I’m pretty terrible at caring about stuff. Well, that’s not strictly true. I’m brilliant at getting agitated and annoyed about things going on in the world....
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Last month’s announcement of an increase in mental health funding is a response to a report published by a taskforce of serviceusers and experts in the...
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We need to talk about some things. There are a few issues in youth ministry that, for reasons of awkwardness, pride or taboo, simply never get discussed....
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A contemplative Easter exercise for youth groups based on The Stations, an artistic re-interpretation of Jesus' journey to the cross through the images...
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Ah the pool table, a youth club tradition older than the tuck shop, messy games and having to break up fights. While young people can obviously be left...
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In 2010 I completed some research which sought to investigate and define what faith-based youth work in a Northern Irish context really was, by exploring...
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Young people often take the place where they live for granted. Equally, they do not always have the opportunities or the means to travel to places beyond...
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How do we keep going in youth ministry? How can we ensure that we are giving young people our very best? As Ali Campbell explains, the answer may lie in...
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Meeting aim: To think about how we can use the game of FIFA as a starting point to think and talk about the good news of Jesus Christ.Preparation Download...
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What’s the most precious thing you have ever lost? When I was 18 I had my backpack pinched – and with it, a diary I had kept for several years, including...
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Central YMCA have released a report highlighting the challenges faced by British young people (aged 16-25). The Challenge of Being Young in Modern Britain...
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Deadpool is sweary, rude, sexually-saturated and incredibly violent. Young people are going to love it. To be honest, I did too. That’s the problem.
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Statutory youth work in the UK has been one of the areas hardest hit by the Government’s austerity drive. While many churches have plugged gaps left behind,...
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Meeting aim: To explore forgiveness, apologetics, self-worth and purpose through four Justin Bieber songs.Preparation: Gather a flipchart, marker pens,...
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Apple recently raised the issue of data security and digital privacy when they contested a court order by the FBI to access data on a terrorist’s iPho...
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Recharge is a Bible study just for you, to nurture your own relationship with God. So stop, sit, breathe and read. This month, Gerard Kelly begins his...
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In February 2015, the Government’s Education Select Committee, with wide support of charities, teachers and parents, stated, ‘Statutory status is needed...
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The schools’ work page has taken on a new format. We will be featuring three sections: ‘dream’, ‘develop’ and ‘do’, all themed under one heading. Each...
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Being a disabled church youth worker in my late 20s, I’ve become a skilled actress and a master of deception. I don’t look ill, I don’t use a wheelchair...
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Meeting aim:To explore what Channel 4’s First Dates tells us about the way to live our lives, and to see the alternative that the Bible has to offer.Preparation:...
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Pete Greig founded 24-7 Prayer, an international, interdenominational movement of prayer and mission. He’s the author of Red Moon Rising and God on Mute...
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Those of us working in towns filled with students might see them as someone else’s responsibility. But what if we harnessed students’ life and passions...
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Meeting Aim: To allow young people to think about the issue of justice and the Bible’s teaching that Jesus has been appointed as judge over the world.Preparation:...
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I have this exit strategy in my head. It goes something like this: ‘If it all comes crashing down, I’ll grab the family (and the Mac), jump on the nearest...
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