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James Ballantyne
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How can the UK Church retain its children and young people?
In the late 1800's more than 2 million children in the UK attended Sunday schools. As Thompson's research indicates, this had dropped to just over 500,000 by the mid 1950s and 60s.
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These 4 reasons are why youth workers are leaving the church
There is no doubt whatsoever, none at all, that the desperate passion that a youth worker feels for young people spurs them on within ministry.
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Why we need to start honouring young people as theologians
When I am training people to do youth work, I often ask them how young people are commonly described. Often, the list of derogatory terms is longer than the list of positive ones.
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