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All-round training for every volunteer youth leader. SUMMER 2020 — LUTON & PRESTON
Lots of churches are wondering intimidating. What kind of groups
how they can do more with young work? How do you help teenagers
people, but they depend on people deal with some of the issues they’re
Our local
like you to make it happen. facing and answer the questions
they have? What kind of person is
Young people growing up in suitable to be a volunteer? What
church need a safe space to grow age do you have to be and what
church puts on
in their faith. They’re living in a experience might you need?
world where being a Christian
makes them the odd one out and The good news is that the church
evenings for us
which is often critical and even needs people just like you.
hostile towards that faith. Youth There’s no age limit, and there’s
work in churches can make all the no particular type of experience.
difference and helps them find the Above all, young people want to
from the local
confidence and support they need meet adults who listen and care.
at the point where it would be easy
to walk away. Training and support are important
estate. We’re
for every volunteer, whatever your
Beyond the church, young people role. That’s why we’ve created
in our communities are growing Youthscape Essentials. It’s a free
up in a world where there is hardly 10-week course for everyone who is
noisy and a bit
any opportunity to explore the big helping with young people at their
questions of life or get help with church. It’s also a perfect starting
some of the pressures of being a point for those thinking about
but it’s
teenager. A hundred years ago, getting involved.
nearly 80% of teenagers were
connected with a church where Over 10 evenings, you’ll discover
some of that could happen. Now it’s more about young people’s lives
cool. I like the
less than 3%. Lots of churches are and experiences, learn new skills
thinking about how they could do and deepen your own faith. It’s for
more, but they don’t know where those who’ve been helping with the
people.
to start. The kinds of groups and youth work for years, and for those
activities that many of us grew of us just starting out. It makes
up with in church no longer seem no assumptions about your age,
relevant, so what will work instead? your background, your experience
or your confidence. Youthscape
Whatever churches do to help Essentials is a safe and rewarding
young people, it’s likely they’ll way to be able to do more for young
depend on volunteers to make people. Join us this summer as we
it happen. But helping run any learn together.
kind of youth work can be pretty
Luton 2020 Preston 2020 What’s the course about? • Using and developing resources for youth
work – What materials are available and how do
TUESDAY EVENINGS AT BUTE MILLS MONDAY EVENINGS AT PRESTON MINSTER I create my own?
• Empowering young people to participate – How
74 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY Church Street, Preston, PR1 3BT 1. INSIGHTS INTO YOUTH CULTURE
can I involve young people in the life of the
Key signposts into how today’s young church?
6.15 — JOIN US FOR DINNER 6.15 — JOIN US FOR DINNER people think, act and spend time. • Answering young people’s questions – How do
I respond to young people’s questions about
6.45 — COFFEE & TEA 6.45 — COFFEE & TEA
2. SKILLS FOR YOUTH WORK faith and life?
7.00 — PRESENTATION BEGINS 7.00 — PRESENTATION BEGINS • Safeguarding and safety in youth work – How
The practical basics of working with can I act responsibly and safely with young
young people. people?
May 5th June 2nd July 7th May 11th June 1st July 6th
• Working with others as a team – How do I work
May 12th June 9th May 18th June 8th July 13th
3. DEVELOPING YOURSELF with others in youth work?
May 19th June 16th May 25th June 15th • Building rapport with young people – How do
A chance to reflect on and explore your
May 26th June 23st June 22nd I develop positive relationships with young
own life and faith. people?
June 30th June 29th
• Accommodating young people’s different
needs – How do I ensure we are open and
TRAVEL AND PARKING TRAVEL AND PARKING
accessible to all young people?
Free parking in the Bute Street Shoppers Free parking behind The Minster, via • E xploring new approaches to youth work –
INSIGHTS IN YOUTH CULTURE
Car Park right opposite Bute Mills. Stoneygate. How do I plan youth work that meets changing
• A dolescent development – How do young needs and culture?
people grow and change as teenagers? • Managing behaviour – How do I deal with
• Mental & emotional health – How do we disruption and other challenges?
understand and support young people’s
wellbeing? DEVELOPING YOURSELF
• School life – What are the experiences of
young people in education? • L ove – What does it look like to really love a
• Family life – What are the experiences of community of young people?
young people at home? • Integrity – How can I show integrity in youth
• Sexuality & gender – How do young people ministry?
view and explore sexuality and gender? • Perseverance – How can I keep going when I
• Lifestyles and leisure – What do young people face challenges?
watch, do and listen to? • Hope – How do I dream big and act out of hope?
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• Christian discipleship – How do young people • Faith – What does it look like to believe God is
develop and grow in faith? and can work in this ministry?
• Mission & exploring faith – How do young • Openness – How do I stay open to innovation
DINNER SESSIONS people investigate and understand Christian when facing the ever-changing needs of young
faith? people?
