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The Youth Evangelism Fund (YEF) distributes a large sum of money across eight dioceses each year to local youth groups for mission and outreach. The dioceses to receive grants in 2008 will be: Portsmouth, Blackburn, Peterborough, Carlisle, Worcester, Canterbury, Hereford and Norwich.

The main purpose of this fund is to enable young people to share their faith in Jesus Christ in ways that make sense to young people aged 11-20 across the Diocese. We have been allocated about £22,000 of funding which groups of local young people can apply for.

The Diocese of Portsmouth has been invited to take its part in the Church of England’s Youth Evangelism Fund Programme for 2008. Now in its third year the Youth Evangelism Fund aims to put resources and funds into the hands of young people as they go about spreading the good news of Jesus. It seeks to enable more young people to connect with the Christian Gospel and develop their faith within the life of the Church. The fund seeks to affirm projects and proposals that share the Good News of Jesus Christ in ways that make sense to young people.

Portsmouth Diocese has been allocated about £22,000 of funding which local groups of young people can apply for by the end of July 2008. Decisions about the projects will be made in the autumn of this year by the Church of England Youth Evangelism Fund Group and funding for the projects will arrive in early 2009. We are inviting groups of young people in all situations to get creative and think about how they might spread the Good News.

Timetable for 2008:

• February: Briefings for youth leaders and interested parties.
• March: Publicity across the diocese to young people in churches and groups
• April – August: Project applications sent to the diocesan Youth & Children’s Adviser. They need to be in by the 1st September at the latest.
• September: Project Applications are then sent by the diocese to the CofE National Mission Officer at Church House, Westminster.
• October: Youth Evangelism Fund award decisions are made by the National Committee.
• November and December: Award money for successful projects are sent to the diocese and then distributed to projects.

Essential downloads

• Aims and criteria for the Youth Evangelism Fund [pdf]
• The application process [pdf]
• Application Form for the Youth Evangelism Fund [MSWord]
• Timeline for Youth Evangelism Fund [pdf]
• A practical guide for young people [pdf]
• Briefing presentation [MSPowerpoint 17mB!!!!]

Useful Downloads

• YEF Pilot Study 2004/2005 [pdf - large file]
• Youth Evangelism Fund – 2006/2007 Report [pdf]

Evangelistic courses and materials

• Youth Alpha
• Youth Emmaus
• Quest – excellent dvd resources!
• The Art of Connecting – how to change relationships forever – YFC course
• Lost for Words – CPAS publication

Christian Agencies with an evangelism and mission focus:

• Soul Survivor – mission and worship
• Christian Aid - educational resources
• World Vision – world issues and mission
• CMS – Youth
• Tear Fund
• Hope for Young People

Other useful stuff:

• Diocese of Durham old YEF pages
• Diocese of York old YEF pages
• Diocese of Carlisle – YEF 2008
• Diocese of Leicester – old YEF pages
• 24/7 prayer
• How to start a youth group – handy advice from the Diocese of Portsmouth

If you know of any other useful resources please email your suggestions to me.