Content Hero Slice

The Revealing Jesus mission framework

Our Revealing Jesus approach to mission blends years of children's and youth ministry experience with research-backed insights to give local churches a proven way to reach the next generation.

Revealing Jesus

Help the next generation Discover Jesus

Your church can make a difference in the lives of children and young people beyond its walls. With personal support, practical ideas and the Revealing Jesus framework, we'll help you take the first step, or build on what you're already doing.

Where do we start?

Reaching beyond church isn’t always easy

Your church may already have connections with children and young people through a school, community activity, holiday club, sports project or local families.

Or perhaps there’s simply an idea you’ve been meaning to explore.

You don’t need to have it all figured out.

Revealing Jesus helps you recognise the opportunities already around you, think strategically about your mission among children and young people, and work out a realistic first or next step.

You’re not doing this alone

A real person alongside you

Revealing Jesus isn’t about handing you a pack or programme and leaving you to get on with it.

A local Scripture Union contact will get to know you, your church and your community. They’ll listen, share ideas and help you think through the opportunities already around you.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or building on something that’s already happening, they’ll help you work out a practical first or next step.

“Having someone outside of my organisation, who understands my organisation and who is able to give advice and support relevant to me.”

- Faith Guide

You bring the heart. We’ll walk with you.

Practical support for your church

What you’ll gain

Revealing Jesus gives you practical, personal support shaped around you, your church and your community.

01

Your own SU contact

A real person who gets to know you, your church and your local context.

02

Personal coaching

Support shaped around where you are now and what you want to explore next.

03

Clarity about your next step

Help recognising what is already possible and deciding on a realistic way forward.

04

Practical mission ideas

Ideas for creating genuine connections with children and young people beyond church.

05

A tried-and-tested discipleship pathway

Connect, Explore, Respond and Grow helps you think about the whole journey of faith.

06

Resources and training

Help choosing Bible-based resources, optional training and opportunities to connect with other Faith Guides.

07

50% off selected SU resources

Save 50% on selected Scripture Union resources to support your mission with children and young people.

Every Faith Guide is different. We’ll work with you to provide the support, coaching and resources that best fit your context.

Support for the journey, not another programme to run.

A heart to reach the next generation?

Could you be a Faith Guide?

We call the people we journey with and support Faith Guides. They have a heart to reach children and young people beyond church and want support to take the first or next step.

A children’s or youth worker
A volunteer
A parent or grandparent
A minister or church leader
Someone involved in schools or community activities
Someone completely new to children’s or youth work

You don’t need a particular job title, specialist experience or a finished plan.

For church leaders

Who in your congregation already has a heart for children and young people beyond church? They may simply need encouragement and a real person from Scripture Union to help them get started.

The Revealing Jesus framework

From first connection to vibrant faith

At the heart of our support is the Revealing Jesus discipleship pathway. Shaped by years of experience and research into how faith begins and grows, it helps churches think strategically about the whole journey of faith, from first connections to vibrant faith.

Connect

Build genuine relationships and create opportunities to discover Jesus.

Explore

Explore the Bible, Jesus and the Christian faith together.

Respond

Encourage children and young people to respond to Jesus in their own way.

Grow

Grow in faith within a supportive Christian community.

Every journey is different. These stages won’t always happen neatly or in order, but they help churches think strategically about the whole journey of faith, from first connections to vibrant faith.

Your next step

You bring the heart. We’ll walk alongside you.

At Scripture Union, we believe local churches are best placed to reach the children and young people in their communities.

Our role isn’t to tell you what to do. It’s to encourage, equip and support you as you take your next step.

Sometimes that’s helping something new begin. More often, it’s helping you build on what’s already happening and make it even more effective.

You don’t need a finished plan. You don’t need all the answers. Just start where you are.

Ready for a conversation?

Whether you’re taking a first step or building on years of experience, we’d love to help.

And there’s no cost to your church for our support.

Already met one of our team?

Get back in touch with them.

New to Scripture Union?

Register your interest and one of our team will be in touch.

Let’s reveal Jesus to the next generation, together. Because knowing Jesus changes everything!

Thanks to generous supporters like you, we can help more children and young people discover Jesus.