The best part about Youthscape Essentials Our sessions run from 7.00pm to 9.00pm
• Alternative world views – What different • Courage – How can I act out of courage instead
is meeting and getting to know other with lots of variety and a break for hot of fear in youth ministry?
beliefs and values will young people
volunteers. That’s why our evening starts drinks. It’s informal and you won’t be • Humility – What does it look like to learn from
encounter?
with hot dinner together and a chance to expected to know anything in advance. my mistakes, young people and others around
• Friendships & relationships – How do young
chat with each other. Food is served from There’ll be talks from youth workers, me?
people relate to each other?
6.15pm so it also helps if you need to come opportunities to hear what other churches • Discipline – What boundaries do I need to keep
straight from a busy day and won’t have are doing and practical help. You can learn for my own sake and the sake of the young
SKILLS
had a chance to eat. There’s no charge at your own pace and enjoy the experience people I work with?
and we can cater for any food allergies or of meeting others from different churches. • Facilitating a session with young people • Forgiveness – How can I demonstrate
preferences (please give 24 hours notice of – How do I prepare and lead a youth group forgiveness to the young people in my
any dietary requirements). activity? community?
How will the evenings work? Who’s Youthscape Meet some volunteers
Essentials for?
Hi, I’m Sasha and I
If you…
6.30 6.45
run a youth group
at my church. I
• help out on Sunday mornings when really enjoy working
HOT DINNER COFFEE & TEA young people meet during the service. alongside young
• run a confirmation or baptism class people, seeing
• help organise a youth group for their potential and
young people in the church or local journeying with them as
community. they come into their own. I get to see what God
• lead the work or help out occasionally. is doing in their lives. As a youth leader I have
• tend to run sessions up front or provide a completely unique role. I have opportunities
7.00 Each evening we’ll hear from young people and an support in the background. to serve them that their parents and teachers
experienced youth worker. They’ll help us learn more • are thinking about starting work with don’t have. Young people don’t care how old
about the ups and downs of being a teenager from young people or becoming a volunteer. you are or what you know, they just want
the impact of social media to life at school. You’ll learn • just want to know more about how to someone to really listen to them and walk
Insights into young about different cultures and communities, and what help young people. alongside them. I would say to anyone thinking
people’s lives changes for young people as they grow up. about volunteering with young people to just
then Youthscape Essentials is for you. get involved. You won’t regret it.
7.40 The first half of the evening finishes with an
introduction to practical skills that will comes in handy
for working with young people. That’s everything from
Q. DO I HAVE TO COME FOR DINNER?
Hello, I’m Elisabeth
leading a discussion to managing high spirits and A. No, it’s an optional extra, but we hope
Skills for youth work behaviour. a popular and helpful one. It makes it
and I cook with
young people who
easy if you’re coming straight from work
are really struggling
and it’s also a great way to meet others
at school. Many of
taking part.
them have never
7.50 8.00 We’ll spend some time together
putting new skills into practice. We
promise you’ll have fun as you learn
Q. DO I NEED TO COME TO EVERY SESSION?
learned to cook and
never sit down with
HOT DRINKS & CHAT new ways to support and work with A. We definitely recommend it because their family to eat. I started with the vision
Skills in young people in lots of different you’ll get the benefit of the whole of providing these things for young people,
practice kinds of youth work. course, but don’t worry if you end up and I now host a group for a day each term at
having to miss one or two. my house, where we cook a two course meal,
set the table and share a meal together. It’s
Q. IS THERE A CERTIFICATE OR AWARD FOR amazing to see the transformation in those
COMPLETING THE COURSE? taking part. I also regularly cook for young
8.30 Our evening finishes with space
to think about how your faith can 9.00 A. Yes, everyone who completes
people at Youthscape’s building. I believe that
the most important thing that adults can do is
grow as you help young people. 7 sessions or more will receive a to prepare the next generation appropriately
We’ll worship and pray together, and CLOSE – FINISHED Youthscape Essentials certificate and and well for the rest of their lives. These young
Reflection create space to listen to God. AND OFF BACK free copy of The Game Plan, a special people don’t need anything complicated; they
HOME! resource created for volunteers. just need role models to nurture them and give
them attention, love and discipline.What next?
Tell us you’re coming and if you want dinner
(but you’re always welcome to come along
at short notice).
Luton
Sign up at:
youthscape.co.uk/YSessentials Growing up our
or for more information email Lucy Greenland church put on a
at: lucy.greenland@youthscape.co.uk weekly evening
or tel. 01582 748950 round someone’s
house for us.
Preston It wasn’t fancy
Sign up at: but we knew we
youthscape.co.uk/YSessentials were cared for
or for more information email Rachel Gardner and respected.
at: rachel.gardner@youthscape.co.uk
I put my faith as
an adult down to
those evenings
and the time our
youth leaders
gave us.
Youthscape Essentials is being developed as a new resource YOUTHSCAPE
for the church. This programme is part of the pilot and 74 BUTE STREET
development and the final programme will be launched in LUTON
November 2020. LU1 2EY
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