Welcome to series 2 of Leadership 101; a video teaching series designed to help busy youth and children’s ministry leaders invest in their leadership development. We hope that these teachings will help you develop your gifts, sharpen your skills and flourish as a leader. More
As lockdown eases, there has been an increase in the numbers of job adverts for youth, children’s and families’ workers. Local churches have also been looking at their list of volunteers as they anticipate some kind of return to normality. All of which requires us to ask some key questions about our work. What are we doing and what kind of workers are required for it? Colin Bennett, author of a new book, Evaluating Youth Work (Grove Books) suggests some approaches you may want to take More
Ofsted highlights explicit image requests
A recent review by Ofsted has shown that many children and young people are not reporting incidents of sexual harassment and unwanted...
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Valuing Youth and Children's Ministry: What on earth are we doing?
As lockdown eases, there has been an increase in the numbers of job adverts for youth, children’s and families’ workers. Local churches...
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Sex, sexuality and gender identity: How to approach these key topics with grace and openness
The norms of society with respect to gender and sexuality have changed in recent decades. It can be confusing to know what to say to...
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They're not coming anymore
How do you react when you discover that the young people you love and pray for are not coming to the group any more? It’s a perennial...
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Faith, fandom and a Marvel-lous opportunity: Why superheroes are a bit religious
With the Oscars making the headlines this week, Joseph Hartropp takes a look at how grasping something of the Marvel universe can give...
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The future is now, and outdoors
How are we going to engage in effective children’s and youth work so we reach the many who don’t have links with the faith? With a...
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Taming gaming: De-weaponising the Video Game Debate
Video games are often a cause of worry for parents and carers. How much gaming time is too much gaming time? What are these violent...
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Using cartoons to talk to children about their mental health
Talking about difficult feelings with children can be hard - especially while in lockdown when emotions are potentially running higher...
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Ministry in a digital space
Over the past few months, youth and children’s groups have moved most of their work online – and social media has been more important...
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The prisoners, the earthquake and the midnight song
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Ofsted highlights explicit image requests
A recent review by Ofsted has shown that many children and young people... More
Valuing Youth and Children's Ministry: What on earth are we doing?
As lockdown eases, there has been an increase... More
Sex, sexuality and gender identity: How to approach these key topics with grace and openness
The norms of society... More
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Delirious?’s pianist on culture and youth
Tim Jupp ponders whether young people today are encountering the same... More
JLS pop star JB Gill talks to YCW // Full Interview
JB Gill shot to fame as part of JLS, one of the biggest boybands... More
