All Blog articles – Page 31
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BlogLight of the world
Meeting aim: To discover what Jesus meant when he said: “I am the light of the world.”
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BlogHow high is word of the year ‘youthquake’ on the Richter scale?
The Oxford English Dictionary has announced ‘Youthquake’ as word of the year for 2017. The term, defined as: “a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people" joins ‘selfie’ and ‘post-truth’ as the linguistic sign of the times. But how much has this so-called political meteorological phenomenon affected our landscape? And what does the Church have to learn from it when engaging teenagers?
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BlogCould this be the greatest nativity scene for 2,000 years?
Open Doors want to get the government and us thinking about believers in the Middle East 2,000 years after the first noel, so they have one massive publicity stunt planned. Alice Morris, an Open Doors youth advocate, gives us the low-down on how you and your youth group can get involved.
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BlogDisadvantaged children in London will get less for Christmas than an average pet
As children across the UK sharpen their pencils for their letters to Santa, the Childhood Trust have been using theirs to collect data from 22 different charities across London as well as wider figures from across the UK. The statistics they reveal are shocking.
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BlogParable: Katrina and the Snapchat scandal
Katrina banged on her head of year’s office door. “Miss! Miss! Can I talk to you?” she yelled through the door.
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BlogJesus will return: Session 3
Meeting aim: To see what the Bible says about how Jesus will come again.
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BlogPraise to the God who... A worship song by and for youth workers
We were looking forward to it for weeks and sure enough, the National Youth Ministry Weekend didn’t disappoint.
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BlogLest we forget
As we enter a season of remembrance, Ruth Jackson reflects on the importance of helping even our youngest children remember.
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BlogYouth Work Week: congratulations you wonderful people!
This week is Youth Work Week, where we celebrate all the life-changing stuff you wonderful people do for our young people. You are the unsung heroes, hope bringers and prophetic innovators.
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BlogHelping children navigate the digital world
What age should we give our child a mobile phone? How do we help teenagers protect themselves from cyberbullying? Should we limit young people’s social media use? We have so many questions about the digital world. Where do we even begin to answer them? The Premier Digital conference is a good start…
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BlogExciting Catholic youth event in Liverpool
What do over 2,000 young Scousers, Franciscan sisters and RISEtheatre have in common? They will all be at Embrace Liverpool!
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BlogFrom darkness to light
With pumpkins, trick or treating and scary costumes everywhere, Jane Howarth explores a brighter alternative
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BlogJoin Ben Woodman, host of the new Alpha Youth Series, for breakfast!
Want to encourage your children to share their faith? Looking for an evangelistic course to share with young people? Youth Alpha is here to help
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BlogChildren dropping out of church?
Ali Campbell from The Resource takes a look at recent Church of England statistics to see what it means for our children and young people
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BlogNine everyday products you never knew were made by slaves
We know that children and young people have an acute sense of justice. Molly Hodson from International Justice Mission looks at how we can help them to make a difference…
