All NexGen Pro articles – Page 29
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IssuesLearner Turner – Getting in step with God
Ministry so often feels like a hamster wheel - it can feel like a never-ending cycle of sessions and planning and tidying up and team meetings, and never quite feeling accomplished or done.
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IssuesAll Inclusive – Supporting families
Every child and young person needs support to help them learn and engage with activities.
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BlogWhat to do in the first three months of a new ministry job
You got the job. What next? Tim Gough has four simple steps to starting well in your new post.
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BlogDon’t forget Holy Saturday
In all the busy bustle of the Easter Holidays, we can forget what the time between Jesus’ death and resurrection would have been like for his disciples. Alex Taylor encourages us to make time to reflect on that crucial time this Easter.
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Faith at homeEaster and transformed lives
We explore the Easter story afresh, focusing on whether the resurrection actually happened and how that changes our lives.
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Faith at homeCelebrating Easter with children
We spoke to Ed Drew from Faith in Kids about how we can celebrate Easter with our children
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BlogYoung people are sewing to raise awareness of the persecuted church
With the popularity of the Great British Sewing Bee and the rise of craftivism, Open Doors Youth are encouraging young people to contribute to their Handmade Petition. Could your children and young people get involved?
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Faith at homePraying with under 5s
Anna Hawken from Parenting for Faith shares how praying with under 5s can be easier than you think.
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BlogWhy 'but why?' is a good question
But why? Anyone raising or working with small children may well hear that question and cringe at the flashback to the last 100 times they've heard that question in the last hour. Kate Pecher points out that maybe this question is not so bad after all.
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BlogWhy I took my 6-year-old on a knife crime prayer rally
Phil Knox recently joined Standing Together, a prayer rally organised by Street Pastors, with his wife and two young children. He explains why making this a family event was so important for him.
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BlogHave Christians made Easter more secular?
Few people outside of church circles link the Easter story to the death and resurrection of Jesus. But what if the same is happening in churches? Alex Taylor challenges us to intentionally engage with the festival this holiday.
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BlogStormzy encourages young writers
If you are working with budding young writers who don't feel they could ever be published, Stormzy is on hand. Find out about how he is shaking up the publishing industry.
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Faith at homeRT Kendall on grand parenting
We spoke to theologian Dr RT Kendall about the joys of being a grandparent and he vulnerably told us some of his parenting regrets.
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BlogGod used Kanye West to save me. But the rapper's 'Sunday Service' project is deeply flawed
As news breaks that Kanye West's Gospel choir has been booked to play Coachella music festival, Tobi Oredein explains why she believes Christians should be wary of its influence
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BlogWhy strengthening families could be the answer to knife crime
Knife crime continues to be a tragic and chronic issue facing young people. Kids Matters asks where the key to helping young people lies in supporting the families they are part of.
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BlogMothering Sunday resources that are FREE!
Mothering Sunday is a chance to celebrate the mothers we had and the mothers in our communities. Whether they are our birth-mothers, adopted mothers or the brave women who raised us just because they knew we needed it. Here is a collection of free church resources you could use.
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BlogIs our language confusing children?
We have so many words that we accept as normal. But what happens when they go over the heads of the children and young people we're working with? Alvin Gan shares some helpful alternatives.
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BlogYouTube is the most effective space to share Jesus with young people
Youth for Christ have released a new report on Generation Z (roughly those born after 1995), which looks at the views and behaviours of today’s young people in the digital space. May 2017’s Gen Z: Rethinking Culture revealed that 94 percent of young people engage with social media daily and 75 per cent engage with YouTube with the same regularity. The report also identified YouTube as the most effective space for sharing Jesus with young people online. Gen Z: Digital Generation is the second in a trilogy of research pieces and aims to unpack the results of Gen Z: Rethinking Culture. These are vital for us as youth workers, as we continue to consider how we relevantly connect today’s young people in Britain with the good news of the gospel. We spoke to Youth for Christ’s church resources director, Laura Hancock about the report:
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IssuesLeadership lessons from lasagne
For many of us, leadership is a by-product of youth and children's work. But we want to lead well, so each month we'll unpack an issue we face as leaders, and offer some guidance to traverse it.
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IssuesFrom the horse's mouth: “I have OCD”
This month’s interview is with a sufferer of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), who wishes to remain anonymous, and her youth worker. They talk about the young person’s experience with OCD and how they began to overcome it.
