A group of youth workers asked me recently what my biggest failure in youth ministry was. Sometimes you wait a while before answering a question because...
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There’s this constant tension in youth ministry: we want to use culture to talk about big issues and themes with young people, but often the films, TV...
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We need to talk about some things. There are a few issues in youth ministry which, for reasons of awkwardness, pride or taboo, simply never get discussed....
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Meeting aim: To be inspired by Caleb’s life and to examine ourselves, our Christian courage and faithfulness in the light of Caleb’s life and challenges....
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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 continues his...
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Cuts, cuts and more cuts. We all know that the youth service, both statutory and voluntary, is being squeezed on a scale not seen for 50 years. There’s...
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Like a wriggling toddler, the culture and landscape of teenage life is incredibly hard to pin down, so what is life like for today’s young people? And...
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Meeting aim: This session is about getting to know Lydia in Acts 16, and exploring how we might have a risky, kingdom-expanding faith, like hers.Preparation:...
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Selfies, once again, hit the news recently. Not because Kim Kardashian posted another naked picture, or because Obama was papped with celebrity friends,...
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We all know that youth ministry is at the cutting edge of church innovation, but how do we encourage healthy innovation? Hillsong’s Dan Blythe explain...
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Meeting aim: To help young people understand the importance of Deborah and find ways to use God’s power to encourage others.Preparation Read Judges chapters...
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This session needs to be dealt with sensitively. You may want to encourage your young people to privately write their answers rather than engaging in group...
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Recently I was interviewing someone for a ministry position while noshing on a fantastic Monte Cristo sandwich. We had a great conversation about life...
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The summer means one thing: sport. Well, it also means sun, Christian festivals, holidays and tonnes of weddings, but mainly, sport… This year we’ve got...
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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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For many of us, leadership is a byproduct of youth ministry. Our vocation is dictated by our passion for young people rather than a desire to lead others...
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Unlike business, which can collect data on performance, or social media, which can count ‘likes’ and ‘shares,’ things-of-thespirit are rather more tricky...
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A senior police officer recently revealed the cost of investigating child sex offences is now an astonishing £1bn a year. This figure could treble by 2020....
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Alice Williams runs Luminary Bakery, a social enterprise set up to train and support vulnerable women in East London. The Premier Youthwork team caught...
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It’s not often that I’m met by a wall of paparazzi flashes when leaving XLP’s offices. After being shouted at to get out of the way, I accepted that perhaps...
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Meeting aim: To encourage us to primarily lean on God and find rest, comfort and strength in Him and to encourage us to lean on each other.Preparation:...
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Sometimes, we forget that young people are just glorified, slightly grown-up, children. In an attempt to make our groups cool and culturally relevant,...
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