Coronavirus resources for children and youth workers
CORONAVIRUS : At this unprecedented time when Christian Children's and Youth Work (like all other) is reduced from gathered to dispersed outreach and we are no longer able to meet directly with families and individuals for pastoral or faith-based purposes, we have provided a couple of resources you may find useful. Read more
Supplements to our bimonthly newsletters
Families on Faith Adventures @ Home
now has its own designated webpage where you can find all our editions of our weekly intergenerational resource. https://urc.org.uk/families-on-faith-adventures
The URC and Pilots and other associated organisations also publish resources for use with children, young people and in intergenerational settings:
Prayers for Foster Care Fortnight 11 to 24 May 2020
Prayer resource for Foster Care Fortnight
Common Ground: Resource Pack 2020
Additional drama for Common Ground
The Gift’ and ‘Where are the children?’: Extra Resources
- The Gift
- Where are the children? This booklet is available as a PDF via email. Please contact us here.
Download your spare calendars and prayer dice here:
- Calendar (pdf)
- Prayer dice (pdf)
- One Body resource pack is available as PDF via email. Please click on the image for a link.
- Prayers for 30th Anniversary of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Set 1, Set 2, How to use these prayers
- Resources for Lent and Easter 2020
Wilderness Reflections - Lent Journal
- Resources for work with Under 5s and their families 2020
During 2020 the CYW team and CYDOs+ will be sharing some resources, links and ideas to resource churches and individuals in their work with Under 5s and their families. New factsheets or resource sheets will be added to this library throughout the year.
Adverse Childhood Experences (ACES) and 1001 Critical Days
ROOTS for Churches - Worshipping with 0s to 5s
Setting up and running an effective creche
Baby loss
Bibles and other resources for Under Fives
0-5s in church (including breastfeeding)
Dads
- Fruits of the Spirit 2019
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During 2019, the CYW team and CYDOs+ will be sharing some suggestions for exploring the Fruits of the Spirit with children and young people
January: LOVE IS....
February: JOY
March: Resources for Easter
April: Peace
May: Preparing for Pentecost
June: Patience
July: Kindness
August: Generosity
September: Faithfulness
October: Gentleness
November: Advent
December: Self control
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Holy Habits 2018
During 2018, we gave suggestions for exploring the Holy Habits with children and young people:
- Holy Habit 1: Exploring the Bible together
- Holy Habit 2: Fellowship
- Holy Habit 3: Breaking Bread – resources
- Holy Habit 4: Prayer
- Holy Habit 5: Sharing Resources
- Holy Habit 6: Service
- Holy Habit 7: Eating Together
- Holy Habit 8: Gladness and Generosity
- Holy Habit 9: Worship
- Holy Habit 10: Making Disciples
Additional resource for Holy Habits: an excellent online guide from the Bible Society to exploring different Bible translations. Useful for leaders, young people and young adults.
- Service of dedication/rededication for those involved in children's and youth work WORD
- Service of dedication/rededication for those involved in children's and youth work PDF
- Parenting and Faith website links
- Pilots Worship Materials
- The Bridge: latest edition of the Pilots magazine
- Children's and youth work Theological Reflection series
- Guide and Scout resources
- God's Wonderful Circus (and programme/order of service)
- 1 Corinthians 12, 12-27 powerpoint
- Pilots Merchandise and order form
- Pilots Overseas Voyage 2017 - Canada
- Pilots Overseas Voyage 2017- Pakistan
- Pilots Overseas Voyage 2018 - South Korea Part one Part two Part three
