in Bolton and Salford ArchDeaconries (last updated 25/2/15)
The list of projects below make up some of the work of the Young Adults Missioner (YAM) for Bolton & Salford ArchDeaconries. They fall into three categories:
1) Growing Leaders 2) Missional Communities Model 3) Attractional Church Model
GROWING LEADERS
1. New Wine Discipleship Year Bolton Training Centre
Having interns working in local churches and Christian charities is a central plank of the strategy for reaching young adults as it is both developing young leaders and enabling them in ministry to young adults
In November 2013 we started our Discipleship Year Bolton Training Centre. Since then we have had 30 graduates with another 5 starting in October 2016.
We meet at Bolton Parish Church Hall, BL1 1PS.
Click here for an overview of the Curriculum which runs in term time over from October to July. 75% of the lectures are delivered by DVD and the rest by local speakers. The course is fantastic! In February we meet up with the other 13 centres from around England.
We need:
Funding to provide bursaries (£100-200) for student fees who cannot find all their funding (some of our students live on very small incomes whilst giving their year in amazing service). We also need contributions to help with our Training Centre running costs.
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org or see http://www.new-wine.org/dy2014
2. Support for Young Adult Champions
Across Bolton and Salford ArchDeaconries there are over 130 churches with varying ministries to young adults (aged 18-40). For example St Aidans, Salford has started a Messy Church which reaches many new parents with young children. St Peter's Halliwell has started men's football which reaches young men from the centre and fringe of the church. No matter what age you are, you can help champion ministry to young adults in some form.
The YAM for Bolton and Salford currently networks with over 100 "champions" of ministry to young adults. The YAM aims to offer support to equip people of all ages to champion the ministry to young adults. This might involve collaboration on a plan for ministry and outreach, or growing in leadership skills through encouragement, courses, events and retreats (as pictured here).
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
We need:
Funding to help cover costs of mentoring and supporting champions. Sometimes they need to have a coffee bought for them as they share their current challenges, at other times it's a funded course which their local church or they cannot really afford to pay for themselves. MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES MODEL
1. Caring for Ex-offenders (CFEO) in Salford and Bolton
The majority of prison terms served are for less than 12 months which means there is no probation provision for them on release to help them in their rehabilitation.
In November 2013 we started our first CFEO group at St Aidans Church, Salford, working with Street Soccer. We have about 15 young men in this group with new people joining regularly. We have developed a personal development course called Fit4Life and a work rehabilitation programme which includes working on an allotment project.
In October 2014 we started a new CFEO group at St Chads Church serving the Bolton area, using the same model, but with its own dedicated team.
During 2015-16 we have been exploring expanding this work from 2 to 14 centres around Greater Manchester with the collaboration of a national probation partnership.
We need:
Funding to cover travel expenses and materials for a growing network of mentors who give their time to provide a range of mentored work experiences. This includes projects such as working on the St Aidans allotment to working on a house refurbishment project.
Whilst some start-up grants have been received for this work, funds are needed for the long term running of this work.
Mentors -If you feel you could offer some time as a one off or more regularly to help mentor a young adult in work, please do get in touch so we can discuss how that might work.
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org or see CFEO.
2. Bolton Wanderers Football Club -Faith Family Football
15,000 typically attend home games at Bolton Wanderers FC. Started in 1870s by Rev Ogden and Rev Farrell-Wright, the club has a strong commitment to the local community through the Trust and the club Chaplain Phil Mason.
A new pre-match event exploring
the club moto
“Faith Family Football”
including expert panelists, player interviews and interactive audience polls. 105 people attended our first FFF on 8th Feb 2pm in the Reflections suite, Macron Stadium Hotel.
4 new dates have been released for the 2015-2016 season.
“Faith Family Football”
including expert panelists, player interviews and interactive audience polls. 105 people attended our first FFF on 8th Feb 2pm in the Reflections suite, Macron Stadium Hotel.
4 new dates have been released for the 2015-2016 season.
Follow Twitter
@BWFC FFF, Facebook
BWFC FFF or see the resources website www.bwfcfff@blogspot.com for more information.
Book your FREE FFF ticket by emailing bwfcfff@gmail.com and pick your tickets up at the ticket office.
Invite a friend to the event and get a match ticket for just £10.Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
Click here to see the video advert for FFF
Invite a friend to the event and get a match ticket for just £10.Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
Click here to see the video advert for FFF
We need:
You to come and invite friends to the FFF event followed by the match.3. On-line community -Call Mcr Podcast
Over 100,000 students live in Gtr Manchester and in some of our inner city parishes over 70% of the population is made of young professionals. Less than 1% of these groups attend a church, however podcasts marketed to this agegroup can be a successful way to connect with this audience.
