All NexGen Pro articles – Page 8
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Bible App for Kids sees record-breaking downloads during 2020
The Bible App for Kids, which is a child-friendly version of the YouVersion and OneHope Bible, has been downloaded to more than 14 million devices this year.
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UK’s teenagers the most unhappy in Europe
A new study by The Children’s Society has found young people in the UK have the lowest levels of life satisfaction across most of Europe with a fear of failure being one of the biggest reasons.
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Christian charity rewarding key workers with much needed break
A Christian charity has encouraged key workers – including those working in church settings – to take a break after a long and hard six months of working during the coronavirus pandemic.
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4 part series on people who met Jesus
Linked below are children, young people and all-age resources - all ready to use!
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What does digital discipleship look like?
Tim Suffield looks at how you might help a Gen Z grow in Christ, in a world where print takes a back seat and where cultural shaping happens so fast.
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Getting Crafty
Craft forms a key part of most children’s work on a Sunday morning. Late on Saturday night, children’s workers around the country can be found cutting out templates, gluing lolly sticks together or frantically cramming Pringles into their mouth so that they can have enough tubes for the next morning.
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Responding to lockdown issues
COVID-19 has upended the lives of children and families across the globe and, according to UNICEF, is impacting efforts to end forced marriage,?female genital mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices. How can churches in the United Kingdom respond when they’re operating under extreme disruption and uncertainty themselves?
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GCSE Results Day: it's all good news
It's likely that many young people opened their envelopes to unexpected results this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic - in both positive and negative ways. So, how do we help young people to deal with their emotions around results day? Frank Hutton offers advice to GCSE students.
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The new normal
Now I don’t know about you, but just when I feel I’m starting to get used to the changes in my lifestyle due to the coronavirus pandemic, along comes another ‘new normal’ to adapt to. From not going outside, to essential trips only and then to seeing six friends at a distance (I can’t keep up…) – it’s been small steps of constant change; and what’s worse, all while we’re being fed from the media things will “never be the same again”. That this is ‘normal’ now.
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Holy homely habits
The life of a monk or a nun can feel a million miles away from ours in our homes, or from our children and young people's lives. However, beyond the stereotypes perpetuated by the media, we can learn much about our own practice of faith at home.
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What my teenage years taught me about lockdown
Teenagers have a lot on their plate navigating school, friendships and emotional changes – and the COVID-19 pandemic has only added to their ever-growing list of worries. Writer and teacher Fran Hill wonders how she, as a teenager from a dysfunctional home in the 1970s, would have coped with the coronavirus lockdown and the return to ‘normal’.
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4 part Easter Week Series
Linked below are children, young people and all-age resources - all ready to use!
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The new normal: what’s next for youth and children’s workers?
Just as we’ve got used to youth and children’s ministry in lockdown, the limitations are bound to change again soon; but what might a slight ease in restrictions mean for youth and children’s ministry? Martin Saunders shared his thoughts in our first digital magazine. To read more, visit the web app or download the YCW App via the Google Play or App Store.
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Single-parenting in a pandemic
Being a single parent is tough - and we are praying for you here at Youth and Children's Work. Parenting through a pandemic is harder. Here, Rebecca Harrocks explains some of the struggles of single parents in the current crisis.
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A parent's guide to Black Lives Matter
Over the last 3 weeks, the world has witnessed the largest anti-racism movements in decades. Social media has provided hundreds of educational resources and discussions on the topic, but it can be tricky to know where to start. Here, Yoopies offer some tips from their family-friendly resource guide for parents.
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Why I took my children to a Black Lives Matter protest
Christian author Krish Kandiah was nervous about attending a demonstration in Oxford, but here, in a blog post originally on Premier Christianity, he explains why he believes it is the right thing to do.
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Reflective journal: Emoji prayers - June 2020
Click here to access this month's reflective journal print-out.
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You are enough: a mum's message to parents in lockdown
Parenting is tough. Add lockdown in, and it can feel impossible - something funeral pastor and mum-of-two Annie Willmot wants you to know is OK. Here, she shares her thoughts on parenting in a pandemic.