All Issues articles – Page 77
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Opportunities and challenges
During my era there were masses of volunteer youth workers and most of them were passionate about one thing and that was the gospel. They had a view that the only reason we did this was because we were gospel people. Then we put some qualifications into youth work, which was the right thing to do and really positive, but what happened was that a number of churches would employ a youth worker and they would come from a far broader perspective of holistic youth ministry and sometimes lost the intentionality of gospel.
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A new challenge
The schools’ work page has taken on a new format. We will be featuring three sections: ‘dream’, ‘develop’ and ‘do’, all themed under one theme. Each box has its own purpose.
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IssuesQ & A : Steve Chalke
Last month, Steve Chalke, founder and leader of Oasis Trust, surprised many youth workers by saying that churches shouldn’t employ youth workers straightaway and that young people ‘don’t have any money to tithe, and smash the toilets up, contribute nothing and use all the resources’. He spoke to editor Jamie Cutteridge about these comments and how to build sustainable youth work
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IssuesMatthew Reed : CEO, The Children's Society
In 19th century Dickensian Britain, poor children had two choices: begging on the streets or going to the workhouse. Edward Rudolph, a Sunday School teacher, felt there had to be a better way. 133 years ago he founded The Church of England Central Home for Waifs and Strays, which ran children’s homes all over the UK. Today, The Children’s Society has a different name and its work looks different, but its core value – that every child is unique and should be given the opportunity to become the adult they were meant to be – remains unchanged. While today’s children living in poverty might not be in the workhouse, many thousands are going to school cold and hungry. Sam Donoghue meets Matthew Reed, the current CEO, to find out what is being done.
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IssuesCelebrity couples
Sometimes events in the news are so cataclysmic that the very fabric of the space-time continuum feels punctured. Other times, the news builds up stories to suggest that the space-time continuum has been irreparably ripped - last month, Brad Pitt’s and Angelina Jolie’s divorce got the space-time treatment, becoming seemingly the only story capable of knocking The Great British Bake Off off the front pages. In an age where divorce seems more common than ever, why is this still a big story? (Not to underestimate how damaging any given separation is to the family and those surrounding them). Despite decades of evidence warning us against it, we continue to put our faith in celebrity couples, and have our collective hearts broken when it all goes wrong.
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IssuesChildren view parents, not celebrities, as role models
A study has found that seven out of ten children see their parents as role models, with only 8% of children citing celebrities such as Justin Bieber and One Direction as their heroes.
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Games Master: Cat and Mouse, Flour Power, Story
Three easy games to use with the children in your group.
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IssuesCase Study: Kidz Klub, Liverpool
Twenty years ago, Kidz Klub was launched by Frontline Church, Liverpool, in order to reach children affected by poverty with the message of Jesus. Jonny Pettman tells us more
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Case Study: Who Let The Dads Out?
Who Let The Dads Out? was set up in 2003 to engage fathers, father figures and their children in the local community. Starting in Chester, there are now 109 registered groups from Inverness to Exeter. Founder Mark Chester tells us more.
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Case Study : The Vibe
We like to hear about alternative youth work projects – youth leaders out there trying innovative new ways of reaching young people. Here we
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IssuesCase Study: Secret Mission - Key Stage One RE
Rob Steward, a development worker for Scripture Union in the north-west of England, leads a project called Secret Mission. Set up in Fleetwood in 2013, Secret Mission grew out of a desire to reach out to local schools and serve them in different ways. After a successful
2012, in which churches worked with schools around the time of the Olympic Games, Secret Mission was developed to help meet the needs of Key Stage One RE. The project aims to introduce children to events from the life of Jesus and investigate what they teach us about God. Rob takes up the story -
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Case Study: So Why God Weekends?
Residentials are a great way to build relationships, but what happens when you intentionally invest in these relationships for the long-term? Hannah Browne, divisional children’s officer for the Salvation Army’s Central North Division, is doing just that, and has been on an amazing discipleship journey with children in the Greater Manchester area. Alex Taylor explains more.
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IssuesCase Study: Ten Ten Theatre
Touring throughout the UK, and with a company of over 30 actors and facilitators, Ten Ten Theatre works with 80,000 children and young people each year. Set up in 2007, the company was established with – and took its name from - one central aim: to enable people to ‘live life to the full’ (John chapter ten verse ten).
