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Online Youth Resources
"Absolutely brilliant"
Steve Conacher (Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge)
If you are running short of ideas for online games; if you need to get the best out of Zoom; if you need a starting point with a Zoom risk assessment or ideas for daily or weekly tasks to set, click for online resources.
If you're starting to meet, staying socially distanced, there are resources to get you started.
Rated by Premier Youth & Children's Work magazine reviewer (Dec.2020)
Published 2020.
"Thornton’s book acts as a manual of best practice, showing us that we can lead both a fun and Bible-centred ministry."
Premier Youth & Children's Work
December 2020
"I’d definitely recommend Dave’s book. It’s full of all sorts of useful things for youth workers at all different stages!”"
Andy Cook
Youth and Families Worker
Christ Church, Fulwood
Sheffield
"An invaluable resource"
Scott Rushby
Youth Pastor
Testwood Baptist Church
Southampton
This book has been written to help leaders grow effective Christian youth ministry from start to finish. Reading this £10 ), nearly 400-page book gives you over 27 years of experience. It's packed with loads of how-tos, from writing a Bible talk to leading a small group, dealing with conflict to working with parents and the wider church - all shared with lots of STORIES involving God's great power and shaving foam. It also has key values for church youth work to remind us what's important.
"An essential text"
Jo Baynham
Urban Saints Westbrook Director
"With our group facing serious Zoom fatigue, this escape room was a breath of fresh air! It gave opportunities for all the young people to be involved. Our young people liked the idea of being in a challenge with other youth groups across the country. I would thoroughly recommend this activity."
Gavin Rodgers, Elder/Pastor, Jubilee Church, Teesside
Read Dave's latest blog about youth ministry in a pandemic here
He doesn't know everything, but he's been working in youth ministry in the UK Church for a long time and writes about what he's learning. Get in touch. He loves to help.
FREE RESOURCES TO DOWNLOAD
Resources for planning Christian residentials, camps and houseparties, teaching sessions and much more. Can't find what you need? Get in touch!
Raising the Bar is a manual for Christian youth ministry that took over five years to write and I don't think there's a book like it. Packed full of stories, it explains all you need to know from starting a group, through writing a talk and taking groups away to finishing well, via key values to build into your ministry. You can buy the book for £10 here. See the contents page here.
392 pages for £10
What’s new with churchyouthministry.com?
Check out Dave's new one-minute training video on top tips for talks. Have you seen Dave's nine-minute Bible overview using a six-metre long roller coaster and Laura Munro's brilliant Coronacoaster Reflections? There are regularly-updated online youth resources here. You'll find five Zoom escape rooms, a load of games that work online and games that you can play socially-distanced. Buy his book. Read Dave's blog which he updates regularly. Check out other resources that are available, including youth discipleship resources to help young people in their discipleship at home. If you can't find what you need to support you in your youth ministry, please get in touch! I'll try and help.