Youth & Children’s ministry in a COVID-19 world
Youth and children’s workers are having to adjust quickly to the changing government guidelines to remain socially distanced during the pandemic.
This page includes a range of links to advice, ideas and resources which will help you continue to support, encourage and disciple the young people you love.
Many of these links originally appeared in one of Thrive’s Facebook groups for youth & Children’s work.
Covid-19
- 10 Ways to nurture your wellbeing while at home
- 20 ideas for reaching children and their families this Christmas
- 25 Socially distanced games
- 40 Moments by Muddy Church for 40 ideas for lent
- 7 inspirational ways to encourage your young people to pray
- A fun Easter activity with a dice – from GodVenture
- A geography game taking you on a journey around the world
- A powerful short video of hope to encourage leaders – Lament – a spoken word
- A preventative resource to help boys aged 13-16 develop a healthier approach to their emotional wellbeing.
- A virtual version of our Easter Experience, aimed at Y5-7
- An interactive nativity for toddlers
- Articles around youth ministry ideas during social distancing and on remote evangelism.
- At A Loss
- At home with God
- At home with God audio and visual broadcasts
- Bible Quest – Quest around the country by exploring God’s word
- Children’s workers share their experiences and encouragement from the Pandemic
- Church of England Guidelines on ministry to children, young people & families during COVID-19
- Coronavirus youth ministry blog – Youthscape
- Courage and Creativity in the unknown – Renew Normal Podcast
- Covid-19 Resources and Quarantine Ideas – Youthscape
- Creative way to use Minecraft to reach young people
- Creativity and worship with Beth Croft
- Encouragement in the online space
- Energize – Kids Club by Post
- Faith at Home – The Diocese of Coventry
- Faith, football and isolation
- Free resources to help during lockdown from Parenting for Faith
- Gather the family – worship ideas to explore as a family
- Go Colour – hand drawn books filled with things to doodle, colour-in and pray about
- Headstrong youth group programme tackling mental wellbeing by Youthscape
- Helpful articles on additional needs
- Helping kids engage with an online festival
- Helping young people with grief – Podcast – Pete English / Youthscape
- How do we encourage young people to tell their stories from isolation
- How not to lead a team of youth work volunteers
- Kleer series – a teaching video series for young people with little or no church background
- Leaving lockdown resources from Scripture Union
- Life in Lockdown – books for children
- Light Party Packs by Scripture Union
- Limitless kids – Worship resources from Elim
- Limitless TV – online support for youth leaders
- Martin and Rachel discuss their experience of helping young people encounter God
- Mental health and pastoral care
- National Youth Agency guidelines
- New normal and your youth group – Energize
- Nurturing faith at home
- Parenting for Faith – Responding to coronavirus
- Passion and determination in a post-coronavirus world
- Post Quarantine Connection – People over programme
- Quiz night – Youthscape
- Raising the Bar – Lockdown resources and escape rooms on line for youth ministry
- Re-thinking youthwork in Covid-19 – Youthscape
- Renew Normal Ep 2 – Purpose in a pandemic – How is youth ministry changing?
- Rob Parsons – Ten tips on how to connect on camera
- Scripture Union – Bake Off with the Bible
- Scripture Union – Explore fear, worry and anxiety children 5-8’s
- Scripture Union Discussions with Children on grief and loss
- Shuffle and Shuffle Mindset are great resources to use through with young people through Lent
- Single-parenting in a pandemic
- Stay at home
- SUNDAY SET UP – New devotionals for young people
- Talking about tough stuff
- Teaching young people to embrace prayer for themselves
- The Blessing (Kids)
- The new normal – Reaching young people
- The new normal: What’s next for youth and children’s workers
- Together Apart -resources
- Updated guidelines from Limitless Elim
- Ways to connect young people with Christian faith – Youthscape
- Ways to connect young people with Christian faith – Youthscape
- What’s in the Bible (for me)? By Lucy Moore
- YCW Premier – Taking youth ministry online
- Young people are more likely than other age groups to pray and read their Bible during the pandemic.
- Youth for Christ – Engaging with your youth
- YouthScape – What does youth culture look like right now?
- Zoom games and ideas for young people
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