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Our Greatest Christmas Hope
Nancy Guthrie: Our great hope is not just going to heaven when we die, though that is so wondrously good. But God has much grander plans. Our great hope is that Christ will come again, not as a helpless baby in a manger, but as a magnificent king on a throne—a king who will be […]
NSPCC warns of ‘blurred boundaries’ between YouTube stars and fans
“Blurred boundaries” between prominent YouTube stars and their young, often impressionable viewers can put young people at risk, the NSPCC has warned. They have created a helpline for victims and have urged those who watch YouTube videos to: Never share your personal information online Do not accept friend requests from people you don’t know in real […]
‘Breakfast in a bag’ is a brilliant new simple initiative to support the homeless
A small gesture is all it takes to make a huge difference to the thousands of people sleeping rough everyday. And that’s why one woman is asking you to donate just £3 so that a homeless person won’t go hungry tomorrow. In a new initiative called ‘Breakfast in a Bag’, Michelle Clark, from Enfield, is handing out free, healthy breakfasts to London’s […]
YLG2016: State of the World
The third Lausanne Young Leaders Gathering is happening in Jakarta. YLG2016 is a gathering of 1,000 younger leaders from over 160 countries who will connect, pray, and discern together God’s leading of their generation for his global mission. It’s a privilege to be here and to share my notes of Jason Mandryk and Molly Wall from Operation World as […]
An Infographic on Anonymous Apps and Teenagers
One of the most frequent questions I receive from parents is about apps that teenagers are using and what a caring parents perspective should be on them. The team from Rawhide.org have released a helpful infographic which gives a quick and concise overview of these anonymous apps – something you can share with parents.
Origins prayer course
Over the last two months I’ve been running the Origins prayer course with a group of 11-14 year olds in our local church. The resource has been developed by 24-7 Prayer, and describes itself as a tool to help you teach young people to pray … our aim is that the outcome of this course […]
40 Acts: Do Lent Generously
Lent is usually about ‘giving stuff up’, isn’t it? What if you could add something transformational to the traditional? 40acts is the multi award-winning challenge from Christian charity Stewardship that invites you to do Lent generously. What if you could give up chocolate and give the money to your favourite charity? What if you could […]
Teenage artists wanted for Group Publishing’s Biblica Bible project
Group, a US based, non-denominational Christian publisher, is partnering with Biblica to produce a New Testament Bible for youth. What will make this Bible unique is the editorial and visual elements featured in this Bible will be created by teenagers. They are looking for teenage artists to do interpretive illustrations for the introductions to the books […]
Reflections on nearly 40 years of ministry
Sam Storms, the lead pastor for preaching and vision at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, has written a fascinating blog post reflecting on nearly 40 years of pastoral ministry. I’m not sure I full subscribe to everything he has written – for example I would fully subscribe to women being fully involved in church leadership. […]
Assembly: Tolerance
This was the assembly I gave this morning at one of our local Junior schools, on the theme of tolerance: The past few hundred years have been marked by ethnic and racial conflict, as the Holocaust, the Rwanda genocide and the ongoing war in Syria demonstrate. There have also been individuals who have stood above […]
The secret to better listening
Youth work is all about quality relationships. A good youth worker needs to be a great listener. So how do you do it? Repeating back what someone is saying to you, or what’s known as “reflective listening,” is a great way to show that you’re really hearing what they say. Repeating their exact words like a […]
Ofcom’s Children’s Media Use and Attitudes Report 2015
The 10th Ofcom report on ‘Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report‘ has just been published. This report examines children’s media literacy. It provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 5-15, as well as detailed information about the media access and use of young children aged […]
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