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This weekend at Wheaton, Illinois a group of 50-60 people gathered as part of an exploratory global children's forum. Taking up the challenge to aim lower, think smaller, give up and go have a cup of coffee, the group began a journey towards imagining what it would take to see God's kingdom come in the lives of the 2.1 billion children in the world. - “Catalysing a movement that engages every child, in every generation with Jesus, through his Word.” An adept facilitation team led delegates from… Continue

Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. Think-tank Civitas said the "escalation of child protection measures" had made everyone from sports coaches to Santas seem like "potential child abusers". The Home Office said there was no evidence that vetting had deterred volunteers or eroded trust. It plans to tighten the rules further, so all parents hosting foreign exchange students will face background checks. In its report… Continue

A request from The Consultative Group on Ministry Among Children: "Family Matters are undertaking some important research work on what churches are doing with children and families. They have now produced an e-survey and the link is attached below. http://www.surveypark.co.uk/uc/main/bafe/?a=cgin This research could prove to be invaluable for us all and it would be great if you could pass it on to as many people as possible!"

Diocesan Children’s Officer The 100,000+ children living in the Diocese of Worcester need a Children’s Officer who will: • champion their voice in the life of the church • help them to discover and worship God in safety and joy • represent the church in its partnerships in Dudley and Worcestershire and be their advocate • promote “Every Child Matters” We are seeking to appoint an Officer who: • has skills in championing children and who can train and motivate volunteers.. • is confident… Continue

Many of you will have seen WordLive.org - the great new online devotional tool from Scripture Union, well soon to arrive is a free to use web based resource for anyone working with children and young people called LightLive. Amy, the project manager for LightLive writes... "LightLive launches on April 29, 2008. SU are currently recruiting enthusiastic volunteers to preview and test the site. You do not need to have any particular web expertise but it would be helpful if you have some experienc… Continue