All Resources articles – Page 19
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IssuesEmergency active games
We’ve all been there: you’re running a session and it’s going to Hull in a handcart. No one is taking any notice of you, half the room is fighting and the other half is sulking. You’ve already tried all your planned activities and nothing has worked. It’s time for an emergency game to help the group get back on track. Keep some of these in your back pocket to pull out when all else fails. There’s nothing clever about them; they are just fun excuses to run around and burn off energy!
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IssuesCraft: Creation
Genesis 1 and 2 give different accounts of the creation story, one that describes the creation of the world in six days and one that focuses on the Garden of Eden and the creation of Adam and Eve. These crafts will help you approach both creation narratives in a creative way.
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IssuesNegative mentoring
Most mentoring is positive, for example mentoring for better leadership, for spiritual growth or to excel in sport, work or worship leading. But some mentoring has to focus on less positive areas, seeking to avoid rather than achieve something.
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IssuesAdam and Eve: Session 2
Meeting aim: To see that God provided a paradise in the Garden of Eden.
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IssuesCain and Abel: Session 4
Meeting aim: To learn about offering our best to God rather than outdoing each other
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IssuesCreating the universe: Session 1
Meeting aim: To explore the start of the story of creation, and to think about how creative God is.
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IssuesFilling the universe: Session 2
Meeting aim: To explore the second half of the creation story, and to reflect on what it means to be made by God
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IssuesAdam and Eve: Session 2
Meeting aim: To learn how the relationship between God, human beings and the natural world began.
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IssuesTaking a rest: Session 3
Meeting aim: To discover that God rested after finishing his creation, and that it is also good for us to rest.
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IssuesAdam and Eve: Session 4
Meeting aim: To explore the idea that we are made in God’s image, and created to be in relationship with him and each other
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IssuesReflective Journal: Lament
Use the words below (from Psalm 6) to help you pray and express yourself honestly to God.
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Schools' work
Young people spend a huge amount of time at school. How can we better support them while they’re there? And what can we do to help schools?
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IssuesYou’ve got to go backwards to go forwards
My 12-year-old son has been going through a tough time recently. I believe every father should be a great mentor to their daughters and sons.
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IssuesDavid and Bathsheba
Meeting aim: To explore the meaning, connotations and knock-on effects associated with sexual sin and bad decisions.
