All NexGen Pro articles – Page 19
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BlogEdgar the Dragon and additional needs
It’s official, Christmas time is upon us. How do we know? Well, the John Lewis & Waitrose and Partner’s festive advert has finally hit our TV screens. If you haven’t seen it by now, where have you been?
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BlogNativity play
Download as a PDF here. This Nativity play has been designed for church-based children’s groups to perform within their own communities. In situations where we are often unsure who may be there on the day, this play is led by one adult narrator ...
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IssuesLearner Turner: Let it go
It’s been a few years since ‘Let it go’ took over our lives. Some of us loved it, while others would have paid good money never to hear it again. But every year it creeps back in.
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Faith at homeFinding God in the outdoors
How do we reach children outside our church walls? We spoke to father-of-four Mike Causey, chief executive of Abernethy about engaging young people with the gospel through the great outdoors
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BlogReady to use: Christmas
MEETING AIM: To explore the Christmas story and discover what it means for us today.
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BlogGet Crafty This Christmas
There is no shortage of Christmas craft ideas in books and on the internet, but here are some great activities to help children think more deeply about the Christmas story.
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BlogReady to use games – Christmas
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here. The Christmas season is packed full of parties and events designed to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Here are some games to spice up your party! GINGERBREAD DECORATING You will need: gingerbread people (bought or ...
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BlogReady to use Christmas family event
MEETING AIM: To enjoy hearing and exploring the Christmas story together.
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BlogChristmas drama
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. Use this drama as part of a youth session or Christmas service. SETTING Four friends (any mix of male and female) meet on Christmas Eve. CAST ...
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BlogChristmas party plan
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM: To explore the Christmas story and what it means, and to have fun doing so. BACKGROUND: This party is designed for use in a variety of contexts – for example Sunday groups, after-school clubs and ...
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BlogChristmas party plan
Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM:To give parents, carers and children the chance to hear the Christmas story and respond in some way. BACKGROUND: This party plan is Santa-Rudolf-Christmas- tree-free so that children and parents hear the Bible’s version of the Christmas story. ...
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BlogChristmas party plan
Download as a PDF here. PARTY AIM: To explore the Christmas story and what it means, and to have lots of fun in doing so. BACKGROUND: This party is designed for use in a variety of contexts, for example Sunday schools, after-school clubs and ...
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IssuesIn Case of an Emergency: How to biblically decorate a Christmas tree
Click here to view the PDF.
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BlogLimiting Beliefs
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” For years the thought of completing an Ironman filled me with terror. There was no way a mere mortal like me could ever complete something like ...
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BlogDecember 2019 : Ready to use parable – Sam and the seasonal showdown
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here. “Just one more string of lights,” said Sam as he strained to attach the fairy lights to the guttering that ran across his house. He climbed down the ladder and stepped back to admire his handiwork. The whole front of the house was festooned with ...
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BlogDecember 2019 : Ready to use music – Soon You’ll Get Better
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here.ARTIST: Taylor SwiftSUITABLE FOR: Under-10s INTRODUCTION This song tells the story of a young woman’s pain in relation to the serious illness of her mother. While it may not be suitable for all children’s groups, the sad reality is that many of our children and young ...
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BlogDecember 2019 : Ready to use movie – Nativity (U)
Registered users only: Download as a PDF here.CLIP: 00:12:14 – 00:18:40 SYNOPSIS It is Christmas, and primary school teacher Paul Maddens is charged with producing the school’s Nativity play. Competing against the posh rival school for the honour of best-reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul boasts that his ex-girlfriend Jennifer, a Hollywood ...
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BlogHelping children remember
As we approach Remembrance Day Chris Poch, director of Artless Theatre Company who have produced To War With God, urges us to help children remember
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Faith at homeHelping children remember
As we approach a time of remembrance, how should we talk to children about war, suffering and faith? Ruth Jackson spoke to Chris Poch, company director of Artless Theatre company, about their play To War With God.
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BlogGod's children: he, she or ze?
Following the suspension of a Christian doctor for discrimination and harassment after he refused to refer to a transgender individual by their chosen pronoun, a Christian paediatrician and youth worker shares his thoughts.
