All NexGen Pro articles – Page 104
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IssuesThe Big Picture
The What About YOUth? study, conducted by The Health and Social Care Information Centre, questioned 120,000 15-year-olds across England. The topics covered included issues such as smoking, alcohol, diet and bullying. Here are some of the results:
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IssuesThe Big Picture - Lecrae
Lecrae might be the most important Christian artist you’ve never heard of. The rapper went to number one in just about every US chart last month with his latest album Anomaly, all while being open and honest about his Christian faith.
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IssuesHope Revolution's Big Weekender
The HOPE Revolution Big Weekender from 3rd-5th May 2014 will see hundreds of youth groups up and down the country being creative in mission.
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The Big Picture
Over two million young Catholics gathered in Kraków, Poland to celebrate World Youth Day at the end of July. Held every few years, World Youth Day saw young people from all over the world engage in a week of activities, culminating in a huge Mass on the Sunday. Pope Francis met with the Polish government, visited Auschwitz and presided over many Masses. During a prayer vigil on the Saturday, the Pope walked hand in hand with young representatives from five continents. Here’s a selection of what he said over the week:
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BlogThe good news in schools: a bigger vision
Jill Rowe, Oasis’ Ethos and Formation Director and keynote speaker at September's Imagine South conference, reflects on what it means to be 'good news' to schools.
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Flourishing in the face of our biggest fear
You know how in every event that we as leaders do, there is that niggling fear in the back of our minds? The fear of failure. The worst case scenario.
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Guest blog: Who is pastoring Pastor Bill?
A word from vicar and founding director of Mind & Soul, Will van der Hart December 2012
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Bill Wilson Uncut
A word from former Premier Childrenswork co-editor Martin SaundersNovember 2012
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The Last Word : Old Bill
The One volunteer. That’s all my enthusiastic – some might say visionary - appeal to the congregation had produced. I had been tasked with setting up a youth group in my new church and had grasped the opportunity with both hands; the supportive minister had given me a prime Sunday morning service slot to drum up help and support. There was lots of nodding; there were lots of emphatic ‘Amens’. But only one man stepped forward.
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IssuesReady-to-use Parable: The bin fire that wouldn’t go out
Moe was drifting through town, looking for something to do. Unexpectedly, he found himself in a part of town he had never been to before. There, at the end of a shady alleyway, on the edge of an empty park, he found a bin fire, engulfed in wild flames and thick smoke. The flames shot up high, litter spat into the air, and there was a stench of burning plastic. As he watched, Moe noticed that the bin didn’t burn, and that the fire didn’t affect it. “This is weird,” thought Moe, “why doesn’t this bin burn up?”
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IssuesAre our youth groups full of kids who look a bit like us?
I’m not racist, classist, ableist or homophobic but… it just so happens that most of my youth ministry experience has been among white, non-disabled, straight teenagers. That’s not particularly unusual or surprising, given that I’ve lived most of my life in white, middle-class Surrey. Nor is it particularly intentional; I’ve certainly never turned away a young person, or even consciously broadcast signals of rejection toward them, on the basis of their colour, background, physical ability or sexuality. But that doesn’t make it ok.
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BlogBlack Friday and why Sweet Potato Pie is never okay
Editor Ruth Jackson muses about Black Friday, Britishness and the value of being thankful
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When healing’s not black and white
Youthwork’s intern Anya Briggs has had a fair few experiences of healing. But none of it was quite what she – or anyone else – expected.
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IssuesYouth Work in Black Majority Churches
Youth Work Award nominee and author of On your marks, Luke Whyte, reflects on his experience of youth ministry in black majority churches.
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Premier Youthwork Investigates: #blacklivesmatter
Imagine a scenario in which you, as a youth worker, minister or volunteer, hear about the death of a young person in your youth group. Then comes the moment when you hear of the cause of death: this young person, of a different ethnicity to yourself, has died as a result of lethal force applied by law enforcement officers.
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BlogSocial Media Blackout
Last weekend young people and youth workers across the country joined Open Doors Youth to embark on a sponsored 48-hour digital media fast: two whole days without Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Spotify and any other online activity. People were encouraged to bring hope to the Middle East by joining the blackout, making a big noise for persecuted Christians by keeping quiet.
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IssuesJustin Welby blesses new Youthscape building
On Sunday 29th November, the Most Rev. Justin Welby joined Youthscape and over 600 friends to celebrate the opening of their new building in Luton. Together, they shared remarkable stories of transformed lives and looked forward to exciting future projects.
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