Relationships

Jesus calls us to forgive from the heart. Here’s how this played out in a school playground
2022-07-21T15:29:00+01:00By Jo Rowe
What works for you when you are angry with someone?
How to give 'the sex talk' as a parent
2022-07-07T10:21:00+01:00By Jo Rowe
Make sure God’s beautiful gift to us is understood well
When your children don’t get on with someone in your church
2022-04-27T11:30:00+01:00By Claire Hailwood
Wouldn’t it be great if anyone at church just ‘got on’! But we all know it’s not that simple
‘What I Have Learned About Helping Teens Open Up From My Mentoring Ministry.’
2022-04-27T11:22:00+01:00By Joel Toombs
You know you want to improve your conversations with your teenage son or daughter, but don’t know how
James 1:22 Obey God’s message! Don’t fool yourselves by just listening to it.
2022-04-27T08:58:00+01:00By Trish Hahn
Is there anything more important that you will read or hear today, than God’s Word?
How can I grandparent as my children want?
2022-04-11T14:47:00+01:00By Ali Hull
It’s a joy having grandparents on hand to help out. But what happens when parenting styles clash with yours?
Philia: A love found in friendships
2020-01-23T00:00:00+00:00By Martin Saunders
The friend you’re made to be
We need to talk about porn
2019-05-23T00:00:00+01:00
Pornography is often the first place children and young people learn about sex, so how do we break this damaging cycle?
Gardner’s World - Marooned on Love Island?
2019-05-23T00:00:00+01:00By Rachel Gardner
How do you know that what you want is what you want and not what others want you to want? Confused? You should be. Desire is super confusing for everyone, and especially for young people.
Weekenders
2018-12-14T00:00:00+00:00
We know the many benefits of taking young people away, but how do we achieve the best results? We spoke to youth and children’s workers to hear their thoughts…
Mentoring: Love your ‘frenemies’
2018-09-19T00:00:00+01:00By Joel Toombs has an MA in Christian mentoring and wrote the Grove booklet Mentoring and young people. He is a mentor in the music industry and a youth worker.
I had a great experience of peer mentoring the other day (that’s really just a posh term for two friends chatting and encouraging each other!).
Relationship-rooted discipleship
2017-05-24T00:00:00+01:00By James Vaughton is director of Bath and Wiltshire Youth for Christ. You can read more about his research at bathyfc.co.uk/publications.
In youth and children’s ministry we’re constantly on the lookout for a silver bullet - one programme or approach that will solve our discipleship crisis. But Bath and Wiltshire YFC’s James Vaughton thinks it might be simpler than that…