All Editorial articles – Page 115
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IssuesReady-to-use Mentoring: Clarity
This year I moved into a new role mentoring artists for a Christian record label. One of the key issues I find musicians struggle with is the muddiness of ‘not knowing.’ Not knowing what to do, how to do it, or why it matters. It restricts their creativity, undermines their goals and paralyses their to-do list! My advice is mostly common sense, but without an outside focus they don’t know where to begin or what to get on with first. The potential is there, but confusion robs them of achieving it.
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IssuesFirst Class Delivery
Postman Pat: The Movie sees our favourite fictional mail delivery man auditioning for a show which looks quite a lot like Britain’s Got Talent. This got us thinking – what would other classic children’s TV shows look like if they got a 21st Century makeover?
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BlogClassic games
Is it really that time again? Has it come round so soon? Yes it’s everyone’s favourite Games master of the year: the classics column! Here are games that have been enjoyed for generations – let’s introduce them to a whole new audience! Isn’t it great to have games that children, parents and grandparents can all enjoy?
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IssuesReady-to-use Discussion: Santa Claus
Even without the sneaking-into-your- house-late-at-night thing, Santa Claus is pretty creepy, right?
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IssuesKids company closure leaves thousands without support
The collapse of Kids Company has led to thousands of vulnerable children and young people losing vital support. The charity, spearheaded by Camila Batmanghelidjh, closed in August following financial difficulties, amid allegations of improperly handled sexual abuse cases. Founded in 1996, it was reportedly working with and supporting more than 36,000 young people a year, benefiting from business and government support.
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IssuesKids company closure leaves thousands without support
The collapse of Kids Company has led to thousands of vulnerable children and young people losing vital support. The charity, spearheaded by Camila Batmanghelidjh, closed in August following financial difficulties, amid allegations of improperly handled sexual abuse cases. Founded in 1996, it was reportedly working with and supporting more than 36,000 young people a year, benefiting from business and government support.
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IssuesJoin our club
Last issue we looked at the benefits for children, schools and church relationships that come with running a breakfast club, but there are
lots of different clubs that can be run during or after schools as well. Midweek clubs, run in schools at lunchtime or after school as part of their extended provision, or in churches, can strengthen existing links between churches and schools and also be places where children can investigate God and meet him face-to-face -
IssuesDown with holiday clubs?
The holiday club. It rolls around with crushing inevitability every year. The process for a summer holiday club might start as early as January, with the selection of the material and the formation of a core team. It moves on through the spring with recruiting volunteers, booking venues, collecting resources, practising dramas, training the team and more… on and on it goes. The glorious week arrives and in a whirl of children, stickers, shaving foam and yoghurt pots, finally, it’s done. And there’s a couple of months’ rest before the planning starts again.
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IssuesHoliday Clubs - Last Minute Tips
It’s nearly June, and summer holidays are just around the corner. Whether you're in the final stage of your 70-point, detailed holiday-club-implementation-strategy, or have completely forgotten to plan anything at all. Alex Taylor has gathered pearls of wisdom from children's ministry experts, to help you on your way.
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IssuesCoffee with Rebecca Hamer
On a cold blustery summer’s afternoon Rebecca Hamer and I found ourselves sitting in Pret. Unfortunately, we were sitting in different ones. Unbeknownst to me there are in fact three Prets between the station and our office, and I had failed to communicate the exact location of the coffee shop of choice. Third time lucky – after an unfortunate incident involving a poor unsuspecting blonde Phoebe lookalike – we arrived at the same place.
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King's College ends Youth Ministry course
One of the most prestigious youth ministry awards in the country will no longer be offered. The Youth Ministry MA and doctorates previously offered by King’s College, London will no longer be available, after the decision was made to close the centre that holds the courses.
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IssuesQ & A: Natalie Collins
On the release of a new resource about the dangers of porn for children, Phoebe Thompson chatted to its creator, Natalie Collins, about why she feels it’s needed, how young is too young for parents to raise this topic with their children and what children’s workers can do to support and equip parents in this area.
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IssuesYouth ministry formation: The shaping of things to come
In any youth work training course, students receive a heap of information, skills and guidance. But the transformation that happens is bigger, broader, deeper and more allencompassing that any course leaflet can prepare you for. David Howell explains youth ministry training’s secret ingredient: formation.
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IssuesHere Comes the Pentecost
Do you want to teach pupils about what’s distinctive in the Christian understanding of God? Would you like it if the kids took an interest in the Trinity or the Holy Spirit? Here are four simple ideas for some RE lessons between Easter and Pentecost.
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IssuesReady-to-use Mentoring: Comfort, Stretch and Panic
Ask your mentee to suggest the first word that comes into their head to do with what it means to have character, starting with each letter in the word ‘character’ (eg courage, heart, accountability etc).
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