Children, Youth and Families

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Catalyst

Over 130 people took part in Catalyst year 1 from across England. Are you ready to join them in being inspired, encouraged and better equipped to serve children and young people?

Delivered by Ridley Hall, free and fully funded by the Church of England, Catalyst is a dynamic training course that aims to equip and connect those who work with children and young people in the local church.

We are running the course in Lincoln Diocese, with content being delivered online, at a three-day conference, and locally.

Over 130 people took part in Catalyst year 1 from across England. Are you ready to join them in being inspired, encouraged and better equipped to serve children and young people?

Delivered by Ridley Hall, free and fully funded by the Church of England, Catalyst is a dynamic training course that aims to equip and connect those who work with children and young people in the local church.

We are running the course in Lincoln Diocese, with content being delivered online, at a three-day conference, and locally.

Catalyst is for:

• Those who want to be equipped, empowered and resourced to serve the next generation.
• Those who want to be a catalyst for change in our churches and communities.
• People with a range of experience, from new volunteers to paid children and youth workers.

Catalyst runs from Sept 2024 to May 2025 and includes:

• A regional induction day on Saturday 28^th September – in Cambridge or York. 
• 2 sessions of locally held learning groups – dates and venues to be agreed.
• A 3-day conference held at the Hayes Conference Centre, Derbyshire from Friday 31^st January to Sunday 2^nd February.
• 3 sessions of locally held learning groups – dates and venues to be agreed.
• Graduation – Saturday 17^th May in Cambridge.

Contact Micki.carey-slater@lincoln.anglican.org 

Praying for doubling the number of children and young active disciples in the Church of England by 2030 

“You are invited to join a weekly twenty-minute online prayer gathering for Doubling the number of children and young active disciples in the Church of England by 2030. This is the first stated bold outcome of the Church of England’s national Vision and Strategy. 

Throughout 2023 we will have a weekly Zoom prayer gathering every Tuesday for 20 mins from 13:00-13:20 GMT. It isn’t primarily about numbers – it’s about young lives being won and shaped by the goodness, beauty and truth of Jesus. 

We know we are not the main agents in seeing this change. We believe God is. Therefore, our first commitment in seeking to double the number of children and young people is to pray – asking God for his enabling and empowering, his leading and guiding, his work to open hearts and draw young people to himself.”