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
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Kingdom Vision
Open to Clergy, Readers and lay ministers only The Revd. Canon Dr Tom Clammer will be leading Kingdom Vision Retreat this year. Tom is a novice brother of the AnglicanContinue reading
Meeting Young People Where They Are
Most of our churches don’t have young people (11-18) turning up on a Sunday morning. This workshop will help you explore how you can engage with young people in theContinue reading
Gloucester Ministry Experience Scheme Open Day
If you are unsure of your next steps and feel God stirring up a call to ministry then this scheme could be for you. It is a great opportunity toContinue reading
Youth Worship Night in association with MOVEMENT
Movement Worship Night, Stroud, Sunday 30 January 2022, 6.30pm, St Laurence Church, Church Street, Stroud, GL5 1JL wearemovement.net For further information click here
What is Youth Ministry?
“We are on a journey with young people to the Church that they are becoming, not trying to drag them to conform to the Church that we are.” An introductionContinue reading
Young People in the 2020s
What exactly is it like to be a teenager today? What are the 3 biggest questions on their minds, and how do we even start to connect with them? This workshopContinue reading
Where have all the youth workers gone?
Blog by Barrie Voyce, Senior Youth Connector for the Diocese of Gloucester Recently a friend of mine, Paul Friend, wrote an article for Premier Christianity which asked the question “WhereContinue reading
Youth Ministry – National Youth Agency COVID Guidelines Update
The NYA today announced guidelines in place from Monday 19 July: They have now withdrawn the term Covid secure and adapted to being Covid responsible. Essentially it is now downContinue reading
Introducing Barrie Voyce, our new Senior Youth Connector
A big welcome to Barrie Voyce, who joins the central diocesan team today in a new role as Senior Youth Connector. Many of us will know him as the LIFEContinue reading
Youth Ministry in lockdown (update 5 Jan 21)
An update from Barrie Voyce, Diocesan Youth LIFE Priority Leader Following the Lockdown announcement on 4 January 2021, the National Youth Agency has returned the level for youthwork to REDContinue reading
The Benefice where lockdown was a catalyst for children’s ministry
Children’s work is flourishing in the Seven Towers benefice
Youth Ministry Update from Barrie Voyce
This advice is correct as of 15 September 2020. Please check the National Youth Agency website for the latest updates and information. With young people back at school, many ofContinue reading
Catalyst: Your Voice – for young Christians
Saturday 27 April We would love to hear the opinions of young people on church, faith and what we could be doing as a church to support them. If you’reContinue reading
Encouraging Sports Mission update from PSALMS
Last year one lunchtime club had 10 attending, now almost 50 kids per week are hearing and interacting with faith in an active way
Jonathan’s calling: ‘A cog in a big machine’
Jonathan Kear is a self-employed Christian youth worker at Together for Youth, based in Newent in the Forest of Dean. Jonathan also sits on the diocesan LIFE group for youngContinue reading
Upcoming young people and family events
Mega Messy Church – Please note this event is now fully booked. Sunday 16 September, 2pm to 5pm at Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre. Messy Church meets Viney Hill ChristianContinue reading
How are we called into discipleship?
We meet students from around Cheltenham to discuss how God calls us, and what we might be called to do! Bishop Rachel went along with the Revd Pauline Godfrey, toContinue reading
