All NexGen Pro articles – Page 61
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IssuesCraft: Jesus' baptism and temptation
Children may well have heard the stories of Jesus’ baptism and temptation before, but these craft ideas help them get into stories where they may have only scratched the surface until now. As the children discover through making, share their surprise and delight.
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IssuesThe Axis of Good and Evil - School
This month as our children and young people head back to school, we look at school and all its associated paraphernalia.
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IssuesChild Arrests
Despite the good news that child arrests in England and Wales have fallen by 64 per cent in the past six years, our churches need to step up and bridge the gaps in our communities to bring this figure down even further.
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IssuesAll-age service: The everlasting promise
Meeting aim: To discover that God keeps his promises.
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IssuesYear of jubilee: Session 4
Meeting aim: To discover why Jesus began his public ministry in this way and what it teaches us about the nature of God.
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BlogYear of jubilee: Session 4
Meeting aim: To discover why Jesus began his public ministry in this way and what it teaches us about the nature of God.
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IssuesBaptism and temptation: Session 3
Meeting aim: To understand Jesus’ baptism and temptation at the beginning of his ministry.
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IssuesNews - September 2017
Trick or treatHalloween, the third-largest festival in the UK, is looming so we’ve gathered a few alternatives to the annual celebration of all things dark and scary.If you want to make treats an evangelism tool, the Meaningful Chocolate Company is here to help. This year it has released Halloween trick ...
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IssuesLeadership 101: Action Orientated
I don’t know about you, but I love a good conference. The opportunity to take some time away from the busyness of everyday ministry and get alongside like-minded youth and children’s workers, to share ideas, pray together and encourage one another. Love it. Because we children and youth leaders are great talkers, right? Get us together and we can easily spend hours sharing stories, wrestling with the challenges we face in ministry and discussing the ever-changing landscape of children’s and youth culture - and that’s great! But with that comes a potential danger…
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IssuesThe prophets foretell: Session 1
Meeting aim: To understand the prophets’ role in the Christmas story.
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BlogHow NOT to help a family member on results day
A-Level results are already out and GCSEs are looming. They may even already be out by now. Results can become this terrifying and overwhelming rollercoaster ride of fear for both students and their respective families and cheerleaders.
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IssuesThe Big Picture: Justin Bieber's church
The recent (entirely uncorroborated) rumours about our beloved Justin Bieber cutting short his recent tour to start a church got us thinking. What would church look like if Biebs was in charge!
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BlogWhat I want to remember about Moldova
After a mission trip to Moldova, there are many things I would prefer to forget about my time there. But there is so much more that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
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IssuesFirst Word - September 2017
A few weeks ago I had just boarded a train when the unthinkable happened. My phone battery died. Nightmare. I felt utterly bereft.
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BlogGod has a plan – you just might not know it yet
With A-level and GCSE results looming, Robin Gerrard shares some wisdom for young people, whatever may happen.
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IssuesA final word on some elephants
During one of the conversations we hosted for this issue, the dialogue was so gracious, so full of commonality that we jokingly said: “This is far too nuanced and respectful. We wanted to alienate everybody and now we’re not going to annoy anybody…”
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IssuesCorporal Punishment: Are the days of smacking over?
Obviously, OBVIOUSLY, as youth and children’s workers, we don’t resort to corporal punishment when those we work with misbehave, but that might not be true of children and young people’s home lives. So what difference does this make to our work?
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