In May 2020, the children and youth team created a survey for young people to share their experiences of the lockdown so far, in order to help churches listen and understand how to support them better. The graphic below was created out of the responses to that survey.
As we continue to move through the release stage of the lockdown, we hope this insight helps you plan and respond to the needs of young people in your community. At the bottom, you’ll find a list of recommendations from the young people who responded, as well as our team.
Download the PDF version here.
Sarah from the Children and Youth Support team offers five simple ideas that will help churches connect with families over the Christmas period.
A call to consider stepping beyond volunteering with children or young people...
Young people and their leaders from churches gathered with Bishop Emma at St Alban’s, Acton Green to enjoy pizza, doughnuts, and an evening of comedy.
The first day of April saw the welcome return of Messy Cathedral for the first time since 2019
Four tips from people who have built volunteer teams in their churches, with some practical things to try if you’re really struggling to recruit at the moment.
Levi Phillips from the Growing Younger team took a few minutes to chat with Samuel Taylor about the story behind Youth East and its first conference for young people in East London, coming up in March.
Katie O'Conor shares her takeaways from a conference for those ministering to children and families.
A Christmas message from The Bishop of London for children across the Diocese of London and beyond.
Sam Donoghue shares some prayers for churches to use, written by young people and recently used at St Paul's Cathedral.
We’re welcoming our eighth cohort of children and youth Apprentices this year - here's a little about what they'll be doing.
