Children and Families route

Children and Families route

Children and Families route

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Thanks to a creative partnership between Church Mission Society and Frontier Youth Trust, pioneer children and family workers can join a unique learning programme that combines the best of CMS’s experience of pioneering mission and ministry and FYT’s experience of working with young people on the margins.

“Children and youth workers are natural pioneers. CMS recognises the value of this ministry and I was given opportunities to learn from other practitioners from a variety of different contexts.”

Claire, Certificate

Application requirements and programme structure

These are the same as for the undergraduate programme.

The Certificate of Higher Education in Theology, Ministry and Mission can be focused towards children and family work by choosing the modules which are outlined below.

Modules

<strong>Certificate (Level 4)</strong>
Pioneering Children’s and Families Work

Exploring play, informal education and/or non-formal education among young people and children, questioning and articulating their value and impact in practice. Includes consideration of how children and young people learn and develop and approaches to working with challenging behaviour. A foundation in ministry with children and families, including context, professional standards (including legal frameworks), principles and values involved, and the opportunity to reflect on practices and principles in this area of ministry. An introduction to good practice in relationships with children and families, and to explore the principles and processes involved in using and leading play in your children’s work practice.

Foundations of Theology and Reflective Practice

An introduction to contextual theology, principles and methods of reflection, and their place in mission and practice (online)

Pastoral Care, Ethics and Ministry

An introduction to key issues in both pastoral care and ethics, giving you the tools and theological framework to approach pastoral situations, as well as the space to reflect on your own views and experiences

Mission and Evangelism

Put the Bible into conversation with culture and gain greater understanding about your own practice of mission. Look at historical trends and current approaches to engaging and witnessing to the world around us, alongside practical engagement in mission (online with weekend residential).

Introduction to the Bible

An overview of the purpose, context and content of the Old and New Testaments. Get familiar with approaches to biblical study and consider how to engage biblical texts in mission and ministry.

Spirituality and Discipleship

Explore different approaches to discipleship, considering various Christian spiritual practices and their impact on our individual spiritual lives. How might we engage practically with them in our lives and the life of our community? (week residential)

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