Children's and family ministry
Resourcing children and families in their Christian faith and ministry - bringing the Bible and faith to life
Bringing the Bible and faith alive
For over 20 years, BRF has been supporting children's and family work in churches. Through the Barnabas in Churches and Faith in Homes websites, as well as through our books, we're supporting churches and families as they explore faith with under 11s. We are also delighted to announce that Parenting for Faith is now part of BRF.
The church which welcomes children, accepts their gifts and ministries, meets their needs, advocates justice and seeks new life with them, joins them in challenging evil with love and truth, continues to learn with and from them the values of the Kingdom by living them out, is a church which is good news not only for children and its adult members but for the world.
From the Unfinished Business report, Consultative Group on Ministry among Children
Parenting for Faith
We are delighted to announce that Rachel Turner has joined our staff team and that Parenting for Faith is now part of BRF. Parenting for Faith aims to inspire and equip parents, support communities and train leaders to raise children in the Christian faith
Ideas for exploring faith in homes
The Faith in Homes initiative and its website helps families to explore the Christian faith and to find God in the everyday at home. It focuses on ideas, articles, advice, published resources and workshops - signposting leaders and families to a wide range of up-to-date resources so they can live out their faith together.
Barnabas in Churches
The Barnabas in Churches website provides free, high-quality, downloadable ideas for children's and family workers and church leaders to use with Sunday or midweek groups. A wide range of books is also published under BRF's Barnabas for Children imprint to resource, equip and inspire those working with children.
The road ahead
We're in the process of reviewing our work with children and families. If you'd like to stay up to date with any developments, do sign up to keep up to date with BRF.
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Christian growth and understanding of the Bible
Seeing lives shaped by the Bible, prayer and whole-life discipleship
Church outreach in the local community
BRF is the home of two programmes that churches are embracing to great effect as they seek to engage with their local communities and transform lives
Teaching Christianity in primary schools
Enabling primary-aged children and their teachers to explore Christianity and the Bible creatively and confidently