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A guide to presbyterianismAlso for schoolchildren, these pages offer a guide for young people to presbyterianism and the structure of the Church. Click here to read more. |
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 Some of the delegates from our 2007 event. |
This year's NYA took place in
Dundee from Friday 5 until
Monday 8 September 2008 at the Apex City
Quay Hotel. The event was called End
of Part One, and one of the issues covered was the sense that the planet is at an ending
and beginning. The way of life the older generation has known cannot be sustained in the future without some radical changes to the way we live now, so we condsidered the changes the younger generation will have to make to the way they live to preserve our planet. From a biblical point of view we looked at what happened after Jesus ascended to heaven following his resurrection. |
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Previous National Youth Assemblies
The Youth Assembly 2006 took place from Friday 8 September to Sunday 10 September at the City Quay Hotel, Dundee. You can read a first-hand account of the event on our archived fortnightly features pages online here from delegate and guest writer Nicola Whyte from Edinburgh. You can also download the minutes from the 2006 assembly below.Download the 2006 minutes:
National Youth Assembly 2005
The National Youth Assembly gathered for prayer and worship.
Alison E. Thomson was Moderator, the Rev Dr Marjory MacLean
was clerk and Judith Taylor was depute clerk. The theme
of the Assembly was the bridging of the ‘gaps’
perceived to exist between the Gospel of Christ and contemporary
culture and belief in the Christian message and living
it out in practice. The debates focused on the remits
of the General Assembly’s new Councils, and the
initial priorities within the first year of their work.
During the National Youth Assembly a one-day re-union
meeting was held of the children’s ambassadors to
the General Assembly of 2005. Renaming themselves ‘The
Junior Youth Assembly’, they discussed the format
of future events, and engaged in debate on themes raised
by the Ministries Council and the Mission and Discipleship
Council.A summary of the the 2005 event and their conclusion is available to download below in Word [.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text only [.txt] formats.
Download the 2005 minutes:
For parents, carers and teachers
Strategy for Young People
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2007 is the year in which local churches get the chance to reconsider how to work with young people. In November 2006 every congregation was sent copies of a resource booklet containing all the information required to help them work out a new plan for youth work. You can download a copy of this booklet below in [.pdf] or text only [.txt] formats. Please note that this is a very large file and, at 24 image-heavy page, will take some considerable time to download on a standard connection. If your system cannot receive this file easily, please email the department to request a hard copy of the booklet. You can also order some of the Strategy for Young People resources, including data cards and wrist bands, using the following order form. |
Download the Strategy for Young People booklet:
Download the Strategy for Young People resources order
form:
Cosycoffeehouse
A new initiative from the Mission and Discipleship Council, Cosycoffeehouse is all you need to run a successful coffee shop for young people in your church and wider community. Contained in the box you will find branded mugs, t-shirts, an apron, fairly traded tea, coffee and hot chocolate and much, much, more!The kit costs £50 and you can get more information by emailing Jane McCarthy at jmccarthy@cofscotland.org.uk
Safeguarding OfficeClick here to visit our dedicated online area offering advice, resources and training for those who work with children and vulnerable adults. |
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iMPACT
iMPACT, formerly known as Summer Mission, sees Church teams work with children and teenagers carrying out mission work in partnership with a local Church of Scotland by sharing the gospel. For information about iMPACT or to find out more about the Youth Club Planting Scheme to establish a youth club or youth fellowship near you, visit the iMPACT website at www.impactscotland.org.ukPlease note that all external links on this page will take you out of the Church of Scotland website and open a new browser window.
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