All Ready-to-use articles – Page 10
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IssuesReady-to-use Parable: The bin fire that wouldn’t go out
Moe was drifting through town, looking for something to do. Unexpectedly, he found himself in a part of town he had never been to before. There, at the end of a shady alleyway, on the edge of an empty park, he found a bin fire, engulfed in wild flames and thick smoke. The flames shot up high, litter spat into the air, and there was a stench of burning plastic. As he watched, Moe noticed that the bin didn’t burn, and that the fire didn’t affect it. “This is weird,” thought Moe, “why doesn’t this bin burn up?”
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Ready-to-use Games - Ice Breakers: Bible Games
Using the Bible for games could be seen as a) ridiculously cheesy and awkward, b) an underhand way to get the ‘good book’ into more general activity, c) a little bit sacrilegious, or d) simply weird. But as the way we use our Bibles can say a lot about our theology, a healthy and familiar relationship with it is something to work on. Using it in a variety of ways can help to overcome some of the barriers that young people can put up towards the Bible - so here are some ideas.
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Ready-to-use discussion: Better together
All the best heroes have one thing in common – they’re better together. Just think about The Avengers. Sure, Captain America is pretty great on his own, but when combined with Iron Man and The Hulk… now you’ve got yourself a super team capable of taking on all the world can throw at them.
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Ready-to-use Reflection: New Beginnings
After the chaos that accompanies many Christmas celebrations, New Year is a great time to regather your group and reflect on the year that
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Ready-to-use Reflection- Contemplative Worship: Beatitudes
This session is a reflective and prayerful look at the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 - the ‘Blessed are…’ sayings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. This session has been specifically designed to take kinaesthetic learners into account; people who engage with activity and ‘doing’ as part of contemplation.
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IssuesReady-to-use Movie: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition)
Clip: The clip starts at 1:28:07 and lasts until 1:36:24.
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IssuesReady-to-use Games + Ice Breakers: Games that should be banned
Once it gets to the end of the summer, it becomes a time for reflection on the holiday highlights - hilarious antics, brilliant banter and gory, freshly-invented games! Thankfully, these games are so hot off our brain presses that they haven’t yet been investigated by the Department of Youth Work Games as to whether they are acceptable, so here is a selection of ones that might require prayer to pass the risk assessment or are on the very borders of cultural acceptability
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Ready-to-use Discussion: Go Away (in a Manger)
It’s Christmas, and century-old carols are suddenly omnipresent. You can barely move for renditions of ‘Hark! The herald angels sing’, ‘In the bleak midwinter’, and that other one with the weird chorus that has no words, but requires you to hold your breath for ages. You know, that one…
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IssuesReady-To-Use Movie: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Clip: The clip starts at 59:48 and lasts until 1:08:29.
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IssuesReady-to-use Games + Ice Breakers: Autumn Twist
It’s Autumn. The nights are getting longer, the leaves darker and the teenagers… moodier? Anyway, be it light parties or other alternatives to Halloween, here are some pumpkin-spiced games to enjoy…
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IssuesReady-to-use Discussion: Paris Attacks
The Paris attacks have initiated numerous responses but how do we broach this topic with our teenagers?
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Ready-to-use Schools work: Assembly: Church
The following outline is an adaptable session for use in a secondary school assembly. You could deliver the whole session as it is set out below, or choose which parts you want to use. The theme of this assembly is to introduce the idea of Church as a movement of God’s people rather than a piece of architecture. It should challenge the young people to think about how different styles of church are a part of the body of Christ.
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Ready-To-Use Assembly Plan: David and Goliath
What is this?
You said: ‘We need inspiration for our assemblies’. So here it is: a ready-to-use assembly outline. Let us know how you get along with it -
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Ready-To-Use Assembly Plan: Looking back… Looking forward
To help children to understand something about Remembrance Day, and to hear what God has to say about peace .
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Ready-To-Use Assembly Plan: Moving on up
To help children explore the emotions and choices they face as they move from primary to secondary school.
