All NexGen Pro articles – Page 58
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Blog5 ways your youth group can respond to humanitarian crises
From three earthquakes in Mexico, to Hurricane Irma wreaking havoc across the Caribbean, to a refugee crisis in Myanmar – the world has been rocked by humanitarian crises in recent weeks. It can leave us here in the UK feeling useless and asking what can we actually do to help?
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IssuesRethinking children’s work
The environment our children are growing up in seems to be constantly changing. What does that mean for our children’s work? Do we need to rethink what we’re doing? The diocese of London’s Sam Donoghue thinks community is the key
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Faith at homeForming faith rituals: Mini rituals adapted from Jewish ‘High Holy Days’
In our family, we celebrate Shabbat each week and Passover every year. So, I wanted to look at the Jewish ‘High Holy Days’, as they are known, to find some rituals we could use to enrich our faith at home. I’m not going to give an exhaustive overview here because you have Google too, but focus on what elements we can adapt and use.
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IssuesSam Wise: Teach versus experience
One of the joys of my job is the year-long course we offer children’s workers. It’s designed to go a bit deeper than the ‘how to’ of children’s work and look at some of the thinking behind it. We look at children’s spirituality, how faith develops and some of the theology relevant to children.
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IssuesHope for girls: turning up the volume
In October 2012, the United Nations launched International Day of the Girl Child to recognise girls’ rights and the challenges they face around the world. As the day approaches, Girls’ Brigade’s Claire Rush looks at how we can help support and empower our girls
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Faith at home
A story for home: The storm at sea
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a ‘God-time’ during your day. You can break this story up and tell it part by part, or tell it all at once. You could also use this story during a children’s session.
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IssuesMedieval Teenager: How the Reformation saved my life
October marks 500 years since the start of the Protestant Reformation. Evangelist Glen Scrivener unpacks the importance of some of Martin Luther's doctrines for our ministries through sharing his own experience as a 'medieval teenager'.
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IssuesJesus forgives and heals: Session 1
Meeting aim: To explore how it feels to have friends fight for your spiritual and physical needs.
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IssuesJesus teaches: Session 2
Meeting aim: To teach the children that following Jesus requires us to make brave choices and live differently to others.
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IssuesJesus does miracles: Session 3
Meeting aim: To explore our relationship with prayer in crises.
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IssuesJesus tells stories: Session 4
Meeting aim: To allow the children to explore the depths of Father God’s forgiveness.
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BlogAll-age service: Room without a roof
Meeting aim: To see that Jesus heals the paralysed man, but only after fixing his eternal problem.
