Retreat Morning for anyone involved in Children or Youth Ministry. Step away from planning and preparing and spend a morning soaking in God’s presence. Optional guidance and spiritual accompaniment. ThisContinue reading
Tag: children and young people
Drop in Café session for Children, Family and Youth Ministry
Jo Wetherall and a member of the Youth Connect Team are hosting regular drop in sessions to chat over a coffee and chew over what’s going on in your ministry.Continue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 21 March 2023
Last Saturday, many people from across the Diocese gathered for the inspiring and informative event, ‘Under fives and flourishing’. When introducing the event, and particularly thanking so many wonderful volunteers, I stated that creating spaces for under fives and their parents and carers is one of the most significant things we offer as followers of Christ.
The Music Works invites children to ‘Have a Go’ this Easter
The Music Works, a Gloucester-based charity that is helping young people to develop confidence and self-worth by engaging them through music, has been selected as one of the Bishops’ charitiesContinue reading
Drop in Café session for Children, Family and Youth Ministry
Jo Wetherall and a member of the Youth Connect Team are hosting regular drop in sessions to chat over a coffee and chew over what’s going on in your ministry.Continue reading
Retreat for Children, Families and Youth Ministers
Retreat Morning for anyone involved in Children or Youth Ministry. Step away from planning and preparing and spend a morning soaking in God’s presence. With the promise of a warmContinue reading
Intergenerational Church
What is it? What difference does it make? Why do people keep talking about it? Isn’t it hard work? Join in the conversation alongside people who are trying a newContinue reading
Encouraging God’s Gifts (EGG)
EGG is a new online group for young adult Christians offering a space to explore the ways that we can use the gifts God has given us. Meeting on theContinue reading
“Young people are exactly the right people to engage their peers with God”: Barrie Voyce
Barrie Voyce, Senior Youth Connector at the Diocese of Gloucester, comments on findings from a new research report confirming that – regarding faith – young people are most influenced byContinue reading
Encouraging God’s Gifts (EGG)
EGG is a new online group for young adult Christians offering a space to explore the ways that we can use the gifts God has given us. Meeting on theContinue reading
Encouraging God’s Gifts (EGG)
EGG is a new online group for young adult Christians offering a space to explore the ways that we can use the gifts God has given us. Meeting on theContinue reading
Encouraging God’s Gifts (EGG)
EGG is a new online group for young adult Christians offering a space to explore the ways that we can use the gifts God has given us. Meeting on theContinue reading
Encouraging God’s Gifts (EGG)
EGG is a new online group for young adult Christians offering a space to explore the ways that we can use the gifts God has given us. Meeting on theContinue reading
Mentoring / Discipling Young People
Going through adolescence is a traumatic but life forming process. What better way to travel that journey than with a committed, faithful adult alongside you? Mentoring young people is rewardingContinue reading
Creative prayer at The King’s School
The King’s School, Gloucester, with support from Diocese Youth Connectors, transformed the school chaplaincy area into a prayer space for pupils across the school to explore and engage with. ThereContinue reading
God asked me to adopt on Mothering Sunday
On Mothering Sunday 2020, Katherine heard God calling her to adoption. She shares her story. “I was 35 and had been praying for a husband and family. It hadn’t happenedContinue reading
The Pop Box – developed with the team at the Diocese of Gloucester.
iSingPop presents the Pop Box, developed with the team at the Diocese of Gloucester.
Top Tips for Youth Ministry
One of the questions our Youth Connectors get asked the most is “So, what can we do?” Since we launched our Youth Connect vision at the start of 2021, Senior Youth Connector,Continue reading
Pioneer Ministry Blog: Bible and Big Bang – can they go together?
Engaging schools and congregations with big questions around science and faith Psalm 111:2 ESV: Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. This yearContinue reading
Listening to Young People
Blog by Vicky Falvey, Youth Connector for the Diocese of Gloucester “Over the last little while, I have found myself trying to find an answer as to how best toContinue reading
How do we listen to our youngest children and those who care for them?
Google ‘how to listen to under 5’s’ and you find endless pages about encouraging children to listen, but very little on how adults can actively listen to them. This mightContinue reading
Pioneer Ministry Blog: And God grew something new – The Explore Creation journey
Petra Crofton blogs: How God uses our incompetence, frustration and weaknesses to shape something new “I remember it vividly, even though it was some ten years ago. The volunteer children’sContinue reading
Kit out the Nation
In partnership with BBC Radio Gloucestershire, the Diocese of Gloucester and partners are taking part in Kit Out The Nation. What is this campaign about?Kit Out the Nation’ is aContinue reading
