All Editorial articles – Page 61
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BlogJustice: Church vs Hunger
What are children and young people in your church talking about? This generation will change the world. They’re savvy creators, globally connected, with a heart for the global neighbours. Your job as youth and children’s workers is more important than ever
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BlogCraft: David and Goliath
The story of David and Goliath is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible, so it’s easy to get caught in well-worn grooves when thinking of crafts to use when telling it. Here are some ideas to help children explore the story from some different angles!
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BlogCan you prove God exists?
Can you prove that God exists? Well, that depends what you mean by ‘prove’. True proof only exists in maths. I can prove 2 + 2 = 4, but even scientists need a certain amount of ‘faith’. In order to ‘do’ science, they have to believe there is order to the world - that things will react in a certain way because forces, such as gravity, are at work.
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BlogGames: Games for large groups
We might not all be blessed with large groups of children or young people, but lots of churches do have big numbers. And, with summer coming up, you might be planning an outreach event such as a holiday club, BBQ or games afternoon. Here are some games that you can put to good use in those contexts!
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BlogMentoring: Goodness
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver. “Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
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Faith at homeForming faith rituals: Open-ended activities
When we think about fostering the faith of our children, the pressure to provide all the answers or create a Pinterest-worthy activity can be overwhelming. However, activities that are open-ended (ones that don’t have a predetermined end point) can be more effective in faith development than any perfectly formed craft.
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IssuesAfter the festival
After the highs of summer festivals, how do we continue to disciple our children once they get home? HTB’s Tory Tomlinson has some ideas…
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IssuesHow do you deal with the aftermath of a big romantic breakup within the group?
Deep down, we all love a youth group romance. Maybe it plays to our egos as leaders that we’ve created a context where love has blossomed; perhaps even it’s because we know that if they stay together, it might be our one chance to preach at a wedding. Generally speaking, we share in the group excitement when two of our young people get together.
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Understanding Christianity: RE resources
Dream: think strategically and with vision about our work in schools.
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Faith at home
A story for home: Dinner time with Eli and sons
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God-time during your day. Enjoy pulling different facial expressions and thinking about what noises the different characters might make. You could also use this story during a children’s session.
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IssuesLearner Turner: A Sunday in the grass
“Can I ask you a question?” Her 11-year-old body curled towards me in earnest. I looked around the group of seven of us, relaxed on the grass outside church. The wind ruffled our hair as we crunched biscuits.
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Faith at homeManchester attack: How do we support children and young people?
For many of our children and young people, the overnight attack at an Ariana Grande in Manchester, which left at least 22 dead, might be the first such event that feels ‘real’.
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IssuesLoneliness a concern for thousands of children
They used to say that childhood was the happiest days of your life, but a recent report from the NSPCC suggests that that is no longer the case – children these days are lonely and isolated. Childline provided 4,063 counselling sessions about loneliness in 2016/17 and 73 per cent of these counselling sessions were with girls.
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IssuesThe general election
As you’ve probably noticed, there’s a general election this month, and it’s more than likely that the needs of children and young people won’t be front and centre during the campaign. But what should be being talked about? We asked some youth and children’s workers what should be on the top of the new government’s agenda…
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IssuesThe Royal Family and mental health
The idea of the British stiff upper lip has been traditionally synonymous with our Royal Family, but the past few months have turned things upside down.
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BlogInstagram and poor mental health
It was recently reported that Instagram can negatively impact young people’s mental health. Beth Stout, chief executive of Golddigger Trust shares what we can be doing to help children and young people in the digital age.
