On
This Page:
- "Choices"
Training CD-Rom-
Basic Support for Children's Ministry Workers - click
here
Practical
Ideas for Children's Ministry Workers -
click here
- Safeguarding:
Courses in Child Protection - click
here
Personal
Development Workshops, Seminars and Courses
Training Courses
Although sadly the Board
of Parish Education is now no more, the function of providing training
support for Children's and Youth ministry will be continued by the
new Council of Mission and Discipleship. At present you can
take advantage of:
“Choices”
This new, very flexible,
user friendly Basic Training Course for Children's Ministry is now
available on CD Rom. All 6 modules can be used individually, or
in a group, or with a facilitator. In other words it is designed
to be used the way you want to work! Intended to equip workers with
the background knowledge and understanding needed to work with children,
the modules offered are:
- Getting the Basics – guidelines for
good children’s ministry
- Being Biblical - how best to introduce and
use the Bible with children
- Fuel for Leaders – for leaders needing
a renewing boost
- Children for Real – understanding how
children learn and develop
- Dealing With It – responding to difficult
situations
- Child Protection – a refresher or supplement
to the basic training
Try before you
buy! I will be happy to bring a demonstration copy
to your church.
Coming soon....
“Core
Skills for Children's Ministry”
This is a six module course
in basic training for Children's Ministry will be launched in Edinburgh
on Saturday 7 October 2006. Put the date
in your diary now and watch for more details as I receive them!
As a Presbytery we have
already been involved in "Core Skills"
by piloting one of the modules, which each last two hours.
The brave "guinea pigs" who allowed me to trial it on
them were all enthusiastic about it. I hope you will be too.
For more details about the course click
here to visit the website
More help for
leaders....
In response to requests
from congregations, the Board of Parish Education also produced
over the last two years a series of books called "Kids
in Kirk" which addresses specific areas of work. The
titles are:
- Holiday Time, Quality Time - a holiday club
guide
- Nervous Tension - working with teens
- Inspired, Alive and Under Five - working with
pre-schoolers
- Vision for Volunteers - how to recruit volunteers
- 101 Ways into Worship - how to involve your
children in worship
All of the above are
flexible enough to be used by church groups as a self-help guide,
or offered at Presbytery level as a workshop. Please contact me
for details.
Informal
Workshops
As well as all that,
I will be happy to "customise" informal workshops for
individual congregations, and I also occasionally run larger similar
events at Presbytery level.
Workshops I have offered
in this format have included
- Introducing Children to Prayer
- Using the Bible with children
- Music with children
- Music without musicians
- Multi-Arts for Christmas *
- Multi-arts for Easter *
- Love In Action (how to cope with “difficult”
children)
- Worship with children
- Storytelling
*(these cover music,
art and craftwork, storytelling, drama, etc, with a choice of workshops)
and more.....
just ask for what you need!
Child
Protection Training
Training in the Church's
Code of Good Practice is offered on a regular basis at Presbytery
level, and also on request at congregational level, if needed. Application
should be made via the Child Protection Co-ordinator in your congregation.
See the events
page for details of courses currently on offer.
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