Our Diocesan Vision is that the Kingdom of God is good news for all, and that fundamentally includes Children, Young People and Families.

A key priority of our Parish Support Team strategy is to support and enable parishes to Grow Active Young Disciples. The Growing Younger team has been put together around this priority and a lot of our work is based around the national Church of England movement that is Growing Faith.

We really hope that the Growing Younger pages give you what you need to strengthen your ministry amongst children and young people. We try to cover all areas of your ministry; celebrate your local stories and inspire new growth. 

Contact us at GrowingYounger@derby.anglican.org if there is anything we can do to support you in growing a ministry or building a new ministry amongst children and young people.

 The Quiet Revival - the story continues

The Bible Society have expressed their disappointment at the discovery that the Quiet Revival report was flawed because of the data that they recieved from YouGov.. They explain what happend and what they are doing to correct it. 

.. 'this isn't the end of the Quiet Revival story. During the last year we've heard amazing stories of growth from churches across England and Wales. We've found new data and surveys that back up our conviction that a real change is happening. Our new report, The Quiet Revival one year on: what's the story? outlines our reasons for believing this. We hope you'll be encouraged'. 

Click on the image to go to the full report

Never too old to make a difference for young people in your church

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Growing a Younger Church newsletter.

Are you on the mailing list for our mailing? It's packed full of creative ideas and resources for you to use in your Parishes; whether you are starting out with a dream to build something new with your children and young people or whether you have an established group and are looking for fresh ideas.. We've got you. We are also going to be sharing stories from across the Diocese of ways that churches are ministrering to their children and young people so do send in your stories that we can share with others. 

We send the mailing out every couple of months.. all you need to do is sign up and you will receive the mailing direct to your In-Box. 

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Meet the Growing Younger Team