All Blog articles – Page 44
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BlogFaith and Deeds
Last month a friend of mine posted a comment online about how much pain he was in from a persistent knee problem. I knew he wasn’t a Christian but felt compassion for him and had faith that God could heal his knee.
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BlogHas the quality of youth workers decreased?
“Generally, the quality of youth workers has gone down dramatically." Mike Pilavachi, Premier Youthwork, November 2016
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BlogYouth work’s dead. It doesn’t need a revolution.
After a brief hiatus, the Youthwork blog is back. This week, David Welch shares his thoughts on youth work and why we don't need a revolution.
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BlogIt’s time for a revolution… or youth ministry is dead
In the first of our new blog series, Martin Saunders takes a long, hard, honest look at the state of youth ministry in the UK
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BlogA day in the life of : Laura Rafferty, youth worker
Our 'a day in the life of' blog series continues with Laura Rafferty who shares one of her more memorable days as youth worker and what she took away from it.
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BlogA day in the life of : Mark Montgomery, Diocesan Youth Officer
Our new blog continues with Mark Montgomery who talks us through his day as a diocesan youth officer
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Day two: young people and mental health
Today, our focus is on young people and mental health. We’re praying for young people who we know who struggle with mental health issues, for specialists and health care professionals, and for all organisations seeking to educate and equip youth workers, teachers and parents in this area.
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Day one: education and schools
Today, our focus is on education and schools. We're praying for young people who we know who either struggle or flourish in school; for teachers and other educational specialists, and for all Christians seeking to work directly in or with schools.
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Day three: young people, sex and relationships
Today, our focus is on young people, sex and relationships. You don’t need us to tell you that young people are bombarded with images and ideas about sex and relationships that are far from healthy, and many of them are making damaging choices. So let’s pray for wisdom – wisdom for young people who are forming opinions and basing decisions based on what the media throws on them, wisdom for parents and those who work with young people in this area, and wisdom for the Church, that we would find fresh inspiration to speak into an ever-changing culture.
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BlogA day in the life of : Kara Landhuis, youth worker
After a brief hiatus, a day in life returns with Kara Landhuis, an American youth worker currently working in the UK!
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Day six: surprise! One more day of prayer - invite your young people to pray for you
Today, around 1,000 youth workers and youth specialists will gather in Manchester for the fifth annual Youth Work Summit. So while we're all there, why not encourage your young people to pray for you! You might want to share the following prayer points with them through your usual communications channels.
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BlogA day in the life of : Mark McFeeters, youth worker
A day in the life of continues with Mark McFeeters, a youthworker from Belfast, who shares what his typical day of youth work consists of
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BlogGCSE Results Day: good news whatever your results?
Now everyone has to stay in education longer (until your 18th birthday), in a way there is less pressure to ensure you get the results you want, first time round.
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BlogA day in the life of : Dave Fagg, youth worker
This week we have a special 'day in the life' of Dave Fagg, a youth worker from Australia. He shares what his typical Tuesday looks like in his role as youth worker for Praxis.
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Thor: The Dark World
Thor is back on his first post-Avengers offering in the latest Marvel mega film. Here he has a lot of reconnecting to do, especially in the form of his brother Loki, father Odin and on-off love interest Jane. If all of that sounds like a family drama, don’t fret as he also needs to battle the dark elf Malekith who is intent on destroying the entire universe.
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#CutForBieber
It’s rare that anything makes Youthwork journalist Jamie Cutteridge as angry as the #CutForBieber story did earlier this year. Here he reflects on it, and gives some pointers as to how we can respond.
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BlogCrisis? What crisis?
YFC's Phil Knox is the a bubbling ball of positivity, so of course he doesn't see crisis like the rest of us...
