All Editorial articles – Page 87
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BlogHow to get all of the funding you'll ever need
In recent years, the job description and workplace of youth workers has changed. Our work now includes such activities as ‘fundraising ’ and ‘begging ’, while the location has been amended to include ‘down the back of the sofa looking for a couple of quid’. However, help is at hand!
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BlogGiving your all
Off the back of Jo Dolby’s Balancing Act feature in last month’s magazine, we have a series of blogs on tension and paradox within youth ministry. This week, John Wheatley, of StreetSpace and Frontier Youth Trust, discusses Sacrifice and Sabbath.
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IssuesThe Big Picture: The toys we all want
The New York and London Toy Fairs are the places to find new toys, from new technology to the most traditional of board games. Every year, the big producers, such as Hasbro, Lego and Mattel mix with up-and-coming innovators.
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IssuesWe don’t do it for the money… but we all need money
We need to talk about some things. There are a few issues in youth ministry which, for reasons of awkwardness, pride or taboo, simply never get discussed. 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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IssuesIs your children’s work all inclusive’?
Church-based children’s work with children that have additional (special) needs or disabilities has always been out on the margins: something that has been occasionally provided in response to a specific, direct need. It is rarely viewed as a missional outreach opportunity, and indeed, it is common for there to be some resistance to inclusion, even in churches where there are families with a child with additional needs.
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Issues“I went to Soul Survivor because all my friends did!”
This month we’ve got an interview with a brilliant young woman interviewed by Nathan Shipley, who wanted to talk about her experience at Soul Survivor. Nathan is the associate pastor for youth and young adults at South Parade Baptist Church, Leeds.
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IssuesAll-age service: Blind Bart and the big question
This service plan looks at the healing of Bartimaeus
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IssuesAll-age service: Moses crosses the Red Sea
A service plan looking at God’s goodness to your faith community
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IssuesAll-age Service: Nehemiah rebuilds the walls
A service plan about the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem
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IssuesAll-age service: Society Sunday
Society Sunday is a Premier community project encouraging churches across the UK to come together for a special service of celebration and commitment - highlighting the work of faith in society and praying for the Queen and local and national government. For more information and resources, visit premier.org.uk/societysunday
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All-age Service Plan: Stepping out of the Boat
This service plan explores the story of Jesus walking on the water (Matthew 14:22-33).
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All-Age Service Plan: Moses and the Burning Bush
God speaks and guides people today – just as he did in the past in the story found in Exodus 3:1-17.
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All-age Service Plan: King David
This service plan introduces the key Biblical character of David.
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IssuesAll-Age Service Plan: Jesus: superhero and wine maker
This service plan tells the story of Jesus’ transformation of water into wine (John 2:1-11).
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IssuesAll-Age Service Plan: The Tower of Babel
This service plan unpacks the story of the Towel of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9).
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BlogAll-age service: Joseph
A service plan about God using our lives in new ways we couldn’t possibly predict or imagine
