It’s been quite a month. In the short period of time between the last issue of Premier Youthwork and this one, here’s just a selection of things that have...
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During my era there were masses of volunteer youth workers and most of them were passionate about one thing and that was the gospel. They had a view that...
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I was generally a good lad but a little cheeky - and still am. Mum and dad weren’t Christians, but the church had a real presence on our street and some...
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Youth work is malleable. It fits into its surroundings. It keeps up with cultural trends. Ish. So what might youth work look like in another 25 years when...
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The 25 years of Premier Youthwork haven’t taken place in a vacuum – there’s been a world going on outside of this magazine’s pages. Former editor Martin...
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I got an urgent call from a teenage girl who had locked herself in the toilets at KFC. Life had got too much and an increasingly toxic relationship she...
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I am so grateful to Jonathan Fletcher. When I first encountered Jesus in 1974, Jonathan met with me for three hours every week for a year, and regularly...
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In 1983, aged 25, I graduated from Moorlands College and began working alongside Bob Moffett at Epping Forest Youth for Christ. Bob has always been a creative...
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A few months ago I received a message from a boy I worked with in the early days of XLP. As youth workers we all know at least one kid that we are secretly...
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Obviously, the cultural landscape young people are living in is constantly shifting – so what do we actually know? We dug into some research to get a better...
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Throughout this issue we have heard from some legendary youth work veterans but we also want to listen to the youth workers of the future. So, we gathered...
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When I reflect on the last quarter-century of youth work, there are lessons that I keep learning, lessons that I should have learned and lessons that if...
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I started in youth ministry about 30 years ago when I was a young person in Australia. Then I went to the monastery and have been in the UK pastorally...
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‘The Church has no future!’ That was the message we heard when the recession hit in 2008 and youth ministry was removed from many church budgets: the cuts...
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For this special 25th anniversary issue we’ve embarked on a nostalgic trip down memory lane, dusting off the Youthwork archive, and unearthing all manner...
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When I first worked for a church, people used to talk about the ‘youth service’. By this they meant a church service led by the young people. I think we...
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The Church has a discipleship problem – generating faith among young people looks vastly different to how it did 25 years ago. But what factors have led...
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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, Kenda Creasy Dean looks...
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