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Leading your Church into Youth Work: Online Conference

A team from northern Church of England diocese have, in conjunction with Leading your Church into Growth, put together a half-day online event, designed to encourage and equip churches to expand...

Leading your Church into Youth Work: Residential Conference

A team from northern Church of England diocese have, in conjunction with Leading your Church into Growth, put together this weekend conference, designed to encourage and equip churches to expand...

New video challenge to help Faith at Home

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 06/01/2021 - 12:33

A new series of video challenges from our Children, Young People and Families Team is aiming to help people keep their Faith at Home. The 12 videos will be released over the coming weeks, with a new...

Missional Youth Church set to grow thanks to funding boost

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Tue, 20/10/2020 - 10:51

At least thirty more Missional Youth Churches could be established across the country with the support of £200,000 funding from Allchurches Trust. The grant will enable The Missional Youth Church...

Mother's Union supports youth work in Leeds

Submitted by jack.bacon on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 12:04

The Mother’s Union in the Diocese of Leeds has been supporting us in many different ways during this time, and recently have used the PPE they have been making to support youth work in Leeds. Many...

St Mark's Youth Pastor shares experience of ministry during lockdown

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 10/08/2020 - 12:44

A youth worker from one of our churches has shared experiences of youth ministry during lockdown in a new article. Natalie Jones, Youth Pastor for St Mark’s Harrogate, has written about how St Mark’s...

Wakefield chorister Charlie Trueman in BBC Young Chorister of the Year 2020

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 07/08/2020 - 11:17

He’s only done it again! Wakefield Cathedral chorister Charlie Trueman has made it to the semi-final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year 2020 competition – and this time it’s going to be on the...

New videos of diocesan youth resources produced by Leeds church

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 29/06/2020 - 12:20

Children at St Giles’ Church in Bramhope have been enjoying diocesan youth resources with a twist, thanks to new videos produced by one of their youth leaders. Gill Pinches, who runs the Toddler...

Live Youth Work Conversation looks at difficult questions of racism

Submitted by jack.bacon on Fri, 12/06/2020 - 12:51

How difficult discussions about racism and racial injustice can be had with our young people was the topic of a recent Facebook live conversation supported by the diocese. The Live Youth Work...

Bradford Cathedral fills with music at Cathedral Sing event

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 17/02/2020 - 11:03

Bradford Cathedral recently welcomed 150 local primary school children to their annual ‘Cathedral Sing!’ event, for a morning filled with workshops, performances and a final service in front of...