The workshop is very simple to navigate and can be run by anyone who knows how to operate a laptop and screen! There are interactive buttons that appear as you watch.

The training starts the same for everyone, then there are two pathways to choose from within the training, depending on the audience you have:

One training path is for Children, Family/Youth leaders, which has a greater focus on the spiritual aspects and is a great opportunity to equip and empower your volunteers.

The other is for parents – this has less spiritual and more practical ideas for parents to use. This session is an ideal way to help Churches engage with local parents.

During the training, there are questions for the group to consider and chat through (or for individuals to think through themselves). These are opportunities to press pause on the video and take 5 minutes to chat. Not only does this help to keep everyone’s attention, it also makes the training more relevant to your group’s setting. Keep a tight reign on time during these chats so the session doesn’t last all night! You can always pick up conversations at the end for those who want to stay on.

Make sure when presenting, to scroll to the bottom of the screen and click full-screen mode by using the arrows at the bottom right of your screen. We also recommend that you watch the video in full before presenting it so that you are familiar with the topics and the places where you can pause to chat.

It can also be given as a link to parents/volunteers to watch at home – but we would suggest that it works much better in a small group setting.

To access the video, click the image below.

If you missed our Halloween workshop you can watch it now by clicking HERE

To access the Padlet mentioned in the workshop with all the links and ideas click here: https://bit.ly/4gZABCh 

Join us on May 4th as we look at ways to reignite Children and Families ministry in your parish. This event is specifically for Church of Ireland parishes, if you are a Children & Families volunteer / paid staff or Clergy and you want to start, re-start or re-imagine Children and Families ministry in your context then please join us.

May 4th at 7pm. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3KLmktu

Are you struggling to re-recruit volunteers since the pandemic? Do you find that people only help for a few weeks then give various excuses not to return? Is it always the same few people who step up to serve?

Our Volunteer Recruitment and Retention workshop will encourage you to take a look at your current practice, discuss ideas with other churches and consider new ways to approach and support your volunteers. At the end of the session each participant will also receive a copy of our Volunteer Handbook.

If you would like to host a volunteer workshop in your diocese – or even just for your own ministry team – please complete the form below and we will contact you to discuss the details.

To enquire about booking this workshop please complete the form below.

Check out the next in our series of Children’s Ministry Training Videos.  This one focuses on All Age Worship.  Many thanks to Rev Rob Clements for exploring this topic with us.  Enjoy!