Consultancy Services for Children's, Youth, and Family Ministry

Empowering Churches to Nurture Future Generations

At Growing Young Disciples, we specialise in offering comprehensive consultancy services to local churches seeking to establish or enhance their children’s, youth, and family ministries. Our mission is to support your church in creating vibrant, engaging, and spiritually enriching programmes that resonate with young people and their families.

Growing Young Disciples is most concerned to help biblically rich children’s and youth ministry develop and flourish in the local church. We provide a consultancy service to help and advise on all matters relating to children’s, youth, and families ministry. Are you a new church just starting out with a passion to begin your ministry with children and young people in an ecclesiologically and theologically informed way? Or a long established ministry that is undertaking a strategic review? We are here to support you every step of the way.

Services We Offer:

1. Setting Up Ministries in New Church Plants

We assist new church plants in establishing a solid foundation for children’s, youth, and family ministries. Our expert guidance ensures your new ministry starts strong, with strategies tailored to your unique context and community.

2. Developing Ministry Models for Growing Church Plants

As your church plant grows, so does the need for a robust ministry model. We help you develop and implement effective programmes that cater to the evolving needs of your congregation, ensuring sustainable growth and engagement.

3. Reviewing Established Local Church Ministry Provision

Our team conducts thorough assessments of your existing children’s and youth ministries. We identify strengths and areas for improvement, providing actionable insights to enhance the spiritual development of young people in your church.

4. Curriculum Development and Material Planning

Developing a cohesive and impactful curriculum is crucial for effective ministry. We guide you in creating an overview, planning lessons, and selecting the right materials to meet the spiritual and educational needs of your children and youth.

5. Assessing and Planning Volunteer and Staff Training

Equipping your volunteer teams and paid ministry staff is key to successful ministry. We offer training programs tailored to the needs of your team, ensuring they are well-prepared to inspire and nurture the next generation.

Why choose us?

Expertise & Experience

Our consultants bring years of experience in children’s, youth, and family ministry, ensuring you receive top-tier advice and support.

Customised Solutions

We understand that every church is unique. Our services are tailored to meet the specific needs and goals of your ministry.

Holistic Approach

We consider all aspects of ministry development, from initial setup to long-term sustainability and growth.

Let us partner with you to create a dynamic and impactful ministry that will shape the faith journeys of children, youth, and families in your church community.

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FAQs

The Forge is an online training and resource platform from Growing Young Disciples. It exists to strengthen and support children’s, youth, and family ministry leaders. It is more than a content library. It is a place of sharpening and growth, where gospel depth meets practical wisdom for real-life ministry.

It is for anyone involved in discipling the next generation. Whether you are a full-time youth pastor, a Sunday school volunteer, a church leader, or a parent who wants to think more deeply about gospel-shaped ministry with young people, The Forge has been built with you in mind.

You will find biblically rich training videos, downloadable resources, safeguarding templates, risk assessments, leadership tools, and teaching materials. There is also an online community space where you can connect with others, ask questions, and find encouragement.

The subscription is yearly. You can pay £200 up front, or spread the cost with monthly payments of £20. Either way, you are signing up for a one-year commitment. After that, you are free to cancel at any time.

The subscription covers your whole church team, so anyone involved in children’s, youth, or family ministry can access the training resources and downloads.

Each subscription comes with one named community member. But we know that some churches have more than one key leader involved in children’s, youth, or family ministry. That is why we offer up to three named users per church to access the Forge community area.

This allows your team to grow together without turning the space into a free-for-all. If you need more individual sign-in permissions because of a larger team or unique circumstances, just get in touch and we will sort it out for you.

No. A subscription gives access to your local church team only. Resources must not be shared, copied, or distributed to anyone outside your church. If content is shared beyond these terms, access to The Forge will be withdrawn. We take this seriously in order to protect the integrity of the platform and ensure fairness for all.

Yes. The Forge is a living platform, not a static archive. New resources are added throughout the year, including training videos, downloadable tools, and leadership materials. We are always listening to what churches need and developing fresh content in response.

Yes. This is one of the most common requests we receive. The Forge includes a growing set of short, practical training videos with built-in discussion questions and leader notes. They are ideal for use in monthly or termly team meetings.

Yes. If your church is facing a particular challenge or needs support in a specific area of ministry, we would love to hear from you. The Forge exists to serve the local church, not to replace it. We are here to help.

Yes. While the platform is built on a conservative evangelical and reformed theological foundation, it is designed to serve churches across a wide range of denominations. The resources are biblically faithful, pastorally wise, and practically adaptable.

We would be happy to show you around. Send us a message and we can arrange a preview or talk through how The Forge could serve your team.