Resources

We’ve produced a booklet explaining everything you need to know about accrediting your church with the Charter. It outlines each step a church needs to take and includes an application form if you’d prefer to fill one in on paper.

You can download a booklet for free or ask us to send you a printed copy in the post.

Download booklet.

The booklet is in pdf form and you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view it. Download a free copy of Acrobat Reader here.

Email us to ask for a booklet in the post.

We’ve also got a Powerpoint presentation that you can use to explain the Charter to groups like PCC’s or church meetings.

Download Powerpoint presentation (Mac and PC).
Download Keynote version (Mac) (4.5Mb).

The cartoonist and ex-youth worker Dave Walker has produced a series of cartoons depcting each of the seven promises. You can download posters of these cartoons to help raise the profile of the Charter.

Download cartoon posters (4.1Mb).

Employing Youth and Children’s Workers by Paul Godfrey and Nic Sheppard was published by Church House Publishing in 2008. It’s a helpful guide to some of the issues covered by the Charter.

Go to Church House Publishing’s web site.

Best Practice Manual published by AMAZE is a comprehensive manual covering all areas of best and safe practice for youth and children’s workers.

Employment Manual also published by AMAZE is a useful manual is designed to help you through the complicated process of employing a youth and children’s worker.

Go to AMAZE’s web site

We love our youthworker

"The Baptist Union’s Mission Department welcomes this initiative. I believe that this Charter is timely, prophetic, and if taken seriously would change the culture and practice of employment of youth workers."

Ian Bunce, Head of Mission Department, Baptist Union of Great Britain

"I am convinced if every church employing a youth worker was diligently outworking this Charter, it would have a dramatic effect, not only our youth workers but also on the young people they serve."

Steve Clifford, General Director of the EA

"Over the last twenty years the church has done a fantastic job of recognising the need for youth workers. Now it’s time the church took a serious look at the needs of youth workers."

Martin Saunders, Editor, Youthwork Magazine

"This Charter is a clear, strategic and timely reminder that as youth workers express and demonstrate worth and value to those they serve, as the church we should be doing exactly the same for them."

Susie Mapldoram, Diocesan Youth Officer, Manchester Diocese

"This Charter helps the church articulate its desire to value and develop its youth workers. I believe it will add richness to those who are among our churches greatest assets!"

Mark Pugh, National Director, Serious4God

"I commend this National Charter to every church who wants a fulfilled youth worker and the resulting growth in their youth work!"

Rev Stephen Gaukroger, Clarion Trust International

“My prayer is that the Charter will, indeed, be a great encouragement to all churches that employ a youth worker to show in even more tangible ways that they really do value, love, and cherish them.”

Peter Ball, National Youth Adviser, Church of Engalnd

“Every church should commit to The National Charter for Church Youth Workers. It reminds us all that we have a responsibility to care for those who are at the forefront of so much incredible work with young people here in the UK.”

Steve Chalke, MBE Founder, Oasis Global, Faithworks & Stop The Traffik