All NexGen Pro articles – Page 82
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BlogCan we please talk about the gospel?
The Youthwork blog continues with Dave Boden, strategic lead for Christian Ethos, who questions our simplified version of the gospel.
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BlogShould youth work have set outcomes or is it all about the process?
Off the back of Jo Dolby’s Balancing Act feature in this month’s magazine, we have a series of blogs on tension and paradox within youth ministry. This week, Rob Tumilty, Deputy Director of Oxford CYM and Senior Youth Worker with Oxford Youth Works, looks at Product and Process.
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Does God care about the small stuff?
On my small balcony lives a potted palm tree. I inherited this palm tree when I inherited the stewardship of the flat my parents own, as its current tenant. While my dad was regularly staying in the flat the palm tree was not a problem; he would water and tend to it on arrival, routinely like clockwork.
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IssuesHow do you tell young people about Jesus when your own faith is going through the wringer?
We need to talk about some things. There are a few issues in youth ministry that for reasons of awkwardness, pride or taboo, simply never get discussed. When they do, we limit ourselves to pat answers and hypothetical, third-person examples. And because of all this awkward silence, none of these things get solved. So it’s time for some radical honesty, time to talk about the things we don’t talk about. Welcome to The Elephant Room.
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IssuesEd Miliband: 'I am worried about young people'
It’s election year. After a term which saw youth engagement with Westminster (though not ‘politics’ as a whole) drop, and youth unemployment rise, it might be the most important election for young people in a generation. Premier’s Marcus Jones chatted exclusively to leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, to discuss the Church, young people and political engagement.
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About Time
Tim Lake is your typical, well spoken, middle class man. A little awkward, desperate for love and slowly meandering his way in the world aged 21, things get a whole lot more interesting when Tim discovers that he can time travel to earlier parts of his life and change the past. What starts as an opportunity to get a girlfriend soon becomes an opportunity to live the life he’s always wanted and connect with the world and those around him. Prepare to laugh and cry.
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Talking about emotions
Dream: to think strategically and with vision about our work in schools.
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Adaptable Meeting Guide: David - A Leader who rose above
To show that following Jesus is about being different from the world around you.
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IssuesThe issue of unreported abuse
In November 2015, Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, published Protecting Children from Harm. This resulted from a two-year inquiry into child sexual abuse within the family environment.
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IssuesChildren of Christians potentially more vulnerable to abuse
The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) has warned that children of ‘strongly-committed’ Christians may be more vulnerable to abuse.
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IssuesChildren of Christians are Potentially more Vulnerable to Abuse
The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) has warned that children of ‘strongly-committed’ Christians may be more vulnerable to abuse. The warning followed a report from CEOP (part of the National Crime Agency) which said that children in institutions such as schools, churches, sports clubs and youth clubs are still not safe from abuse. CCPAS suggests that the added vulnerability is down to parents being more prone to unquestionably obeying church leaders.
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IssuesHow can I support children who have been sexually abused?
Our experts answer your questions on children’s and families ministry
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IssuesGirls in gangs abused
A report from the Centre for Social Justice has shown that thousands of girls and young women experience brutality and exploitation as part of gang culture. The study, carried out with XLP, said that sexual exploitation, guns and drug-running are ‘a daily reality’ for thousands of young women. The report, entitled ‘Girls and Gangs’, builds on CSJ and XLP’s previous studies on the impact of gang-related activities on communities and calls for urgent action to fight the problem, criticising the Home Office for not doing enough to fight gang culture since the 2011 riots.
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IssuesThe World according to Youth Work
The cinema is full of all kind of rubbish: Fifty shades of grey, Taken 3, Frozen... but what if youth work took over the big screen? What would be top of the box office if we had our way?
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BlogAdaptable Meeting Guide: The Gospel According to...First Dates
Meeting aim:To explore what Channel 4’s First Dates tells us about the way to live our lives, and to see the alternative that the Bible has to offer.
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IssuesAdaptable Meeting Guide: The Gospel According to...FIFA
Meeting aim: To think about how we can use the game of FIFA as a starting point to think and talk about the good news of Jesus Christ.
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IssuesAdaptable Meeting Guide: The Gospel According to...Justin Bieber
Meeting aim: To explore forgiveness, apologetics, self-worth and purpose through four Justin Bieber songs.
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IssuesAdaptable Meeting Guide: The Gospel According to...Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice
Meeting Aim: To allow young people to think about the issue of justice and the Bible’s teaching that Jesus has been appointed as judge over the world.
