All Blog articles – Page 22
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BlogThe Lion King
Heather Riley loved the remake of the Disney classic. But she asks if The Lion King has become too scary to be a kids’ movie
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BlogNew report reveals fears that “childhood is getting worse”
The country is “sleepwalking into a crisis in childhood” according to Action for Children.
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BlogHow to be a family friendly church? It might involve nappies...
Annie Wilmott asks, who has your back when your toddler poos through their clothes? The answer, she discovered, was her community. And that has a lot to teach us about being a family-friendly church.
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BlogThe low-down on Stormzy
Following the success of his Glastonbury headline performance, we ask Nathan Jones how the UK grime artist who openly wears his faith on his sleeve has made it to new career heights.
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BlogToy Story 4 teaches us how to do all-age worship
As Toy Story 4 hits the cinemas, Emily Howarth considers the lessons youth and children’s workers can learn about how to engage all the family from the Disney Pixar franchise
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BlogWhat churches can learn from the case of the autistic child dismissed from King’s College, Cambridge
Mark Arnold, theadditionalneedsblogfather, responds to the recent story that an autistic child was asked to leave evensong at King’s College, Cambridge. He asks: “Are you are a meerkat or a lion?”
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BlogWhy churches need a social media pastor
Mark Miller is the vicar of Stockton Parish Church. He explains why his church is recruiting a social media pastor to reach Generation Z
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BlogWhy we need to talk about sex with young people
You may have noticed that we keep talking about talking about this. Mark Oestreicher explains why.
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BlogWhy we need to be careful talking about Father’s Day
For some, celebrating father-figures can be a heart-warming experience. For others it can bring up painful memories and experiences. Tim Gough explains why talking about the good Father can sometimes be alienating.
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BlogWhy youth and children’s workers need to encourage girls in sport
As the FIFA women’s world cup gets on its way, Lizzie Steele (an intern with Newbigin House fresh expression of church) explains why she thinks it is a God-given mandate to encourage girls in sport.
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BlogWe need to pray for our toddler groups
Joanna Gordon shares inspiring stories of toddler groups as 1277 (a national network for toddler groups) launches their month of prayer. Read on for a reminder of why toddler groups are the hidden treasure of the Church.
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BlogIs Love Island ruining teenagers’ body image?
The Mental Health Foundation have criticised the negative affect of reality TV shows like Love Island. Sue Monkton-Rickett from the Association of Christian Counsellors gives some practical advice for raising young people’s self-esteem
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BlogIs the government trying to regulate out of school settings?
The government has opened a new consultation to discuss regulating education groups outside of a school setting. Safeguarding charity thirtyone:eight share what the implications may be and how we can respond.
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BlogJune 2019 : Movie: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here.CLIP: 00:17:32 – 00:24:42 / RATING: 15 SYNOPSISIt’s a bit of a slow month for new Netflix content, so we’re delving back into its vast database to talk about one of its biggest surprise hits from 2018: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (based ...
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BlogTim Farron on Christianity, politics and young people
Tim Farron – former leader of the Liberal Democrats – opens up about his experience of Christianity as a young person, why the political landscape is similar to the one he grew up in and why we need to be careful what we share online.
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BlogThousands of pounds up for grabs to encourage Christian youth and children's work
Thousands of pounds is available to help churches to connect better with young people. Find out how to get involved.
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BlogHow to support fostered and adopted children and young people
With so many children and young people in foster care or adoptive families, Home for Good share their expertise on making sure our groups are places those children and young people feel welcome.
