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The Big Picture: 10 huge 2017 predictions
HAPPY NEW YEAR! WELCOME TO 2017! As with any year, there’s a heap of uncertainty as it kicks off. Fortunately, we’ve got a sneaking suspicion about what’s going to happen. Here’s our look back on the biggest stories of 2017…
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IssuesThe 100 Best Websites for Youth Ministry
This is just what we say it is: no bells, frills or whistles attached. Just our favourite youth work veteran and web expert John Allan’s run down of the most useful websites for youth ministry. Enjoy.
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IssuesLeadership 101: Super Modelling
For many of us, leadership is a byproduct of youth ministry. Our vocation is dictated by our passion for young people rather than a desire to lead others and, as such, we focus more on developing our work with teenagers than we do our leadership skills. So, welcome to Leadership 101, a page where each month we’ll unpack an issue we face as leaders, and offer some guidance to traverse it. This month, Serious4God’s Tim Alford tells us to model it…
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IssuesSunday School 101
It’s the million dollar question every children’s worker wants the answer to: what should I do with my group on a Sunday morning? Premier
Childrenswork has gathered together some of the best tried and tested curriculum resources out there – and spoke to the brains behind them -
IssuesBullying 101
How do you identify a bullied child? How do you minister to them – and to a bully? Author of a new book on adult and child bullying Helena Wilkinson explains.
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IssuesGirls as Young as 11 sexually exploited
Two reports published by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner have warned that the level of sexual violence in neighbourhoods dominated by gangs and gang culture is comparable to that of a warzone. Professor Jenny Pearce, author of one of the reports entitled It’s wrong… but you get used to it, said: ‘In some areas the level of sexual violence and the types of violence inflicted are comparable to how sexual violence is used in war-torn territories.’
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Girls as Young as 11 Sexually Exploited
Two reports published by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner have warned that the level of sexual violence in neighbourhoods dominated by gangs and gang culture is comparable to that of a war-zone. Professor Jenny Pearce, author of one of the reports entitled It’s wrong… but you get used to it, said, ‘In some areas the level of sexual violence and the types of violence inflicted are comparable to how sexual violence is used in war-torn territories.’
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IssuesUnder-11s treated for depression
Thousands of children under the age of eleven have received treatment for depression, stress and anxiety over the last five years. A freedom of information request from the Daily Mirror revealed that, in just two of England’s 60 mental health trusts, 4,391 children aged 10 or younger have received mental health treatment in the last five years.
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IssuesResource on Trial: The Big Academy, 12 Big Questions
Big Ministries/Elevation Publishing 2013 £7.99 Book £12.00 CD - An excellent resource that really impacted my ministry.
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12 Hours a Fool
No one likes a humblebrag, but there’s no other way to tell the story. I had dinner with one of 2014’s biggest movie stars, and I ended up making an utter fool of myself.
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Ready-to-use Schools work: 15 Bible stories for schools
I’m sick of the overuse of a tiny range of Bible stories and texts in RE. It’s an impoverished learning diet, especially if the message is reduced to ‘be nice’! Before you read this article, take a pencil and note down the ten Bible stories or texts you think pupils really ought to explore in RE. (Now, I know you have not done this, but don’t read on until you have. No, don’t! Pencil. Now.)
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IssuesYoung people and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
Young people across the country are turning to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer according to Prayer, Book Society. John Service, who provides a link between the Prayer Book Society, churches and clergy said, ‘Many young people are struck by the beauty and relevance of the Prayer Books language which has inspired writers like Shakespeare.’ Brian Heasley comments:
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Compulsory school attendance extends to 17 year-olds
16-17 year olds will be obliged to attend school for the first time this year. Young people who were in Year 11 last academic year are required to stay in compulsory education for one more year. Those who were in Year ten or below last year will be required to stay until they are 18.
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Club 18-30
A collection of interesting facts and statistics on young adults gathered from various sources...
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IssuesOperation 18+
Those of us working in towns filled with students might see them as someone else’s responsibility. But what if we harnessed students’ life and passions to minister to our young people? As Fusion’s Rosie Kersys explains, they could transform your youth ministry…
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BlogAdaptable Meeting Guide #2: Philippians 2
Meeting aim: To explore what it means for us to have the attitude of Christ and see what he has achieved for us on the cross.
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Pioneer Youth Ministry - Part 2
Ever felt like you don’t fit in? Consider yourself blessed. Pioneer youth ministry legend Jonny Baker continues his three-part series with the
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BlogReady-to-use Movie: Pitch Perfect 2
After being humiliated in front of the President of the USA, the Barden Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit in disgrace. In order to clear their name and regain their status, the Bellas set out to win an international competition no American team has ever won.
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BlogAdaptable meeting guide: Reimagining Church 2: What is Church?
To focus on community as a key part of church. To move away from the idea of church as a building or institution and instead to think about it as a living community built on the principles taught to us by Jesus.
