All youth articles
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OpinionWhy your church needs to open a youth club…now!
From the hit Netflix series Adolescence to Gareth Southgate’s recent lecture, it’s clear from the headlines this week that young people in the UK need much better role models. Andy Mossop says it’s time for more churches to plug the gap left by funding cuts and invest in opening new youth clubs. It will bring you and your church numerous benefits, he says
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OpinionGareth Southgate’s lecture had echoes of a sermon. Here’s what Christians can learn from it
Sir Gareth Southgate’s lecture on identity, redemption and the state of the youth had all the makings of a sermon – a sermon that Christians should be paying attention to, says Tim Bechervaise
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ReviewsNetflix’s Adolescence is a national wake up call. Young people are in crisis and the Church must help
The new TV drama tackles the murder of a schoolgirl and her classmate’s arrest. It doesn’t shy away from all the hard topics: toxic masculinity, gender wars, online bullying and a struggling education system. Christians should watch it now, says Krish Kandiah
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News AnalysisWhy is the leader of a once-thriving London church being deported?
Tobi Adegboyega, founder of the now defunct SPAC Nation church, faces deportation after losing his appeal to the Immigration Tribunal to stay in the UK. George Luke explains what has taken place
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OpinionYoung people are more open to faith than you might think. Let’s not shy away from sharing Jesus
A new study suggests faith is shaping the lives of young people more than the generations that came before them. John Reynolds says these green shoots of hope should fill us with confidence as we share our Christian beliefs
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OpinionAnswering young people’s questions can halt Church decline
If the Church is serious about engaging the next generation, we need to answer their deepest questions, says Alanzo Paul. The gospel of Jesus Christ offers a narrative of redemption that they desperately need to hear
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OpinionAsbury revival: An incredible move of the Spirit – and it’s touching the UK too
Statistics on church decline, especially among young people, can leave us feeling hopeless. But God is pouring out his Holy Spirit on students at a university in America right now, and on spiritually hungry young people across the world. Let’s pray for more, says Josh Green
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ReviewsLimitless leadership podcast: Practical conversations on youth ministry
Launched in 2016, the Limitless Leadership Podcast, hosted by Elim’s Tim Alford, is a series of conversations covering key youth ministry topics with a variety of top practitioners, thinkers and specialists. While its aim is to aid youth workers, many of the episodes are worthwhile listening ...
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Real Life‘I walked from Cardiff to London to encourage ethnic minority young people into leadership’
Daud Irfan was six years old when his family fled persecution in Pakistan for a new life in Wales. Since then, he and his father have followed in the footsteps of their Methodist heroes, the Wesley brothers, by walking 170 miles to encourage diversity within the Church
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OpinionPeople in the Bible struggled with mental health, we need to stand with our young people when they do
More young people than ever are suffering with poor mental health, and services are badly underfunded. This children’s mental health week, Tim Farron MP says our churches need to support, campaign and love
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InterviewsRachel Gardner: The ‘God Sex Lady’ on why the Church needs to get better at bedroom talk
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Rachel Gardner says discussing sex may make us squirm, but not talking about it is far worse
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ReviewsThe Sex Thing: How to talk to Christian teens about porn, nudes and abuse
Source: Youthscape There’s no doubting Rachel Gardner’s pedigree when it comes to talking to teens about sex. As far back as 2005, Gardner was being followed by a BBC film crew as she persuaded twelve teenagers to give up sex for five months. What followed was the ...
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Opinion12 ways Covid is changing the church - evidence from a senior leader
The Evangelical Alliance’s Peter Lynas says we’re in a period of significant change.
