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
- Free resources to help during lockdown from Parenting for Faith
- Children’s workers share their experiences and encouragement from the Pandemic
- 7 inspirational ways to encourage your young people to pray
- SUNDAY SET UP – New devotionals for young people
- Teaching young people to embrace prayer for themselves
- Martin and Rachel discuss their experience of helping young people encounter God
- 10 Ways to nurture your wellbeing while at home
- An interactive nativity for toddlers
- Zoom games and ideas for young people
- The new normal – Reaching young people
- 20 ideas for reaching children and their families this Christmas
- Limitless TV – online support for youth leaders
- Raising the Bar – Lockdown resources and escape rooms on line for youth ministry
- Light Party Packs by Scripture Union
- A preventative resource to help boys aged 13-16 develop a healthier approach to their emotional wellbeing.
- Articles around youth ministry ideas during social distancing and on remote evangelism.
- Headstrong youth group programme tackling mental wellbeing by Youthscape
- What’s in the Bible (for me)? By Lucy Moore
- Rob Parsons – Ten tips on how to connect on camera
- Together Apart -resources
- How do we encourage young people to tell their stories from isolation
- Creativity and worship with Beth Croft
- Mental health and pastoral care
- Ways to connect young people with Christian faith – Youthscape
- Life in Lockdown – books for children
- Limitless kids – Worship resources from Elim
- Helping kids engage with an online festival
- Leaving lockdown resources from Scripture Union
- Nurturing faith at home
- Parenting for Faith – Responding to coronavirus
- Talking about tough stuff
- The new normal: What’s next for youth and children’s workers
- Encouragement in the online space
- Single-parenting in a pandemic
- Church of England Guidelines on ministry to children, young people & families during COVID-19
- Ways to connect young people with Christian faith – Youthscape
- Helping young people with grief – Podcast – Pete English / Youthscape
- New normal and your youth group – Energize
- Covid-19 Resources and Quarantine Ideas – Youthscape
- Creative way to use Minecraft to reach young people
- YouthScape – What does youth culture look like right now?
- Quiz night – Youthscape
- Passion and determination in a post-coronavirus world
- Faith, football and isolation
- Coronavirus youth ministry blog – Youthscape
- YCW Premier – Taking youth ministry online
- Re-thinking youthwork in Covid-19 – Youthscape
- Youth for Christ – Engaging with your youth
- Scripture Union – Bake Off with the Bible
- Energize – Kids Club by Post
- Scripture Union – Explore fear, worry and anxiety children 5-8’s
- Scripture Union Discussions with Children on grief and loss
- The Blessing (Kids)
- At A Loss
- Faith at Home – The Diocese of Coventry
- At home with God
- At home with God audio and visual broadcasts
- Stay at home
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