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Three Things to Remember

Our Youth Work and our Churches need to focus on three things to reach and keep young people: The significance of relationship, of encounter and of the individual. Find Out More...

Raising Leaders: Passing It On

Ali Campbell shares his thoughts on Raising Leaders and how it is important when doing so to look at what we are doing. Find Out More...

What's Your Aim?

In the UK there is a lot of ‘youth work' going on. The question we have to ask ourselves is what are we doing as ‘the church', as followers of Jesus Christ, as his ambassadors, which is distinct? Article originally published on the Evangelical Alliance's *essential website. Find Out More...

More Than an Instruction Manual

When was the last time you read an instruction manual? Article originally published on the Evangelical Alliance's *essential website. Find Out More...

Quote, Unquote

Too often the Bible is quoted rather than studied and we loose it's context and meaning. Article originally published on the Evangelical Alliance's *essential website. Find Out More...

Have You Got A Plan?

A shopping list ensures that you remember to buy the items that you really need. In the same way a plan or syllabus helps ensure that the essentials are covered and the young people get a ‘balanced diet'. Article originally published on the Evangelical Alliance's *essential website. Find Out More...

Bell, Trampolines, Bricks and Youth Work

In your youth work are you jumping without springs or are you learning about springs but not jumping? Article originally published on the Evangelical Alliance's *essential website. Find Out More...

Fundraising

It's worth thinking carefully about fundraising with your group and making sure that it's done for the right reasons in the wisest way. Find Out More...

The Value Of A Group Residential

You know that you're not going to get much sleep, that half of the group won't like the food you've provided, and that you'll need to coax them out of bed in the morning... Find Out More...

The Value Of Running Trips And Activities

Although taking young people out for an evening or away on a day trip is more work, it brings great benefits to your group Find Out More...

Introducing Your Unchurched Young People To Church

How can we do this? Find Out More...

Bringing God Into Your Open Youth Group

How can we introduce God sensitively? Find Out More...

Building Relationships With The Parents Of Your Group

Getting to know parents doesn't need to take up lots of time and it can have benefits for the work that you are doing with their sons and daughters. Find Out More...

Developing An Holistic Programme For Your Group

Developing a holistic programme is all about balance, making sure that you include the right elements in the right proportion. But it's not just the needs of young people that you need to balance – you need to consider your own resources too. Find Out More...

Being Aware Of Different Learning Styles

We probably teach most intuitively using the methods with which we have been taught, or the style that most suits us, but that won't necessarily suit all the young people that we teach. Find Out More...

Contemplative Youth Ministry – part two

Discovering contemplative prayer can transform your prayer life and your relationship with God... but how do you go about it? Find Out More...

Contemplative Youth Ministry

What would happen if contemplative prayer and presence was intentionally practised with young people? Find Out More...

Working With Special Needs

Some children may need extra or different help from that given to other children of the same age and we can't just ignore those needs... Find Out More...

Sharing Experience And Testimony

Sharing experiences and testimonies can be really powerful and effective, but they also need to come with a spiritual health warning... Find Out More...

Supporting And Connecting With Christian Teachers At School

Christian teachers can be very important partners with youth group leaders... Find Out More...