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Scripture Union's new LightLive eases burden of busy youth leaders

by Anne Thomas
Posted: Friday, May 9, 2008, 8:41 (BST)
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Clutterham added: "The beauty of LightLive is that it integrates seamlessly with our Light printed resources, and gives a much wider choice in the way you can deliver sessions.

"What's more, we're also giving leaders unprecedented access to Scripture Union's comprehensive database of children's and young people's Bible-based resources built up over many years."

Scripture Union has also developed the LightLive resources to boost church work with young people and children, which has declined in the past few decades, particularly in rural areas.

Between the end of the 1970s and 2000, attendance by young people under 15 on a Sunday halved from 1.4 million to around 700,000, and the figures continue to drop.

"We want to help reverse this trend," said Clutterham.

Scripture Union, which last year celebrated 60 years of producing children's and youth Bible-based learning material, sees LightLive as a particularly groundbreaking way to kick start children's or youth ministry within churches where there currently is none.

Being free-of-charge, Scripture Union hopes LightLive will eradicate the cost barrier to effective children's and youth ministry, although churches are invited to make regular donations.

"About half the churches in the UK don't work formally with children or young people, perhaps because they don't have expertise or lack finance," said Clutterham. "And around 20 per cent of churches working with children and young people don't use any formal resources. For the first time LightLive puts resources within their grasp - accessible and easily usable."

LightLive will be showcased at the national Christian Resources Exhibition, in Sandown Park conference centre, Surrey, from May 13 to 16, where there will be opportunities to try it out.

To register for LightLive, go to www.scriptureunion.org.uk/



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