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Youth Work Links for 15th March to 19th March

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These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 15th March to 19th March. For more related links, check out my links page The Youth of Today - The Youth of Today offers skills, opportunities and networks to help 13-19 year olds become leaders of change. exploRE: Resources for Schools - exploRE ...

Youth Work Links for 7th December to 23rd February

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These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 7th December to 23rd February. For more related links, check out my links page Aiming High for Young People: Engaging through social media - Every Child Matters - DCSF have created a set of materials to help communicate and collaborate with young ...

Take My Place – Session on Substitutionary Atonement

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Next Wednesday is Holocaust Memorial Day. HMD is commemorated internationally on 27th January each year. This date was chosen as it is the anniversary of the day in 1945 on which the Soviet Army liberated the largest Nazi concentration camp – Auschwitz-Birkenau. The following youth group session is designed for church groups and ...

Paper Snowball Fight

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Regular reader Ralf wrote in with this game. It's a very simple paper snowball fight that's a lot of fun! Numbers: 10 and over, enough for two equal teams Suitable for: Any age Preparation time: None! Venue: Large room or hall Safety First: As you will be throwing paper around the room, watch out for faces! Equipment needed: Lots of scrap paper Optional tape Optional Buckets The game: Ralf explains: We have two teams in a ...

Santa’s Beard

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A silly, sticky Christmas-themed game! Numbers: Up to around 10 at a time. Suitable for: Ages 8 and upwards. Preparation time: 5 minutes. Venue: A large room or small hall. Safety First: The game involves putting a sticky product on facial skin. Check with young people if they have any allergies or skin irritations before they take part. Equipment needed: A sticky spread like honey, jam or chocolate spread. Marshmallow spread can work well ...

Youth Work Links for 25th October to 25th November

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These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 25th October to 25th November. For more related links, check out my links page New Generation - New Generation is a cross-denominational organisation aiming to connect young Christians from all different backgrounds and denominations, and unite them ...

Reflections on Youthwork The Conference

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I really enjoyed being at Youthwork The Conference this weekend. The theme was 'Transform' - although sadly there were no giant robots! As we're only an hour or so down the road from Eastbourne, in previous years we've commuted across each day. This year however we booked a B&B which made a huge difference in our time and energy at ...

Another trip to Eastbourne!

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So I'm sitting here at Youthwork The Conference, skipping a seminar and making use of the free Wi-Fi! I must admit, I love coming here every year. Partly because of the excellent range of speakers and topics, but more because it's an opportunity to have some space, reflect, think and catch up with like minded people from across the ...

Youth Work Links for 1st October to 22nd October

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These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 1st October to 22nd October. For more related links, check out my links page Youth work in a digital age - Children & Young People Now - Digital media opens up a host of opportunities for youth workers to engage with young people. Tim Davies ...

3 Strikes: Discipline in Youth Groups

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There have been a couple of posts in my feed reader recently about behaviour and discipline in youth groups. Firstly Chris Kidd gave his top 12 tips for behaviour management which was then picked up by Ben over at DOPCANDY. So I thought I'd share the strategy that we use for keeping discipline at a lively youth group of around 60 ...