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Advent in the Youth Group

Every week I run a small group of between 10-25 young people called ‘Redefine.’ It’s aim is to disciple believers to embrace seekers and grow seekers into believers. It’s a group made up of young people from 8 or so churches in North Wales and has a strong family ethic. Each session includes food, Q&A […]

Youth Ministry MOT

Every car I’ve ever owned bar one has failed its MOT every time. Sometimes they failed on stupid things like ‘there’s residue on the windscreen below the mirror where a GPS was once suckered on.’ Once or twice however, they have failed on cataclysmic problems. I once owned a Peugeot 406 which needed the entire […]

Open Theism and Youth Work

I believe that it’s really really important as Youth Workers to have some knowledge of Open Theism, or at least some of the tricky theologies associated with it. Why? – Because as Youth Pastors, we’re probably the worst people in the world for dumbing stuff down! And when we dumb certain things down, we run […]

From Youth to Leader, by Ben Slee

Guest post by Ben Slee, London Based Worship Pastor and Song Writer.   Tim asked me if I could write a brief note on the thrills and spills of growing from a youth group member into a youth group leader, based on my own experience, mistakes, God’s grace, and some general observations. If you’re in […]

Helping Young People Understand the Bible – Not Just Read It

Getting young people to independently open the Bible and read it for themselves is half the battle, but it isn’t the whole battle! The second half of this battle is helping young people independently examine and understand the Bible – and this is frankly where most of us wimp out! Not training young people to […]

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Youth Ministry MOT


An essential annual checkup on youth ministries

Get in touch for a one day strategic and objective checkup with an outside expert. This is a no pressure, non-judgemental game changer of a day. It contains specifically targeted brain storming sessions, spiritual health monitoring and personal support coaching.

An absolute must for both emerging and established ministries.

Youth Ministry First Aid

Is something not working? This provides a tailored session to help you identify the root of the obstacle, and how to pass it.

Plateaued growth? Hemorrhaging leaders? Glass ceiling? Can’t get young people to engage with Jesus?

Let’s have a look together at your context, your strategy, and your resources to get to the bottom of the issue – and move through it. Get in touch for a friendly chat about how we can help you move forward as a ministry.

Biblical Theology of Youth Work

Delving into the foundational roots of what we do, why we do it and how we can do it better!

Either run as a whole day, half day or evening, this session unpacks the Bible’s key passages in context to help us understand exactly what it is were doing. It will highlight essential theology for youth ministry, and it will open up some exegetical practice to hone our Bible reading techniques.

This is a deep day for those who want some meat to study – but also has a highly practical element to it that will help you with writing your own Bible Study material.

Understanding Youth Culture


Understanding the emerging culture of teenagers in the West and applying communication methods that work.

This is an absolute must for new projects – getting to grips with the specific traits and nuances of this generation. We will draw out specifics, make contrasts, and look at how the online world has informed community among young people.

This session will cover the generational contexts from the last 60 years and how that affects cross-generational teaching/learning styles. Can be done as an evening, whole or half day.