All NexGen Pro articles – Page 32
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Faith at homeStory for home: Cain and Abel
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God time during the day. You could also use it as part of a children’s session. To read some of Bob’s other stories, download our FREE ebook here.
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IssuesEmergency active games
We’ve all been there: you’re running a session and it’s going to Hull in a handcart. No one is taking any notice of you, half the room is fighting and the other half is sulking. You’ve already tried all your planned activities and nothing has worked. It’s time for an emergency game to help the group get back on track. Keep some of these in your back pocket to pull out when all else fails. There’s nothing clever about them; they are just fun excuses to run around and burn off energy!
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IssuesCraft: Creation
Genesis 1 and 2 give different accounts of the creation story, one that describes the creation of the world in six days and one that focuses on the Garden of Eden and the creation of Adam and Eve. These crafts will help you approach both creation narratives in a creative way.
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Faith at homeForming faith rituals: Lent, Holy Week and Easter
I have a dream. As my family goes downstairs on Easter Sunday morning, our noses are filled with scent and our eyes with colour as we discover that the whole of the downstairs is filled with fresh flowers! The children rush to the table, where the Bible is laid open at the story of the resurrection, and we all sit and read it together, followed by singing and dancing to some Jesus-is-alive-themed worship songs. This is followed by a hearty breakfast, and then Easter eggs.
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IssuesNegative mentoring
Most mentoring is positive, for example mentoring for better leadership, for spiritual growth or to excel in sport, work or worship leading. But some mentoring has to focus on less positive areas, seeking to avoid rather than achieve something.
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IssuesAdam and Eve: Session 2
Meeting aim: To see that God provided a paradise in the Garden of Eden.
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IssuesCain and Abel: Session 4
Meeting aim: To learn about offering our best to God rather than outdoing each other
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BlogFiltering Fear: The Fight Against Anxiety
Elizabeth Neep talks to Hillsong Youth and other youth work organisations about how youth and children's workers can tackle anxiety.
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IssuesCreating the universe: Session 1
Meeting aim: To explore the start of the story of creation, and to think about how creative God is.
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IssuesFilling the universe: Session 2
Meeting aim: To explore the second half of the creation story, and to reflect on what it means to be made by God
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IssuesAdam and Eve: Session 2
Meeting aim: To learn how the relationship between God, human beings and the natural world began.
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IssuesTaking a rest: Session 3
Meeting aim: To discover that God rested after finishing his creation, and that it is also good for us to rest.
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IssuesAdam and Eve: Session 4
Meeting aim: To explore the idea that we are made in God’s image, and created to be in relationship with him and each other
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BlogA different message of love
Amy Pollard, director of the Mental Health Collective, shares how her charity used Valentine’s Day to pass on a message of love that isn’t mushy
