CAN WE HELP YOU
REACH THEM?
There’s no greater joy than seeing a child commit to follow Jesus, with His mission becoming their passion. But youth and children’s outreach can still be really tough! We can’t offer quick-fixes but we do provide training, resources and, most of all, a pastoral and practical community where no leader stands alone.
If this could be helpful, then read on…
Resourcing, training, and supporting your leaders
We recognise that many leaders are under significant time pressures and therefore need rapid and easy access to high quality resources and training. Urban Saints meet this need through a comprehensive range of unique resources designed to train, support and equip leaders to reach this generation.
Access to www.urbansaints.org/energize
Our resources website provides a continual stream of adaptable, creative, biblically-based meeting plans for 5-7s, 7–10s, 11–14s and 15-18s. Your leaders will never run out of ideas! There’s also a continual stream of drama sketches, articles and online training tools to inspire, encourage and equip.
FREE places on Urban Saints training days
Urban Saints enjoys an excellent reputation for providing cutting-edge training for youth and children’s leaders through our highly regarded one-day training days, held regionally throughout the UK in the spring and autumn. Three of your leaders can attend these for free each year, with others paying at a discounted rate.
Networking with like-minded youth and children’s leaders in your region
Throughout the year we provide opportunities for leaders to meet together in their local area for prayer, fun, fellowship and encouragement. Leaders need to know they’re not alone.
Practical and pastoral advice from our national and regional Volunteer Support teams
Our team are always on hand to offer help, advice and, if you need it, we can provide Public Liability Insurance, administration of all Criminal Records Bureau Disclosures (or the equivalent in Scotland and N. Ireland), and our highly regarded ‘Know How Guide’, which include best practice guidelines and standard forms/templates e.g. parental consent.
Great opportunities for your children and young people
We understand the importance of complementing the work of your local church by providing an exciting programme of activities designed to encourage the further development of children and young people in all areas of their lives. This means that ‘year on year’, there’s always something new for your children and young people to look forward to.
Special Events
High quality sports activities, fun events and concerts provide great introductory opportunities for your children and young people to meet others.
Holidays
You can bring your children and young people to a variety of “fun, friendship and faith” packed weekend and week-long holidays run. We’ve lost count of the number of young people who have come to faith through a residential experience!
Community Projects
Encourage your young people to jump outside their comfort zone and serve others through a range of community project opportunities we offer in this country and overseas. These are life-changing experiences.
Training Programmes
Our growing number of youth-specific training courses enable you to train your young people as disciples, leaders, schools workers, and agents of change in God’s world.
Leadership Opportunities
We encourage young people to play an active part in helping to shape and develop the programmes of activities throughout the Urban Saints movement.
To find out how to subscribe to Energize click HERE
This is what leaders who are connecting with us are already saying:
I have to say that the Energize material has been such a God send!! I have been involved in youth work for a number of years and had always struggled to find ‘user friendly’ material that is accessible, easy to use and adaptable to the varying needs of individual group members. I don’t need to worry any more! I like the variety, the detail and the layout of the programme. All the adults involved in our youth work praise the quality, quantity and range of the material. It has made my job so much easier that instead of focusing on finding and adapting material to use, we can select information on topics and focus on the needs of your group instead. It really is helpful to busy people without compromising the quality and purpose of the work.’
Gill Graham, Leader from Loughborough Quorn
“The older group (10yrs+) can be quite difficult at times but with the help of Energize they seem to enjoy the session. It is saving me a lot of time. Being able to email info to other helpers is invaluable as we all lead very busy lives. Energize is like a breath of fresh air; inspiring and easy to use.”
Susan Law, Perranporth, Cornwall.
“We used three of the 15+ meeting plans at our 14-17 house party last week. The feedback from the group was that this was the best house party out of the four we have run over the last three years.”
Adrian Bagg, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“An excellent range of topic choice with a good biblical foundation and great games for all ages. I thoroughly recommend it.”
Alison Landale, Duns, Scotland
“I've only got the utmost admiration for this whole Energize idea. It is one that was desperately needed to help overworked/overtired leaders most of whom already have busy lives.”
Rose Strickland, Lytham St Ann’s, Lancashire.
“I was a doubter, but no more. Access to such good and diverse material has now enabled us to run 3 distinct groups each with its own leadership team.”
Pastor Steve Reed, Hemyock, Devon.
“Our meetings have a more organised feel as all the leaders know exactly what they and everyone else is responsible for, even if they were not present at the planning stage.”
Gina Hibbert, Dunmurry, N. Ireland.
“Can I say how much I appreciated the Energize training day. The variety and relevance of the whole day was really good. The booklet was excellent as well.”
Peter Jones, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
“Everyone I speak to who is using Energize is thrilled with the quality and usability of not only the session material, but also all the articles and information available for leaders. This really does provide us with a complete resource to take young people forward as they grow through the years.”
Andy Hughes – Director, Urban Saints in Wales
"I have to say that the Energize material has been such a God send!! I have been involved in youth work for a number of years and had always struggled to find ‘user friendly’ material that is accessible, easy to use and adaptable to the varying needs of individual group members. I don’t need to worry any more! I like the variety, the detail and the layout of the programme. All the adults involved in our youth work praise the quality, quantity and range of the material. It has made my job so much easier that instead of focusing on finding and adapting material to use, we can select information on topics and focus on the needs of your group instead. It really is helpful to busy people without compromising the quality and purpose of the work."
Gill Graham, Leader from Loughborough Quorn
