All NexGen Pro articles – Page 64
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Faith at homeForming faith rituals: Summer holidays
What word would you choose to describe summer holidays? Wonderful? Relaxing? Memory-making? Long? Stressful? Childcare? Expensive? Exhausting?
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IssuesMentoring: Faithfulness
I was about 10. We were on holiday and my brother and I were playing on the campsite playground. Throughout our childhood we were like cat and dog, always bickering and fighting. Being four years older he always won. On this occasion, however, some random kid picked up my bike as if to take it and was intimidating me. My brother waded straight over and well and truly told him where to get off, until the kid backed off and left us alone. I was gobsmacked. I realised that, underneath everything, my brother loved me - which meant standing by me when things got serious. It was a picture of what it means to be faithful to someone.
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BlogGames: Summer games
If you’re doing some summer outreach or putting on holiday clubs, then you might have more children or young people than usual and access to larger spaces (or the great outdoors!). These games are ideal for those kind of situations.
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IssuesLessons from the higher tour
Over the last decade, it seems as if the Church has backed away from big-scale evangelism. But as J John brings the gospel to the Emirates Stadium, The Message’s Tom Butler reflects on last year’s Higher Tour and asks whether large evangelistic events have a place in 2017
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School’s work: Third-space schools’ ministry
Dream: think strategically and with vision about our work in schools.
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IssuesFirst Word - July 2017
One of the odder character traits I’ve developed over recent years is wearing my socks inside out. It was recommended by a colleague who described it as a “marginal gain” a la British cycling, with the idea being that the socks become a tiny bit comfier, as the stitching is on the outside rather than the inside. And, despite initially mocking him for this ludicrous assertion, I’ve followed suit pretty much every day for the last two years. You can’t put a price on comfort.
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IssuesTrump and the Paris Climate Agreement
Donald Trump, the most powerful, if controversial, leader of the moment has made a decision that neglects our global community today and our future generations tomorrow by declaring that the US will be withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement.
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IssuesHigh youth turnout in election
In a night of political shocks and wildly inaccurate polling, one of the most notable trends is the reportedly high turnout among young people. YouGov’s figures estimate that roughly 59 per cent of 18-24 year-olds voted , a huge rise on the 43 per cent who votes in 2015. Lord Ashcroft’s polling data reports that 67 per cent of those votes went to Labour.
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IssuesResponding to terror
For many of our children and young people, last month’s terrorist bombing of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, which left 23 dead, might be the first such event that feels ‘real’. While this generation has grown up flooded with images of devastation from around the world, there haven’t been any dominated by scenes of children. We haven’t seen screaming young people and parents fleeing a scene. We haven’t heard stories of British children dying. They haven’t happened at events they might have been at with victims who looked like them. Many young people will have woken up the next morning thinking, for the first time: “This could have been me.”
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BlogThe patronising explanations for young people backing Labour is exactly why they rejected the status quo
Premier Youth and Children's Work editor Jamie Cutteridge reflects on the 2017 general election results.
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BlogResources to help with Father's Day
Ahead of Father’s Day, Natalie Collins shares how we can avoid stereotypes and be more sensitive on Father’s Day.
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BlogSamuel and Saul: Session 1
Meeting aim: To understand that God helps his people when they face difficulties.
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BlogDavid and Goliath: Session 2
Meeting aim: To encounter the story of David and Goliath and to reflect on David’s courageous actions – God is with us when we are afraid.
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