All Editorial articles – Page 28
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BlogYou don't have to start a youth club
There are no young people in your church. Should you start a youth group? Levi Phillips from the Capital Youth team for the Diocese of London doesn't think so. Here's a few alternatives.
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IssuesQ&A: David Bennett
As a teenager David Bennett was a gay rights activist. At 19 he encountered the Holy Spirit in a gay bar. David spoke to editor Ruth Jackson about how the Church can support gay young people
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Issues“What happens when Susan my sausage dog dies?”
There are many questions that stop children and young people wanting to know more about God. Rather than trying to answer questions they’re not asking, we thought we’d go straight to the source and hear from the experts themselves.
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Faith at homeParenting can be grand
My grandparents’ house is an art gallery showcasing our childhood. We always go in through the back door, and right through the house the walls are adorned with the artwork, poetry and photos we have produced over the years. The earliest are by the back door: faded sheets of sugar paper with a squiggle of crayon or paint. In my nan’s scrawl underneath is a name, age and date. Each one carries a memory.
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Faith at homeStory for home: Love is…
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God time during the day. You could also use it as part of a children’s session.
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IssuesMy intergenerational journey
It started with chicken wings. Plastic chicken wings, to be precise. They were my favourite toy at the church’s toddler group, and by far the finest item in the toy kitchen. Much to the group leader’s amusement, I would run manically around the church hall with my friend Richard each week, firing imaginary bullets from these perfectly proportionate pieces of plastic poultry as if the world was about to end, and we had been chosen to save it.
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IssuesReflective Journal: Lament
Use the words below (from Psalm 6) to help you pray and express yourself honestly to God.
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Schools' work
Young people spend a huge amount of time at school. How can we better support them while they’re there? And what can we do to help schools?
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IssuesYou’ve got to go backwards to go forwards
My 12-year-old son has been going through a tough time recently. I believe every father should be a great mentor to their daughters and sons.
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IssuesDavid and Bathsheba
Meeting aim: To explore the meaning, connotations and knock-on effects associated with sexual sin and bad decisions.
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IssuesMusic: A cover is not the book
Artist: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the company of Mary Poppins Returns
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IssuesThe greatest commandment
Meeting aim: To discover something of what it means to love God and others.
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IssuesCraft: Love is…
Background: 1 Corinthians 13 is an incredibly popular Bible passage that explores the characteristics of love. It is often used at weddings but has much to say about love in all its different forms. These craft ideas will help children explore more of what Paul has to say and what it means to them.
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IssuesValentine’s Day games
February brings us Valentine’s Day, with its overpriced restaurants and sickly-sweet greetings cards. So here are some games that play on the theme of romantic love. You are welcome!
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BlogJoseph and Potiphar’s wife
Meeting aim: To explore the value of purity and practicability of pursuing sexual holiness.
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IssuesWords from Paul
Meeting aim: To explore values and principles needed to develop healthy attitudes about sex and relationships.
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IssuesWords from Solomon
Meeting aim: To explore our viewpoint and sensibilities toward sex and relationships.
