Youth

About

Training youth and children’s leaders

• To offer strategies for recruitment for leadership
• To offer training and encouragement to those involved in youth and children’s ministry
• To hold regular networking meetings for youth and children’s leaders for mutual support
• To connect with youth and children’s ministries within the Anglican Communion worldwide
• To partner with other youth and children’s organizations where relevant

Procedures

• To establish and maintain agreed and workable guidelines for Diocesan wide policies and procedures to be reviewed and approved annually by Synod, to include:
  • Application forms for volunteers and families
  • Child protection forms
  • Accident and incident forms
  • Guidelines for leaders
  • Policies for prayer, internet use and other safety issues

Resources

• To provide useful resources for and training in the use of:
  • Sunday School material
  • Youth group material
  • Confirmation classes
  • To explore resourcing a full time Diocesan Youth Officer

Events

• To provide opportunities for young people to come together including:
  • Diocesan annual youth camp
  • Confirmation training
  • Annual ministry conference
  • Central or regional youth services
  • Diocesan youth bands/choirs

Outreach

• To encourage and equip specific outreach to young people in the community through events, programmes (for example Messy Church, Fresh Expressions)

Schools work

• To assist in fostering good relationships with local schools
• To provide guidance on schools work, including assemblies, visits, clubs
• To explore the formation of Anglican Schools

Child protection and safeguarding

• To oversee the implementation of child protection in each parish
• To oversee training in child protection