals’ safety is a huge priority for God. They are also included in the promise ...
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Faith at home
Music, God and Dyslexia
Andy Bodkin from Same Boat Music shares his thoughts about All Age Services, helping children to engage with God, and how music can help those with dyslexia.
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Issues
December 2018 : Santa vs God
There are many questions that stop children and young people wanting to know more about God. Rather than trying to answer questions they’re not asking, we thought we’d go straight to the source and hear from the experts themselves. Welcome to ‘What does yellow taste like?’
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Issues
July 2018 : Do we need God?
There are many questions that stop children and young people wanting to know more about God. Rather than try and answer questions they’re not asking, we thought we’d go straight to the source and hear from the experts themselves. Welcome to ‘What does yellow taste like?’
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Blog
The greatest adventure
Working with children and young people has its ups and downs. Ellie Hughes, founder of Riverbank Trust, reflects on her experience of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and considers what it has taught her about ministry with families
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Faith at home
Parenting prodigals
Do you have teenage children who have stepped away from church? Rob Parsons shares his advice about how to parent prodigals.
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Blog
Why we’ve taken over a convent
Did you hear the one about the youth workers who took over a convent? Let me tell you a story.
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Faith at home
Sharing our kitchen table
Krish Kandiah explores how we can practise radical hospitality and encourage our children to do likewise
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Faith at home
Story for home: Fair’s fair
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God time during the day. You could also use it as part of a children’s session. To read some of Bob’s other stories, download ourFREE ebook atyouthandchildrens.work/stories.
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Blog
Links from October 2019 issue
News - Mental health help (page 12)Conference on 26th Octoberhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sometimes-it-hurts-tickets-61640937704 Mental health check (page 30)For more information about pastoral care and structures, check out https://www.mindandsoulfoundation.org/Articles/245325/Mind_and_Soul/Articles/Pastoral_Care_Policy.aspx.
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Blog
Revenge and love: Session 4
MEETING AIM: To explore Jesus’ radical teaching about how we should treat those who wrong us.
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Blog
Love your enemies: Session 4
MEETING AIM: To think about how we respond to bullies and explore God’s challenge to love one another.
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David and the good shepherd: Session 3
MEETING AIM: To reflect on what it means to be shepherded by God, whatever we may be facing.
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David and the good shepherd: Session 3
MEETING AIM: To learn that God is always with us – in good times and bad – and to provide an opportunity to think about cyberbullying.