RAISE: Children's Leaders Training

This iLearn course is designed to equip all children’s leaders for ministry with The Salvation Army.

Course modules

• The vision
• Faith development for children
• Leading children
• Pastoral awareness
• Families
• Programme planning
• Children in the community
• Children's ministry online
• Leading well into the future

There is a Learning Journal to accompany delegates throughout the training that includes key points from each module, a space for notes, activities and prompts for personal reflection.

Suitable for

All children's leaders:

• A mandatory course for children’s leaders before they are commissioned as YPSMs, Children’s Ministry Team Leaders or Junior Soldier Sergeants.
• A highly recommended course for all those who work with children.
• A highly recommended course for teams of children’s leaders in a corps to learn and journey together.

Course duration

The modules can be worked through at your own pace. The maximum time required is 9 hours.

There is a comprehensive resource list of additional content for those wishing to deepen their learning in a specific area.

Connecting with other children's leaders

While the course can be completed at your own pace, Youth & Children's Ministries want to create a learning community to share experiences and knowledge.

You will be invited to join a private Facebook group to share experiences and resources going forward and stay connected as local children’s leaders.

Children’s leaders who complete RAISE will be encouraged to join the bi-monthly online Children’s Leaders’ Network for ongoing learning.

Registration

To register for the course, please complete the online registration form. 

About iLearn

iLearn is the online learning platform of The Salvation Army in the United Kingdom and Ireland Territory.

It hosts a variety of formal and informal courses to support the development of officers, employees and volunteers.