Children, families and youth work

A whole range of ideas, stories and resources for children’s, youth and families workers as they seek to support families and encourage a culture of parenting for faith in their ministries, as well as fostering God-connection in the children and young people they work with.

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For more about running the free Parenting for Faith course, equipping parents and carers to parent for faith and supporting families facing challenging times, see our equipping and supporting families topic, which also has specific information on working with families who come to you for infant baptism or dedication.

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Bible stories for strange times

19 May 2020

Rachel Turner

In a recent episode of the Parenting for Faith podcast, Rachel Turner gave some wise advice on how to help children and young people find solid truth and wisdom in the Bible to help them navigate the coronavirus pandemic well, whatever they are feeling.

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Sandpits and sin

2 Apr 2020

Rachel Turner

Truth is, we all sin. But helping our kids understand what sin is isn't that easy.

Helping children and young people with additional needs understand coronavirus

26 Mar 2020

Becky Sedgwick

Mark Arnold, the Additional Needs Blogfather, helps us think through what might be helpful for our children and young people.

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The importance of inclusion

9 Jan 2020

Becky Sedgwick

Hannah tells a story of how including a girl with additional needs in the pre-service prayer meeting impacted the kids worship later on.

Small changes making a big difference - changing church to support parents

9 Jan 2020

Becky Sedgwick

When Elise’s church ran the Parenting for Faith course through parent-led life groups, they made a decision to implement changes in their kids ministry that would reinforce what the parents were doing at home - with great results.

Holiday clubs, camps and events: Facebook live

8 Jan 2020

Rachel Turner

In one of her monthly webinars for children’s, youth and family leaders, Rachel talked about how we can integrate Parenting for Faith values and skills into our big events, so that we grow parents and team as well as the kids.