All NexGen Pro articles – Page 17
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Issues‘I teach children with additional needs and the Church must do better’
Jesus has always been a part of my life. I grew up in a Christian home – my dad was a pastor, which meant church wasn’t just for Sunday, we lived it every day in our home. I’d always read the Bible and prayed. And I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher – it was something God had planned for me from the very beginning.
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IssuesLove Actually: Piccadilly Circus not Heathrow Airport
The film Love Actually has it wrong. If you want to see love, don’t go to Heathrow Airport, head to Piccadilly Circus. There, in the middle of the bright lights, confused tourists and big buses is the statue of Eros. Except it isn’t.
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BlogWhy we shouldn’t condemn Stormzy for his past life of crime
Honesty was always the best policy in my household when I was growing up. No matter how bad the thing was that I had done wrong, being honest was something my parents instilled in me as giving the best likelihood for forgiveness.
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Faith at homeKeeping children safe online
Editor of YCW Magazine Ruth Jackson spoke to Emma Robertson, co-founder of Digital Awareness UK, about parenting in the digital age following recent research revealing that 54% of parents aren’t aware of what their children are doing online.
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Faith at homeJesus and social justice
Editor of YCW Magazine Ruth Jackson spoke to Dot Tyler, head of youth and the emerging generation at Tearfund, about the sense of justice among the current young generation and how she brings Jesus into everyday life at home.
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BlogYouth and Children’s workers dominate Queen’s New Year Honours list
Youth workers, teachers, foster carers and Soul Survivor founder Mike Pilavachi are among those set to be honoured this year in the Queen’s New Year Honours. To honour all their good work, we’ve compiled a short list of some of the Youth and Children’s work heroes to look out of for in the line-up (though there are many, many more!).
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Faith at homeWhat’s special about being all-inclusive?
What can church communities be doing in order to make services more accessible to children and young people with additional or special needs? And how can we educate our young people how to lovingly interact with children with additional needs? We spoke to Phoebe Guy, a teacher for children with special needs, about how we can ensure we are including children with additional needs.
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BlogWhat can we learn about Christmas from sausage rolls?
Christmas: a time of giving, loving and – of course – the coveted Christmas Number 1. Over six decades we’ve seen everything from Bohemian Rhapsody to Band Aid, Mary’s Boy Child to the Spice Girls (even Bob the Builder made it to the top once); and now, for the second year in a row, a chart-topping song about sausage rolls.
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BlogRemembering migrants
December 18th is International Migrants Day – an annual event hosted by the UN raise awareness of the difficulties and challenges of those facing migration all over the world. In response, two experts – Emily Bowerman from Refugee Support Network and Ben Bano of Migrant Support – explain how we can best educate young people and their adult leaders alike to be conscious of migrants this Christmas.
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IssuesBlue Story
It’s not often I come back to work after my day is over to write something – and by not often, I mean never – but when the credits started rolling on the new gang film Blue Story, I ran to the nearest bus stop. After 90 minutes of smiles and tears, it was obvious that the adaptation of director Rapman’s popular YouTube series was just too important for me to wait. This charmingly (and somewhat sickeningly) real film had shaken me to the core.
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BlogReady to use parable – Alonso and the arrogant aberrations
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BlogSame Boat Music 'Good News!' free access
Youth and Children’s Work magazine have partnered with Same Boat Music to give you free access to four tracks from their latest album Good News! – a collection of Christmas songs sung by intergenerational voices that illuminate the joyful news of Christmas with celebration and quiet reflection. They’re ideal to use ...
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Faith at homeTeaching gospel through music
Could music be the most effective way to teach children the gospel? How important is it that parents are kind to themselves? We spoke to Paul Baloche, a father, grandfather and songwriter, about the importance of introducing children to Christian music from an early age.
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