Welcome

Ministry among Children helps churches in Chester Diocese to include, nurture and reach out to children aged 0-11.

We provide:

training for children’s leaders and anyone concerned with children in the church – in a range of formats from a year-long course to DIY training ideas
consultancy for parishes reviewing and developing ministry with children and help with specific issues such as children and Holy Communion, evangelism with children or all-age worship
support for employed children’s workers and advice for parishes wanting to employ a worker
opportunities to network or be put in touch with churches using different patterns of children's ministry
a resource library for churches in the diocese.

The events page will lead you to details of all future training sessions and children’s events.

For the latest edition of Children's Voice, our newsletter about children's ministry, please click here

Children's Ministry Course
A new group has started the Church Colleges’ Certificate in Children’s Ministry course last September. It is a one-year part-time course run by Chester and Manchester Dioceses. The three modules are: Understanding childhood; The Bible and children; Children and worship. You can complete assignments, leading to a recognised qualification accredited by the University of Chester.

To register your interest for next years course please contact David Bell

Growing Children Growing Children is a resource for Chester Diocese, providing tools to help churches develop their ministry among children. It enables the whole congregation to look at central issues about children and Christian faith. It also provides tools for reviewing children’s ministry and planning how to reach, nurture and include children. The printed version has been sent to parishes and is also available for download from the Growing Children page.