All Q&A articles
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ArticleQ&A: Jennifer Kvamme
Questions surrounding sexuality and gender have become an additional challenge for Christian parents alongside the many other demands of raising children. The narrative and assumptions within education make this especially tough as children grapple with who they are and how their friends choose to identify themselves. Jennifer ...
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ArticleQ&A with John Prockter, author of Hikaru
How do you reach today’s teens? Schools worker and charity leader, John Prockter believes fantasy fiction is an important tool and explains how he hit on the idea
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ArticleRaising children who know they are 'in Christ' when the world around looks for identity elsewhere
How confident are your children?
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ArticleInterview with Debbie Pattinson
As hospital admissions due to eating disorders have risen by 82 percent among children and young people (2021/22), the national children’s charity, Spurgeons, have introduced some resources to tackle harmful eating disorder myths and to help plug the gap as children face extended waiting times for specialised treatment. Premier NexGen spoke with Debbie Pattinson, Senior Counsellor and Digital Counselling Service Lead.
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ArticleInterview with Nick Pollard
Nick Pollard is the co-founder of Damaris Trust. Now, with his wife, Carol, and daughter, Dr Elizabeth McNaught, he has set up Family Mental Wealth, a government-funded social enterprise working in collaboration with a number of groups. A challenging time in his family led him to form something to help alleviate the mental-health challenges faced by many young people today
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ArticleQ&A with Andy Campbell
Maybe you are a coach without knowing it? This was Andy Campbell’s experience as a youth worker in London. He went on to receive training alongside his youth work and recently completed a Grove Book on the topic. Premier Youth and Children’s Work caught up with him to find out why coaching could have value for youth and children’s work
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ArticleQ & A with Molly Ashton
NexGen speaks to Molly Ashton, who has seen her two sons through education and is now homeschooling her two adopted daughters. She has compiled the book,
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ArticleInterview with Donna Jennings
Around one percent of adults and children in the UK are on the autistic spectrum, meaning that they have a developmental disability that affects how they communicate and interact with the world. Donna Jennings was serving as a Christian worker with her husband in Bangladesh when it was clear that things were not well with their son, Micah. She explains how this turned their lives upside down and how her daughter Tabitha has written a book that helps children and adults understand the condition better.
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BlogQ&A: Paul Nash & Victoria Beech
For the last ten years children and parents have been benefiting from a series of books that have helped them through some of the toughest and most trying times that they have to face. The Held in Hope series is made up of four sensitively written, illustrated stories of young children facing a hospital stay, a serious or life-limiting illness, or dealing with death of a sibling, showing them where God and Jesus are in these frightening experiences.
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IssuesQ&A: Neil O’Boyle
In autumn 1946, evangelist Billy Graham spent six months in Britain. Thousands came to Christ, lives were transformed, families reunited and prayers answered. Because of this great move of God, a passion to reach Britain’s young people was ignited and British Youth for Christ was born.
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IssuesQ&A: Father Dominic Howarth
The Catholic Youth Ministry Federation of England and Wales’ (CYMFed) Flame congress is the largest Catholic youth event in the UK. Building on two previous congresses, Flame 2017 will gather thousands of young people from across the UK in Wembley’s SEE arena on 11th March. Deputy editor Ruth Jackson caught up with Father Dominic Howarth, one of the event’s organisers
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IssuesQ&A: Sally Phillips
Actress Sally Phillips is known for her roles as Tilly in Miranda, Shazzer in Bridget Jones and for co-creating and writing the award-winning sitcom Smack The Pony. Sally and her husband have three sons and Olly, their eldest (aged 11) has Down’s syndrome. Ruth Jackson spoke to Sally about parenting a child with additional needs in church
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IssuesQ&A: Rachel Morfin
Rachel Morfin works for TLG – The Education Charity, which supports young people and children in crisis in education. Sam Donoghue meets her at their HQ in Bradford.
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IssuesQ&A: Richard Langmead
Urban Saints have appointed Richard Langmead as their new CEO. Editor Jamie Cutteridge spoke to him about his new role
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IssuesQ&A: Judah Smith
He leads of one of the biggest churches in the United States, is mates with sport stars, has written a best-selling book, and pastors Justin Bieber – but started off as a youth worker. Journalist Jamie Cutteridge meets Seattle’s Judah Smith.
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IssuesQ&A: Ishmael
It’s hard to imagine the world of children’s work without Ishmael. From his early days in a punk band, ‘Ish’ took over children’s work at Spring Harvest in the early 80s and has almost been an ever-present since with his trademark worship-rock style. Jamie Cutteridge caught up with him to reflect on the last 35 years.
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IssuesQ&A: Hannah Oakland
Hannah Oakland suffered with postnatal depression following the births of both her children, who are now aged 5 and 3. She runs a support group in association with the charity PANDAS for other parents affected by perinatal mental illness in Reading. She spoke to Lucinda van der Hart about her experiences of motherhood, mental illness and finding God in the midst of it all.
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IssuesQ&A: Paula Hall
Paula Hall is a former youth worker, who is now a therapist specialising in sex and pornography addictions and is widely recognised as the UK’s leading expert in the field. Paula has recently authored Confronting porn, a comprehensive guide for Christians struggling with porn and churches wanting to help them. She spoke to deputy editor Ruth Jackson about how we can help young people struggling in this area
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IssuesQ&A with Michael Gungor
Gungor – a folk rock band from the United States – have somehow managed to slip under the radar. Despite being nominated for a Grammy Award, touring all over the place, and being loved by many people in the UK and beyond - they still feel somewhat like an undiscovered gem. Deputy editor Phoebe Thompson caught up with lead singer Michael Gungor at LST in the Park, to talk about his music, growing up in the church and how to foster young people’s musical gifts.
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IssuesQ&A: Joe Gisbey
Assistant leader of Arun Community Church and author of Follow, Joe Gisbey’s life was turned around after an encounter with God, following a struggle with anorexia. He chatted to editor Phoebe Thompson about where it all began, and the day his life was transformed.