A new FREE podcast has been launched which aims to connect with the young adult audience that has a spiritual appetite but does not attend church. It aims to interview people who are actively bringing "a shalom movement to the streets of Manchester" and encourage others to join in with the movement.
Google "Call Mcr Podcast" to find and listen on i-Tunes.
Google "Call Mcr Podcast" to find and listen on i-Tunes.
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
Facebook:Call Manchester Twitter:@CallManchester1
Facebook:Call Manchester Twitter:@CallManchester1
We need:
You to listen in and invite friends to listen, especially using Facebook and Twitter.Modest Funding to help cover costs of sound equipment and occasional travel expenses of guest we interview.
4. Bolton Third Space
Inspiring, uniting and supporting young people to live healthy and fulfilled lives.
The new focus is a mission that has a base in a central Bolton cafe (next door to CLC bookshop) as well as a schools mission team which will offer a range of services to meet the needs of secondary schools and students across Bolton.
The cafe is open to the public 9.30am-3.30pm and then run youth and young adult sessions in the evenings and on Sunday in due course.
Other work has been with a volunteer team in the grounds of Bolton Parish Church reaching out to teenagers and early 20s who hang out there. A summer festival has been held annually since 2014, open mic nights are run every 4 months more events are being planned.
See www.thirdspacebolton.blogspot.com for more info
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
We need:
Finances to employ the staff team for schools mission.
5. Universities
There are over 300,000 university students in Greater Manchester and it's estimated that less than 1% attend church or Christian union. The is a great need to reach out to students.
The YAM has links with Salford University and is a volunteer Chaplain at Bolton University.
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
We need:
Volunteers to give one-off or more regular input to a variety of student ministries.
ATTRACTIONAL CHURCH MODEL
Further projects have been explored with various churches.
1. Sacred Trinity Church Outreach to Young Professionals
Over 100,000 students live in Gtr Manchester and in some of our inner city parishes over 70% of the population is made of young professionals.
See Twitter feed @sacredsalford for some of the news and events with Sacred Trinity Church over 2014.
See www.thecitycentre.blogspot.com for a new collaborative initiative gathering leaders in the city centre to pray about mission.
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
See www.thecitycentre.blogspot.com for a new collaborative initiative gathering leaders in the city centre to pray about mission.
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
We need:
Your prayers and advice on your experience2. Love Running Manchester
Over 40,000 people run the Manchester 10K each May and running is something that is a big part of our culture. www.loverunningmanchester.org was set up in 2011 and has had nearly 400 runners enter the Manchester 10K raising over £40,000 for good causes like Tearfund, CAP and the Gtr Manchester Hospices.
In May Love Running Manchester will enter runners to the Manchester 10K and Manchester Juniors run respectively, aiming to raise thousands of pounds for people who are less fortunate. Love Running Manchester provides a website to register your runners and get tools for fundraising, training to help you run you local running group for adults or children, and freedom to choose your own charities so you can run with even more passion.
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org or see www.loverunningmanchester.org
Love Running Manchester operates as an independent Christian charity no. 1154723
Love Running Manchester operates as an independent Christian charity no. 1154723
We need:
Volunteers support for admin and promotionMore church and school groups to start up a Love Running group in your area.See the attached flyers for the Manchester 10K and Juniors race to think about setting up a Love Running group in your area.
3. All Age Worship
Almost every CofE Parish has a CofE primary school and most churches have either a Toddler group or Uniform movements too. This presents a great opportunity to reach children and their young adult parents. All Age Worship is therefore a key area to develop.
The YAM has supporting churches like Holy Trinity Prestolee in the ongoing work of developing All Age Worship. Various service styles are used such as traditional drama and story telling to more contemporary Cafe Worship, Messy Church and interactive forms. All age worship ideally needs to be set within a strategy for developing relationships with people eg social events, explorer courses such as The Parenting Course, Alpha.
A new children's novel has just been published for parents to read with their children. A schools and churches resources pack is being launched and is now available on the website click here.
Contact: markcowling@manchester.anglican.org
SUPPORTING YAM WORK FINANCIALLY
Fundraising is essential for the continued mission and work amongst young adults. If you are able to give financially please download this Gift Aid form and email markcowling@manchester.anglican.org for Standing Order details for Manchester Diocese. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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