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BlogBe Strong and Courageous: music as biblical truth
Deputy Editor Jess Lester spoke to children’s musician and songwriter Michael J Tinker about his latest single Be Strong and Courageous, after it knocked Baby Shark from number two on the iTunes Charts. Plus, he explains why he thinks music is equally important for us adults as well as our children when it comes to learning Bible truths.
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BlogHow not to turn your kids off of God
Howard Worsley joined us to talk about his new book ‘How to not totally put your children off God’, and offers up advice for parents on how to get kids engaged and interested in faith at home.
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BlogBuilding faith in children
We spoke to iconic children’s work author Ronni Lamont about her new book Faith in Kids, and how we can nurture our children’s spirituality and faith from home
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BlogTalking about the tough stuff
Recent events have seen us sit and have difficult conversations with our children and young people, most notably around the coronavirus pandemic. Funeral pastor, author and mum Annie Willmot shares her tips for talking about difficult topics with kids, and gives insight into how she’s coped parenting in a pandemic.
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BlogParenting as a church leader
We spoke to Rachel Turner, pioneer of Parenting for Faith, about how we can help develop our children’s faith in lockdown and how to protect your own faith as a parent. Plus, Rachel offers up encouragement for her fellow church leaders and youth and children’s workers.
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BlogEngaging children with the Bible
We spoke to Dr Andrew Ollerton, a theologian and pastor who works alongside the Bible Society, about how we can help our children to engage with the Bible, how to navigate the more difficult passages and the benefits he’s seen of reading the Bible together in his children. Plus, find out about his latest lockdown resource, The Greatest Story Ever.
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BlogThe prisoners, the earthquake and the midnight song
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BlogHelping young people reach their full potential
We spoke to Guvna B about his new album and how we can support vulnerable young people. Plus, what does Easter look like for Guvna B?
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BlogHelping young people to do evangelism
We spoke to youth evangelism officer for the Church of England, Jimmy Dale, about equipping young people to do evangelism and how we can use Easter to reach out to those who have never heard the gospel.
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BlogSpreading Easter hope this Holy week
How do we celebrate Holy Week and Easter in a fresh way with families, particularly now we’re in lockdown? We spoke to Lucy Hall from Wintershall who shared her experience as an educator and a mother.
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BlogChristian unity in lockdown
Crises often brings out our true colours. We spoke to Hope Together’s, Dan Randall, about how Christians are coming together to reach out to young people in their communities. He also shared how to do evangelism during Holy Week and Easter, even during lockdown.
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BlogChildren’s work in lockdown
We spoke to Simon Barker from Scripture Union about how to reach out to and disciple young children in this strange time. He also suggested some ideas around Easter.
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BlogTalking to children about death
Holy Week can be an opportunity to think about some of the more difficult elements of our faith. We spoke to Sam Donoghue from the Diocese of London about how to speak to young children about death and grief.
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BlogCelebrating Easter during the Coronavirus crisis
The Coronavirus pandemic has forced us to think about how we do faith at home. But, how do we do that in a way that helps children explore their own faith? What does Easter look like in this setting? And how do we talk to children about difficult topics like death and resurrection? Ruth Jackson spoke to Gill Ambrose, Chair of Trustees for Godly Play UK.
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BlogCoronavirus: How to minimise family tensions
Coronavirus has resulted in schools closing and many people going into self-isolation. Ruth Jackson spoke to Tim Alford, national director of Limitless (the youth ministry of Elim Pentecostal Church) whose family is currently in self-isolation due to his wife, Jen, displaying symptoms of the Coronavirus. To hear more from Tim on how to support young people and reach out into our communities at this difficult time, check out our social media sites @ycwmag
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