All Blog articles – Page 49
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BlogBlack Friday and why Sweet Potato Pie is never okay
Editor Ruth Jackson muses about Black Friday, Britishness and the value of being thankful
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When healing’s not black and white
Youthwork’s intern Anya Briggs has had a fair few experiences of healing. But none of it was quite what she – or anyone else – expected.
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Guest blog: Who is pastoring Pastor Bill?
A word from vicar and founding director of Mind & Soul, Will van der Hart December 2012
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Bill Wilson Uncut
A word from former Premier Childrenswork co-editor Martin SaundersNovember 2012
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BlogThe good news in schools: a bigger vision
Jill Rowe, Oasis’ Ethos and Formation Director and keynote speaker at September's Imagine South conference, reflects on what it means to be 'good news' to schools.
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Justin Bieber's Youth Worker
According to the world, the mass media and millions of Beliebers - Usher discovered Justin Bieber.
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BlogBiblical films: The good and not so good
Over the years there have been a number of biblical films that have made it into the mainstream. Rather than just highlight our favourites, it’s infinitely more fun to talk about the good and the bad. If you’re ever short of ideas for films to show to your youth group…well maybe you should look elsewhere.
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BlogFour of the most random moments in the Bible
The Bible is a collective of books that holds great wisdom and instruction for Christians, but also some of the greatest stories ever told
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BlogYoung people as Bible characters - Job
Tragedy is always a difficult subject to deal with. Tim Gough continue our look at young people as bible characters by assessing the difficult character of Job and what do do if he arrives at your youth group.
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BlogYoung people as Bible characters - Peter
Comparison is something that we all struggle with at some point in our lives. Jonathan Buckley continues our series of at young people as bible characters by discussing Peter.
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BlogHow to get young people to read the Bible for themselves
The Bible is unlike any other text in the world. It provides the foundation to Christian life, but for some, young people and adults alike, it can be difficult to open up and read regularly of our own accord. Tim Gough shares some tips on how to get young people to engage with the Bible.
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BlogYoung people as Bible characters - Solomon
Within the Bible there are a number of characters that resonate with us as we read their story. Whether that be an unwavering character such as Job, or an unwilling messenger such as Jonah, their characteristics can be seen in many of those arounds us. In this series we will look at different biblical characters, both major and minor, and discuss how we can encourage young people with similar attitudes and characteristics. Claire Farley kicks us of with Solomon…
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BlogBeyond the decline
This week's Youthwork blog comes from a familiar face as Phoebe Thompson shares her view on youth ministry and the work she hopes will bring about change in the future.
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Day five: new vision, fresh ideas, better ways forward for youth ministry
So far this week we’ve mostly focused on things immediately relevant to the young people themselves - education, relationships and faith. Today we’re going to step back a bit and pray for youth ministry, and the ways in which the church engages with the younger generation.
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BlogIs bigger better for kids?
Atlanta megachurch pastor Andy Stanley recently caused controversy with comments about smaller churches during a Sunday sermon. Stanley, whose church has six campuses and more than 30,000 regular attendees said during his sermon: ‘When I hear adults say, “Well I don’t like a big church, I like about 200, I want to be able to know everybody,” I say: “You are so stinking selfish. You care nothing about the next generation. All you care about is you and your five friends. You don’t care about your kids [or] anybody else’s kids” … If you don’t go to a church large enough where you can have enough middle schoolers and high schoolers to separate them so they can have small groups and grow up the local church, you are a selfish adult. Get over it.’ Stanley later retracted his comments, tweeting: ‘The negative reaction to the clip from last weekend's message is entirely justified. Heck, even I was offended by what I said! I apologise.’
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Ready-to-use Reflection: New Beginnings
After the chaos that accompanies many Christmas celebrations, New Year is a great time to regather your group and reflect on the year that
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BlogDiscipleship: Putting the how before the what
Following on from Martin Saunders' call for a revolution in youth ministry, Ali Campbell looks at what this might look like in our discipleship.
