This page highlights a selection of resources for Youth Ministry that our Growing Younger team would like to recommend. In our regular conversations with people and churches across the diocese, we have identified resources that are practical, relevant and inspiring, designed to spark ideas and help address some of the common challenges we share. For a fuller list of recommended resources, please see the link at the bottom of this page.
Youthscape Swap Journals
Youthscape Swap Journals is a new approach to reading the Bible together. The idea is simple. You and your Swap partner both have a copy of this journal. You might be a youth worker partnered with a young person, or two young people, or two friends. Whatever works for you.
Some parts you do together; other bits you do alone. Then, part-way through each session, you swap journals and read and pray through what the other person has written – a great resource for deepening relationships and discipleship with young people.
Youthscape Prayer Band
Youthscape Prayer Band The Youthscape Prayer Band is a fantastic new way to help young people develop the practice of daily prayer. It's a physical and practical reminder of six types of prayer with the simple challenge to complete the circle - and all six prayers - through each day.
The Prayer Band has five different coloured beads, and a small silver cross. Each marks an approach to prayer drawn from Christian tradition and Scripture.
Scripture Union: Rooted in Schools
Rooted is a variety of resources for schools work, conversation cards, journals, session plans, retreat plans and more. Create space for deep conversations with young people around life, identity and spirituality.
Youth for Christ: Rock Solid
Sessions designed for evangelism amongst young people aged 11-18. The heart of Rock Solid is to see faith explored by young people who don’t follow Jesus. (Resources require subscription fee, 30 day free trial available).
For more recommended Youth Ministry Resources, click here.
For support with incorporating these resources into your vision and strategy for developing youth ministry please contact our Youth Mission Enabler, Jeni Nottingham jeni.nottingham@durham.anglican.org.