Youth Resources

Sandy Brodine reflects on using 'Visio Divina' as a shared meaning-making activity with people across the age range.

As you begin to plan for Advent and the Christmas season, don’t forget that all people in leadership positions need a Working with Children’s Check.

With Christmas around the corner, how might you be able to use this time of year to increase your community connection – including across the digital world?

St Stephen's Keilor Youth member Tina Salima reflects on the introduction of their ‘Deliveries’ community service outreach and the impact it has had on both the local community and the youth group.

Safety considerations for children on social media have always been an important topic. Currently, raising the age of social media access is occupying our safeguarding measures, but what are the pros and cons to consider.

Kalamunda Messy Church in Western Australia share a good news story about a collaboration with a local Uniting Church agency and their Messy Church.

Rev Andreana Reale shares a simple peace action she led recently in her congregation at Murrumbeena Uniting Church.

Danny and Jenny Katzen reflect on stimulating and increasing that sense of awe and wonder of our natural world while encouraging positive behaviours to reduce our negative impact on our environment.

September 1-7 marks National Child Protection Week, with the theme: ‘Every conversation matters’. Conversations are powerful tools to keep children and young people safe and well.

What resources are available for faith discussions? Sandy Brodine and Kelly Woods have collated a list to get us started.  

Would you like to gather online with other creative people? Across October 4-6, How Great Thou Art is running and there are opportunities to gather online for creativity and gaming.

Feast of Faith is a 2nd Gen CALD Young Leaders Retreat happening from September 20-22. This retreat is a weekend where we will focus on enriching, equipping and empowering our CALD young leaders.

Children notice what we’re passionate about and are natural mimics. We won’t have answers to all their questions, but we can applaud them for asking and commit to discovering things together. Mike and Cathie Clarke reflect on ways grandparents can help their grandchildren grow in their love of God, and God’s creation.

Capturing the joy of children's activities through photography is a fantastic way to showcase your child-focused program, but how do you do it safely? Josh Tuhipa-Turner from the Culture of Safety Unit tells us all we need to know to comply with UCA standards.

Watch along with OddRev, RevDocGeek, Verg, ThePurplePastor and PastoralHare as they chat all things theology, sci-fi and fantasy with author and theologian, Professor James F McGrath (ReligionProf).

What was OmegaCon like, and why should you add May 30-June 1 next year into your diaries? Take a read of what Tim Johns has to say.

Messy Churches are faith communities that sit alongside traditional churches. Messy Churches can celebrate communion and baptisms as part of their gatherings. Sandy Brodine reflects on a baptism for a 10-year-old at North Ringwood UC Messy Church this week.

Sandy reflects on why taking a creative approach to praying together can help people of all ages learn to talk to God together, including a mum experiencing her three-year-old’s first community prayer.