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: Alice Williams
Alice Williams runs Luminary Bakery, a social enterprise set up to train and support vulnerable women in East London. The Premier Youthwork team caught up with the former youth worker to find out more…
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IssuesQ&A: Ann-Marie Wilson
FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) affects 3000 girls in the UK each year. Founder of 28 Too Many, Ann-Marie Wilson, talked to Lucinda Van Der Hart about the devastating impact of this illegal practice
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IssuesQ&A: Guvna B
East London hip-hop artist Guvna B has won numerous awards including a MOBO. His latest album Secret World reached number one in the official Christian and Gospel Charts. Editor Jamie Cutteridge sat down to grill the Guvna and talk about the new album
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IssuesQ&A with Jason Ballard & Tom Clark
For the first time ever, Alpha has released a video series for teenagers. Youthwork’s Jamie Cutteridge caught up with one of the film’s presenters – Jason Ballard – and Alpha UK’s youth coordinator Tom Clark, to hear why they made it happen.
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IssuesQ&A with Rob Bell
Possibly the only thing more likely to divide a group of Christians than the topic of hell is their opinion of Rob Bell on the topic of hell. Youthwork editor Martin Saunders caught up with the controversial author to talk about his new book – What we talk about when we talk about God – and whether or not he regrets the previous one.
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IssuesQ&A with Tony Campolo
Tony Campolo is a man of many guises. Over the years he has worn the hats of spiritual advisor to Bill Clinton, professor of sociology at Eastern University, founder of evangelical institutions, Baptist minister, renowned author, international speaker and TV host - to name just a few. Deputy editor Phoebe Thompson caught up with Tony during his short trip to the UK, to talk evangelising young people, social justice and what he would say to his younger self.
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IssuesQ&A : Danielle Strickland
Danielle Strickland is a social justice campaigner, a popular speaker at events around the world , and a Salvation Army officer. Helen Crawford caught up with her at the recent Youthwork the conference event in Eastbourne.
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IssuesQ & A: Robby Dawkins
Pastor Robby Dawkins swung by the offices to share his thoughts on healing and how to engage young people in ministry
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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.
