Inspire marks another significant development for the Church of Ireland Youth Department within the past year.  Often in working with young people we rely heavily on materials outsourced from various organisations around the world perceived as being more 'professional' in their practice than we are.  We can easily lose sight of the fact that no one knows our young people better than we do.  So, in order for the foreign resources to be more effective, a process of contextualisation must ensue.  Inspire represents a massive effort to collect, collate and contextualise information pertinent to training youth ministry practitioners in the island of Ireland.

Inspire is a primer on foundational elements of an effective youth ministry.  Over the 210 pages, Inspire covers information in five main sections:  The Inner Life, Young People and Youth Culture, Theology and Methodology of Youth Ministry, Developing Leaders and Effective Youth Ministry and Tools of the Trade.  Each section has between 9-12 subsections written or contributed by numerous organisations and youth ministry practitioners.  We've partnered with some great organisations for this project including Renovare, Simply Youth Ministry, Youth Specialties, Hope UK and the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding.  In addition to these organisations, many individuals from within and outside of Ireland have written specifically for the resource.  We've also included a disc at the back of the project with digital versions of every page for printing or distribution within your youth ministry team. 

Our hope is that this unique resource will provide the support you need for effective youth ministry practice in your parish or diocesan setting.  If you'd like more information, or have any questions about Inspire, please contact Barbara Swann,  on +44 (0) 28 90660052 or at barbara@ciyd.org.