All NexGen Pro articles – Page 41
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IssuesPhilip and the Ethiopian: Session 3
Meeting aim: To explore how God uses us to tell others the good news about Jesus.
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IssuesPhilip and the Ethiopian: Session 3
Meeting aim: To explore the way that Philip revealed Jesus to the Ethiopian and how we can do likewise.
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IssuesStephen and friends: Session 2
Meeting aim: To explore the roles children have (or might have) as they serve in church.
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IssuesStephen and friends: Session 2
Meeting aim: To discover how the disciples shared Jesus in both word and deed, and how we can do the same.
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IssuesPeter and John: Session 1
Meeting aim: To explore what it means to follow Jesus’ example, just as Peter and John did.
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IssuesReal Life: I’m a bipolar youth worker
When I was 12 a family member and I had an argument in the car. I don’t remember what it was about, but I do remember how it made me feel: worthless, a failure, rejected. That was the first time I remember feeling like this. It was also the first time I self-harmed.
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BlogBenjamina’s advice for university
Benjamina Ebuehi took part in the seventh series of the Great British Bake Off. After leaving the show in week eight, she has gone on to run a freelance baking business. She shares her story of becoming a Christian at university
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BlogWhy Youth Work Sunday is a date to add to your diary
Jenny Flannagan, national projects leader at Youthscape, explains why she thinks youth work is so important the Church should put aside one day each year to celebrate it
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BlogThings I wish I knew before I moved to secondary school
Emily Musters has just started year 8. She shares some of the things she’s learned during the last year of being in secondary school
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BlogFreshers’ week survival guide
Aaron Loose is a second-year student at the University of Exeter. He shares his top tips for surviving the first year of university
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BlogParents struggle to pay for school equipment
The school term is beginning. For some this will mean a brand new set of uniform or equipment for subjects they haven’t studied before. This generation of parents are working hard to protect their money and 30 per cent put off buying uniform simply because they cant afford it
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Faith at homeA shiny pearl
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God time during the day.
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IssuesParable: Harry and the half-eaten hamburger
This story is based on 2 Samuel 11 and 12. Read the passage (if you’re short on time, retell the events of chapter 11 and then read chapter 12). Compare the story with this one.
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IssuesMentoring: What would Gareth do?
The sun sweats over a tense Russian stadium. England have just won their first ever penalty shoot-out in World Cup history. The crowd erupts.
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Faith at home
Forming faith rituals: Faith as imagining
What is faith? When I ask this I usually get a variety of answers including ‘belief’, ‘trust’ and ‘action’. I recently asked this during a Facebook Live session and the answers included ‘hope, trust or belief in someone or something we can’t see or feel’.
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IssuesCraft: The parable of the pearl
Background: The parable of the pearl is tiny in terms of words, but still offers a wealth of themes to explore through creative means. Use these crafts to help children explore the themes of treasure, searching and the kingdom of God.
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