Eager to prove that my masculinity transcended my hairy face, me and some pals decided to climb Snowdon ‘the hard way’ recently. It basically involved...
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Imagine a world where teenagers spend their whole time seeking approval from others. Imagine if this approval was delivered via their mobilephones, leading...
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Dream: to think strategically and with vision about our work in schools.Develop: to consider different skills we need to grow for our work in schools.Do: a...
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It’s my privilege to introduce Jacob, and the insights that he shares with his youth worker Dan. Jacob was a member of the youth group, and is now a volunteer...
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Meeting aim: To explore what it means for us to have the attitude of Christ and see what he has achieved for us on the cross.Preparation : Print out Philippians...
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This year I turned 40; it turns out it happens to the best of us. When I turned 30 I started wearing red nail varnish and animal print, vowing that from...
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This week an 11-year-old said to me: “At school all the girls rate themselves out of ten, and the boys rate us too. I think I’m a zero, because I don’t...
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Paula Hall is a former youth worker, who is now a therapist specialising in sex and pornography addictions and is widely recognised as the UK’s leading...
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So often our youth work is busy – there’s a lot do and even more to say. But do we ever stop and listen to our young people; like really, really listen?...
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Location: ScotlandWhat is it?: Powerpoint is a regular gathering of young people from across Scotland in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, who come together...
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Youth ministry is often earmarked by its use of tenuous links. Making bread is a good one (to lead into talking about what ‘yeast’ we allow to grow and...
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Sometimes it’s not you, it’s them.Look, obviously when we’re working with volunteers we should make every effort to support, develop, understand and encourage...
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The last decade has seen youth unemployment slip to upsettingly low levels, fuelled by a toxic mixture of tuition fees and the education crisis. But, as...
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Meeting aim: To count everything as loss compared to knowing Jesus.Preparation: Gather some sticky-notes and pictures of various dog breeds; print the...
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Jo sat in silence, listening to the hypnotic rhythm of her heart. The news was devastating. The words “no known cure” pinballed around her head. She’d...
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Sometimes they don’t engage at all, sometimes they criticise the things you say and do, sometimes they speak an encouraging word and it lifts you for the...
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What would you give for an extra day in your week? How about an extra month in your year? Imagine it! A secret space where you could hide away and complete...
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Meeting aim: To explore the first chapter of Philippians and be reminded that God always has our back.Preparation: It would be helpful to read through...
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It’s Autumn. The nights are getting longer, the leaves darker and the teenagers… moodier? Anyway, be it light parties or other alternatives to Halloween,...
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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, Sarah and Pete Wynter explore...
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In recent months we have witnessed a number of horrific terror and ‘lone-wolf’ attacks across the continent of Europe, as well as a number of under-reported...
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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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Youth ministry isn’t easy. At times, our sense of calling or vocation is the only thing keeping us going. But what happens when it feels like that calling...
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I never set out to work in a megachurch. As cliché as it might sound, it just happened. I was teaching at a private Christian school but also volunteered...
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Meeting aim: To explore and understand that true peace, joy, comfort and contentment is found in Christ alone.Preparation: Gather items to make an obstacle...
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