Youth Ministry and Church News from around the world
News from around the world of youth ministry and the Church: Young, gay and Christian: If you are a young Christian in the UK, coming out can pose extra challenges.
Greg Stier on Halloween
Greg Stier writes on Halloween = Satan’s Birthday Party?: Last year my boy asked me, “Daddy, is Halloween Satan’s birthday party?” I laughed out loud and said, “No. Satan doesn’t
Justin Bieber to Manchester: ‘God Is Good in the Midst of the Darkness’
This weekend, pop stars including Justin Bieber joined Ariana Grande for the One Love Manchester benefit concert, an event that honored the victims of a recent terror act at one
More than half of secondary school pupils think people have souls and life has a purpose
New research has been published showing that more than half of secondary school pupils believe that people have souls, a survey has revealed. The majority of those questioned (52 per
Faith leaders call for revised refugee policy
More than 200 leaders of faith communities have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, Theresa May calling for urgent changes to the government’s refugee policy, particularly to
Discussion starter: Muslim teen cuts off hand to prove faith
A couple of weeks ago there were a series of articles about 15 year old Mohammad Anwar. He was accused of blasphemy after mishearing a question at a mosque, and
The Queen’s Christian faith
In her 2014 Christmas broadcast the Queen said: ‘For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an
YC15 Blog: Main session 3: Andy Hawthorne
Andy Hawthorne spoke at tonight’s Big Room session using Ephesians 4:1-16 Made a commitment to Christ aged 12, now aged 55. Started gunning for God aged 18 years old. My passion
Children wide open to God says survey
Great snippet from an article in the latest Connecting You from Scripture Union Children are open to spirituality and have a natural inclination for prayer, whether or not their parents
Whatever the cost – radical faith
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From Guttenberg to Zuckerberg: How Social Media is Changing the Church
Tonight I preached on how digital mission, if you’re interest click here to download the PowerPoint I used: [youtube id=”QUCfFcchw1w” width=”580″ height=”337″] Of all the messages the world has ever