Church Pan-London Summit on Serious Violence

15 November 2018

Priests from the dioceses of London, Southwark, Chelmsford and Rochester support a Pan-London Serious Crime Summit.

Serious Violence Summit

The questions we have about young people

14 November 2018

There are always questions about young people on our minds. We decided to ask our email subscribers what theirs were, to find the common threads.

Young people sitting down listening

Waiting in joyful hope: practising gratitude

14 November 2018

James Fawcett reflects on the difference gratitude can make in the way we wait on good news when working with young people.

woman with hands on chest practising gratitude

Everyone, every week: a youth volunteer team with no rota

14 November 2018

A key aspect of whatever happens for young people will involve volunteers to make it happen. There are many ways to build and maintain a volunteer team, but one church recently caught our eye.

Volunteer team on horizon

Five tips for all-age worship

30 October 2018

All-age services can be a tricky thing to get right. Here are some top tips to get you thinking about how you can improve inter-generational worship in your church.

All age services, are easy when you know how.

How you could reach out to London’s most disadvantaged young people

25 October 2018

Youth Charity XLP are calling for parishes to see how they can use their expertise in tackling violence involving young people.

A XLP Youth Project could be near you (Picture by Humphrey Nemar)

Power

16 October 2018

Experienced children’s worker, Jess Rodewald discusses power in church and how parents and carers can be empowered.

Children’s and families’ ministry in the Church

Are we having fun?

26 September 2018

Sam Donoghue explores the importance of games in a session and how they can help to build community.

The importance of games and how they can help to build community.