The Diocese of Ely is passionate about promoting and developing good work with children, young people and their families.
Children are spiritual beings with their own thoughts and feelings about God. Our role is to support, nurture and encourage them as they grow to a full and mature faith in Christ and to help them find their place to serve in the church community.
As we seek to support children we will engage with their families, offering support for them to develop faith practices in the home that enable everyone in the family to grow and flourish as they learn from each other. In Matthew 18:3 Jesus challenges adults to become like little children in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. Children and young people often lead the way in growing and developing in faith.
Diocesan Development Officer for Children and their Families
The Diocesan Development Officer for Children and their Families’ role is to create vision, resource, equip, train and encourage those working with children in the Diocese.
Different approaches will be needed in different settings and Debbie Hill is keen to support churches in discerning the best way forward to develop their work with children and their families.
Debbie can be contacted on debbie.hill@elydiocese.org or 01353 652711 or mobile 07837 699016.
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