All Issues articles – Page 92
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IssuesBible App for Kids launched
Popular Bible app YouVersion has launched a version for kids. ‘The Bible App for Kids’ was released in late November and was downloaded over
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Ready-to-use Movie: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war.
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Issues“What kind of a career is youth ministry anyway?”
My friend was devastated. He’d been building up to this moment for weeks - approaching the wealthy and successful father of the woman he loved to tell him he wanted to marry his daughter. He’d imagined the moment would be joyful, that the man would embrace him to the heart of the family; instead he had his life and career called into serious question. “She deserves to marry a man who takes himself seriously,” said the father, a city banker who immediately offered to find my friend a job in the financial sector. “Honestly,” he asked, “what kind of a career is youth ministry anyway?”
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IssuesQ & A: The Community of St Anselm
This September, 16 young adults will descend on Lambeth Palace to become part of a new religious community founded by Archbishop Justin Welby. Editor Phoebe Thompson caught up with the person set to take charge of the Community of St Anselm – Anders Litzell – to hear more about what it will look like and involve, and what the monastic way of life has to say to us today.
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IssuesQ&A: Ann-Marie Wilson
FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) affects 3000 girls in the UK each year. Founder of 28 Too Many, Ann-Marie Wilson, talked to Lucinda Van Der Hart about the devastating impact of this illegal practice
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IssuesThe animals went in two by two …
There are great theological themes in Genesis six to nine, is often lost in the colouring sheets …or did they?
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IssuesQ & A: Andy Burns
Youth Ministry legend Andy Burns left his job as CEO of East to West to establish Café Leadership, a new organisation aimed at raising the level of leadership and management among youth work organisations and charities. He chatted to Jamie Cutteridge about his new role, leadership, and some interesting research he’s carried out.
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IssuesThe Big Picture: Guardians of Ancora
We enjoy making super hip and cool cultural links between what we do as children’s workers and the big wide world. So this month we present to you, children’s work according to games:
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IssuesReady-to-use Storyboard : The Parable of the Mocked Anchor
A downloadable interactive video of this Storyboard is available on the links section of the Youthwork website.
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IssuesRise in anxiety among young people
Every week there seem to be new statistics which tell us about a rise in young people struggling with their mental health; whether it be anxiety levels or a rise in experiencing suicidal thoughts. The more statistics that come in, the harder it can be to respond. ChildLine reports that they’ve seen a rise of 35 per cent in counselling sessions with young people about anxiety, with 6,500 counselling sessions on anxiety being given in the last six months.
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IssuesReady-to-use Movie: Captain America: Civil War
Clip: The clip starts at 27:53 and lasts until 35:09.
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IssuesI just work with children, I am not a leader… debunking this dangerous myth
“I am definitely not a leader – I just work with children.” If I had a pound for every time I’ve heard someone say this when I’ve been delivering training in a church, well, I probably could afford to stop delivering training! What do children’s leaders mean when they say this? Why are they so definite about not wanting to be called or recognised as a leader?
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Ready-to-use Schools Work: Always Listening
To introduce the concept of prayer as conversation with a God who listens and answers. It should challenge the young people to think about what they might say to God and to listen for a response.
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Selfharm.co.uk launches online recovery programme, Alumina
Selfharm.co.uk has launched ‘Alumina’, the UK’s first online self-referral recovery programme for young people struggling with self-harm.
