All NexGen Pro articles – Page 55
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IssuesNew heaven, new Earth: Session 4
Meeting aim:To look at how God is going to make everything new again.
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IssuesAll-age service: Pentecost power!
Meeting aim: To think about how the Holy Spirit changes lives.
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The Big Picture: Youth and children’s work goes digital
At the eleventh Premier Digital Awards, we were delighted to see a huge portion of the accolades awarded to youth and children’s work champions:
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Faith at homeFostering Faith at Christmas
As it’s nearly Christmas, Alex Taylor looks at what we can do to help children celebrate this important festival in our homes
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IssuesGames: Christmas games
’Tis the season to be jolly! FALALALALALALALALA! It’s that time of year when we plan for Christmas fun and get excited about food and presents. Here are some games that could be played on a Sunday or even a Christmas evening with children or young people.
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IssuesCraft: New heaven, new Earth
The book of Revelation is one of the most image-rich books of the Bible, and Revelation 21:1-8 and 22:12-21 are full of language about a new heaven and Earth, and what it will be like there. These craft ideas will help children explore some of the key themes of the passage in a hands-on, visual way.
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Faith at homeForming faith rituals: New year with God
New year isn’t necessarily a family event designed with younger children in mind. My youngest, currently four, has put in a request to stay up late this new year and watch the Bee Gees, which is what she considers to be ‘new year’. (Just to clarify, last year we watched a documentary about the Bee Gees with my other daughter as she loved the music, and it was safer than most stuff that was broadcast late on New Year’s Eve!)
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Faith at home
Story for home: Following Jesus together
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God-time during your day. Enjoy doing the actions together! Alternatively, you could also use this story in a children’s session.
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BlogParable: Katrina and the Snapchat scandal
Katrina banged on her head of year’s office door. “Miss! Miss! Can I talk to you?” she yelled through the door.
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IssuesMentoring: White privilege
Have you had any personal experiences of prejudice or injustice? The danger of privilege is that the privileged rarely see the extent of their power and position. Realising this and seeing the world through someone else’s eyes marks the difference between changing the world around us and developing an attitude where we think we deserve our luxury, advantages and benefits.
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BlogPraise to the God who... A worship song by and for youth workers
We were looking forward to it for weeks and sure enough, the National Youth Ministry Weekend didn’t disappoint.
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BlogLest we forget
As we enter a season of remembrance, Ruth Jackson reflects on the importance of helping even our youngest children remember.
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BlogYouth Work Week: congratulations you wonderful people!
This week is Youth Work Week, where we celebrate all the life-changing stuff you wonderful people do for our young people. You are the unsung heroes, hope bringers and prophetic innovators.
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BlogExciting Catholic youth event in Liverpool
What do over 2,000 young Scousers, Franciscan sisters and RISEtheatre have in common? They will all be at Embrace Liverpool!
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BlogHelping children navigate the digital world
What age should we give our child a mobile phone? How do we help teenagers protect themselves from cyberbullying? Should we limit young people’s social media use? We have so many questions about the digital world. Where do we even begin to answer them? The Premier Digital conference is a good start…
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BlogFrom darkness to light
With pumpkins, trick or treating and scary costumes everywhere, Jane Howarth explores a brighter alternative
