RESOURCES

Some are PDFs so you can just download and go. Others are Word or Excel documents so you can download them, take out what you don't need and adapt what you do. Use them again and again.

Let me know if you've got more ideas, if there's anything else you need or if anything can be improved.

PUTTING TOGETHER A SESSION

Creative ideas fill-in sheet

Creative ideas worked example

Alternative teaching ideas

RESIDENTIALS

Residential planning timeline*

Residential planning timeline (with explanatory notes)

Checklist to pack for residentials

Residential leaders' instructions

Residential FAQs for parents/carers

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Remember to include ordering Lateral Flow Test kits for summer 2021 residentials in the UK for each participant to use before start and every 2/3 days. Order at least four weeks beforehand.

THE LAW, HEALTH AND SAFETY

Parental consent form

Consent form covering letter

Risk assessment form

Activity permission form

one-minute training videos for leaders

So, one minute isn't very long but it's a great start to train your leaders or encourage your young people to grow in their gifts.

discussion questions

You're round your fire pit (hopefully not indoors!), structure is difficult, but what could you ask that would be beneficial for people?

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Christina Baillie, Diocesan Youth Officer for Connor Diocese, has put together some really helpful questions to prompt discussion.

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They work in one-to-ones, or you could discuss in a small group, or you could get people to turn to their neighbour and chat about it, then feedback if they want.

Social media information for parents

Holly Byles, Youth Minister at Holy Trinity Claygate in Surrey, has written parents an excellent overview of social media that teens might be using.

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Online resources for youth

Dan Bright has put together a really helpful set of links to teaching and wellbeing resources online.

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Dan is Youth Pastor at Greyfriars Church in Reading

Socials

Social event budget fill-in sheet

Social event budget worked example

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games

Here are two places I tend to go if I need a new idea for a game. Check out The Source for Youth Ministry and fervr.net. As with all these things, not every idea will be appropriate for your group, but you should find something here you can use.

So you don't know many Bible verses?

Try the Remember Me app. It's great for you and for the young people you lead. In less than three years, I've learned over 550 verses. Click the picture below to find out more.

MORE RESOURCES

ENJOYING THESE ONLINE RESOURCES?

Get more ideas and support for your youth ministry with Dave Thornton's book: "RAISING THE BAR: Nearly Everything You Need to Know about Christian Youth Ministry."