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Moseley Chimes
April 2008
The Diocese of Birmingham hosts the largest regular Christian gathering o young people in the UK and has created an on-line community of young Christians which has more than 150 active members.
The on-line community is based on a website called B-cent, http://www.b-cent.com.
Re-united is a blend of worship, teaching and music in a fast moving magazine format that takes place every other month in St Martin’s in the Bullring church in Birmingham City Centre. Around 800 young people gather with their friends and youth leaders to enjoy one another’s company and build up their faith. The next re-united is Saturday 12 April
Young people also have an important role in the structures of the Dioceses. The Bishop’s Youth Council is made up of more than twenty young people, two or more from each deanery (a deanery is geographical grouping of parishes), who have regular meetings with the Bishop to discuss issues, policies and advise the Bishop on issues in the diocese. The Bishop’s Youth Council also represents the young people in each deanery, impacting the way the diocese works and bringing issues, which are important to young people in the deaneries to the Bishop and a higher level than local Churches. For more information speak to Mara Livermore at St Mary’s.
The Diocese offers various training courses for youth workers. For an introduction to youth work they run a seven module training course for people wanting to work with young people in a church setting or from a Christian project. The Bishop’s Certificate in Youth Work will include topics such as working with young people in church, working with excluded young people, substance abuse and health and safety issues. For more information speak to Revd Rosemary Donovan.
The Active Network brings youth workers together for mutual support, relaxation and resourcing and the Youth Ministry department can run tailor-made courses on issues such as drugs, worship, schools and detached youth work.