Contact Your Children, Families, Young People and Parishes Team

Your Children, Families, Young People and Parishes Team is:

Lizzie works with parishes and schools to support work with young people and ensure opportunities for young people to experience, explore and develop faith. She resources and encourages ministers, employed youth workers, volunteers and school staff as they minister to young people. She also helps churches think about how they can connect with and serve young people in their community. In many instances, this involves building links with local secondary schools.

For Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers, click here.
 

We offer...

Advice and assistance to parishes and deaneries on any issue affecting children and young people in the church. We will listen and learn about your situation and help find the best way forward for you. Support includes:

• Consultations to discuss your parish, school or deanery situation and help you develop a vision and strategy for work with children, young people and families.
• Guidance on various subjects including, employing a worker, all age worship, fresh expressions, best practice.
• Training. These may be one off courses or ongoing support. Courses range from general training for volunteer youth and children’s leaders covering essential skills and issues to specific topics such as Messy Church, Storytelling, prayer and worship, Children and Communion for example. Look out for information of training days here or through the mailing list, or get in touch to discuss your training requirements
• Resources. We can point you in the right direction to help you find what you need. Click here for publications from the Diocesan Board of Education