All Editorial articles – Page 77
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BlogShould Christians lighten up about Hallowe'en?
Every year, around the end of October, the debate on what Christians should do at Hallowe’en surfaces. For many in society, Hallowe’en poses no issue. So should Christians lighten up?
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BlogGames about the games
The Olympics are here! And as the greatest show on Earth kicks off, this gives you the chance to have some Games-themed fun with your group.
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Faith at homeTying ourselves in knots: What’s so scary about Halloween?
It seems like every year, the church gets itself in a tangle over how to best engage with Halloween. Scripture Union’s Revd Tim Hastie-Smith suggests that the festival provides churches and families with a great way to engage culture with the dark side of spirituality…
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IssuesWe need to talk about... Pornography
Creepy Naked Stuff is a brand new video resource for parents, to help them talk to their children about pornography in an age-appropriate way.
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IssuesThe Last Word: All about Jesus
There are some phrases in the modern Church that are so overused that they can begin to lose any real meaning to us. Each denomination and tradition will have its own favourites, but one that seems to repeat across most evangelical churches is, ‘it’s all about Jesus’.
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BlogReady-to-use Schools Work : Arguing about God
Here are four lesson ideas designed to make young people argue about God, which will also work in church-based settings. Arguing is often where learning happens.
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IssuesWhat do we do when children get upset about Jesus dying?
Our experts answer your questions on children’s and families ministry
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IssuesGames about the games
The Olympics are here! And as the greatest show on Earth kicks off, this gives you the chance to have some Games-themed fun with your group.
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IssuesLet’s talk about sex (maybe)
The sex talk is a perennial highlight / lowlight of the youth work calendar, but are we doing enough? Or are we playing it too safe? As Esther Hardy explains, in our young people’s over-sexualised world, it’s time to talk about sex in an entirely new way…
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BlogWhat should be worrying us about The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Receiving its theatrical release earlier this month, there has been some furore surrounding The Diary of a Teenage Girl. If it wasn’t so worrying, it would almost be laughable that the controversy has centered on the film’s classification (the British Board of Film Classification has given it an 18 certificate), rather than its subject matter. Because, to be blunt, this film details the sexual abuse of a 15 year-old child.
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BlogWhat the EU referendum tells us about young people
In the aftermath of Brexit's victory, Jamie Cutteridge analyses what the referendum tells us about young people.
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BlogCan we please talk about the gospel?
The Youthwork blog continues with Dave Boden, strategic lead for Christian Ethos, who questions our simplified version of the gospel.
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BlogShould youth work have set outcomes or is it all about the process?
Off the back of Jo Dolby’s Balancing Act feature in this month’s magazine, we have a series of blogs on tension and paradox within youth ministry. This week, Rob Tumilty, Deputy Director of Oxford CYM and Senior Youth Worker with Oxford Youth Works, looks at Product and Process.
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Does God care about the small stuff?
On my small balcony lives a potted palm tree. I inherited this palm tree when I inherited the stewardship of the flat my parents own, as its current tenant. While my dad was regularly staying in the flat the palm tree was not a problem; he would water and tend to it on arrival, routinely like clockwork.
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IssuesHow do you tell young people about Jesus when your own faith is going through the wringer?
We need to talk about some things. There are a few issues in youth ministry that for reasons of awkwardness, pride or taboo, simply never get discussed. When they do, we limit ourselves to pat answers and hypothetical, third-person examples. And because of all this awkward silence, none of these things get solved. So it’s time for some radical honesty, time to talk about the things we don’t talk about. Welcome to The Elephant Room.
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IssuesEd Miliband: 'I am worried about young people'
It’s election year. After a term which saw youth engagement with Westminster (though not ‘politics’ as a whole) drop, and youth unemployment rise, it might be the most important election for young people in a generation. Premier’s Marcus Jones chatted exclusively to leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, to discuss the Church, young people and political engagement.
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About Time
Tim Lake is your typical, well spoken, middle class man. A little awkward, desperate for love and slowly meandering his way in the world aged 21, things get a whole lot more interesting when Tim discovers that he can time travel to earlier parts of his life and change the past. What starts as an opportunity to get a girlfriend soon becomes an opportunity to live the life he’s always wanted and connect with the world and those around him. Prepare to laugh and cry.
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Talking about emotions
Dream: to think strategically and with vision about our work in schools.
