All NexGen Pro articles – Page 60
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BlogChristmas: Session 2
Meeting aim: To explore the biblical Christmas narrative and celebrate this story.
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Blog9 top tips for children starting school for the very first time
As we gear up for the start of term, how can we make sure our 4 and 5 years olds have a smooth beginning?
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IssuesFrom the Horse's Mouth: "We’re a bit unsure about each other’s worlds”
Gareth Crispin is the youth, children and families minister for a church in Cheshire. He’s also studying for a PhD in family ministry and intergenerational church, and co-wrote (with Ed Mackenzie) Together with God: An introduction to family worship. Gareth interviewed Emma, a 16-year-old in his youth group, about how generations in the church might integrate better with each other.
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BlogCalling all amateur script writers...
Would you consider yourself a bit of a drama queen (or king)? Do you have a heart for the arts? Do you long to see your writing performed on stage for all to see?
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Faith at home
A story for home: The Bethlehem box
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God-time during your day. You can break this story up and tell it part by part, or tell it all at once! You could use this story during a children’s session or adapt it into a nativity play for December.
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IssuesWhat do you do when you realise you’re not worthy to lead children and young people?
What do Emma Watson, Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Hanks all have in common? Aside from being incredibly famous, rich, successful and almost universally loved, they all confess to suffering with huge feelings of self-doubt. Hanks calls it "a high-wire act that we all walk". Watson says she feels incredibly uncomfortable when she receives recognition for her acting and adds: "I just turn in on myself. I feel like an imposter." Sandberg, one of the most successful businesswomen in history, says: "There are still days when I wake up feeling like a fraud, not sure I should be where I am." And these are the brightest and the best. Any of their words sound familiar to you?
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Faith at home
Forming faith rituals: Rites of passage
This year, we camped overlooking the sea. One of the things I loved was how the view changed every hour, every day. The coastline was littered with massive rocks, with incredible variance of how many were visible depending on the tide. The only thing that remained the same were the buoys. These floating plastic markers showed the fishermen who had placed them exactly where their lobster pots were positioned. It made me think about markers in our life; things we intentionally lay down to mark something important, places we can go back to no matter how much our life-landscape changes.
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IssuesThe prophets foretell: Session 1
Meeting aim: To understand the prophets’ role in the Christmas story.
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IssuesLeadership 101: Action Orientated
I don’t know about you, but I love a good conference. The opportunity to take some time away from the busyness of everyday ministry and get alongside like-minded youth and children’s workers, to share ideas, pray together and encourage one another. Love it. Because we children and youth leaders are great talkers, right? Get us together and we can easily spend hours sharing stories, wrestling with the challenges we face in ministry and discussing the ever-changing landscape of children’s and youth culture - and that’s great! But with that comes a potential danger…
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IssuesNews - September 2017
Trick or treatHalloween, the third-largest festival in the UK, is looming so we’ve gathered a few alternatives to the annual celebration of all things dark and scary.If you want to make treats an evangelism tool, the Meaningful Chocolate Company is here to help. This year it has released Halloween trick ...
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IssuesBaptism and temptation: Session 3
Meeting aim: To understand Jesus’ baptism and temptation at the beginning of his ministry.
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IssuesYear of jubilee: Session 4
Meeting aim: To discover why Jesus began his public ministry in this way and what it teaches us about the nature of God.
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BlogYear of jubilee: Session 4
Meeting aim: To discover why Jesus began his public ministry in this way and what it teaches us about the nature of God.
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IssuesAll-age service: The everlasting promise
Meeting aim: To discover that God keeps his promises.
