Web links for Children's Workers

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Advisers http://www.cwanetwork.org.uk The Church of England Children's Work Advisers Network pages with public downloads available

Anglican-Methodist Covenant http://www.anglican-methodist.org.uk/ 
New website celebrating joint work between our two denominations

All age plus www.allageplus.org.uk/
Worship services for all ages - buy on line!

AMSAG www.amsag.org.uk
Association of Methodist Scouters and Guiders

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Bible Reading Fellowship www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk
Resourcing work in church 

BRF for schools www.barnabasinschools.org.uk  

Bible Society www.biblesociety.org.uk/

Boys Brigade www.boys-brigade.org.uk

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Consultative Group for Ministry amongst Children www.cgmcontheweb.com 
A network group of CTBI (Churches Together in Britain and Ireland) bringing together representatives of Children's Ministry from across the UK and Ireland

Core Skills for Children's Work
www.coreskillsforchurches.com
Official site to accompany the new ecumencial training material

Church of England www.cofe.anglican.org/info/education/children
Information on what the Church of England's strategy for children's work is all about.

Children Matter! http://tahilla.typepad.com/children_matter/
Amazing website with updates on issues affecting the whole of children's lives

Children's Ministry www.childrensministry.co.uk/
Website from Kingsway covering many children's ministry issues

Children's Ministry www.childrensministry.com
American resource site for all aspects of Children's Ministry

Christian Childcare Forum www.christianchildcareforum.org.uk 

CPAS www.cpas.org.uk/
Church Pastoral Aid Society - offering training and resources for children's workers

Christian Aid www.christian-aid.org.uk/

CURBS www.curbsproject.org.uk/
Offering training and resources for those working with children in urban situations

Churches Agency for Safeguarding www.churchsafe.org.uk/

CPO www.cpo-online.org.uk/
Publishing resources for outreach

Crusaders www.crusaders.org.uk/

CNNV http://www.churchesfornon-violence.org/index.htm

Churches Network for Non Violence

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Department for Education and Skills www.dfes.gov.uk 
Information on all aspects of the DfES

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Every Child Matters http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/ 
Government website containing everything you would need to read about the ECM - Change for Children programme across England & Wales.

European Methodist Youth Council www.emyc.net 
Visit the Children's Commission pages!

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Family Friendly Churches Trust www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk
Fabulous site for those thinking about developing their church life!

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Godly Play www.godlyplay.org.uk and www.godlyplay.com
Find out all about this method of teaching based around spiritual development

Girls Brigade www.girlsbrigadeew.org.uk 
Official site of the Brigade packed full of information on the work of the Briagde

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Kidology www.kidology.org
Equipping and encouraging those who minister to Children

Kevin Mayhew www.kevinmayhew.co.uk
Christian publishing company producing resources for church and schools

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MPH www.mph.org.uk
Methodist Publishing House offering resources for worship and children's work

Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes www.maynardsgroovytunes.co.uk  
This website is full of fresh new Children's Bible songs for Christian kids of all ages. For use in Sunday School, Bible clubs, Church meetings, School Assemblies etc. Free MP3's and sheet music. CD's available.

MRDF www.mrdf.org.uk Methodist Relief and Development Fund - great site with loads of information on work all over the world!

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NCH www.nch.org.uk
The home of NCH on the web!

National Society www.natsoc.org.uk/
Promoting Religious Education

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Pilots www.pilots.org.uk
Home of the non uniformed organisation for children and young people

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Roots www.rootsontheweb.com
Working alongside Roots teaching material for Children and Young people

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Scripture Union www.scriptureunion.org.uk
Home for resources, Holiday Club material and all manner of SU subjects

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United Reformed Church www.urc.org.uk/urchin/index.htm
United Reformed Children's Information Network website - packed full of ideas, resources, and links

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child www.therightssite.org.uk/html/kyr.htm
Information on rights issues

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Worship Tips http://www.sttims.org/family/tips.shtml
Some great tips from a local Americal Episcopal Church on children in worship

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Zero - Nineteen www.0-19.org.uk 
Internet and magazine for 'everyone working with children and teenagers'

Please send us the links for the sites you use most often for children's ministry and we can share them!

Send them to children@methodistchurch.org.uk