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Presbyterian Youth Ministries in New Zealand
North Shore
Albany Presbyterian Church
http://www.roxborogh.com/ALBANY/youth_credo.htm
Browns Bay Presbyterian Church
http://www.bbp.org.nz
Auckland
Auckland Presbyterian Youth Ministry
http://www.auckpres.org.nz/akyouth.html
St Helier’s Presbyterian Church
http://www.sthelierschurch.org.nz/
St John’s Mt Roskill Presbyterian Church
http://www.stjohns.org.nz
Greenlane Presbyterian Church
http://www.gpc.org.nz/ChurchLife/Youth.htm
St Columba Presbyterian Church
http://www.stcolumba.org.nz/youth/
Howick Presbyterian Church
http://www.howpres.org.nz/next.html
South Auckland
Clevedon St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
http://www.cyg.org.nz
Waikato
St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church Hamilton South
http://www.st.stephens.org.nz/youth.html
Bay of Plenty
St John’s in-the-City Rotorua
http://www.stjohns.co.nz/youth_and_young_people.htm
Hawkes Bay
St Columba’s Presbyterian Church Taradale
http://www.stcolumba-taradale.org.nz/stcyouth.html
Taranaki
Knox Church Waitara
http://www.waitara.org.nz/child_youth.htm
Wanganui
St Andrew's Marton Presbyterian Church
http://yic.marton4jesus.org
Wellington
Hutt City Uniting Congregations
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Ehcuc/
St John’s in-the-City Presbyterian Church
http://www.stjohnsinthecity.org.nz
Knox Presbyterian Church Lower Hutt
http://www.knoxstc.org.nz/youth_and_young_adults.htm
Dunedin
East Tairi Presbyterian Church
http://www.etchurch.co.nz/youth.htm
Student.Soul
http://www.studentsoul.church.net.nz
Mataura
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Gore
http://www.standrews.church.net.nz/youth.htm
Other Youth Ministries in New Zealand
Interdenominational
Churches Youth Ministry Association
Presbyterian, Methodist, Catholic & Anglican churches, publishes Crumbs magazine
http://www.youthministry.org.nz
Ecumenical Network for Youth Action
http://www.enyaorg.cz
Other denominations
Anglican Youth Ministry Training Unit
Provides training and advocacy for Anglican youth ministries in New Zealand
http://www.ymtu.anglican.org.nz/
Connect (Catholic Youth Site)
http://www.connect.org.nz
National Council for Young Catholics
http://ncyc.org.nz/
International Presbyterian Youth Ministries
Scotland
http://www.cosy.uk.net/
USA
http://www.pcusa.org/youthministry/
Canada
http://www.presbyterian.ca/youth/
Ireland
http://www.pciyouth.org
Presbyterian Youth of America
http://www.pya.net/
Youth Ministry Resource Sites
Alpha for Youth
Information about how to run an Alpha course for young people
http://www.alpha.org.nz/youth/
Alternative Worship Resources
Information about the Alternative Worship movement, and resources for Alt Worship
http://www.alternativeworship.org/index.htmhttp://www.alternativeworship.org/index.htm
Bible Society of New Zealand
http://www.biblesoc.org.nz
Canterbury Youth Workers Collective
A collective of youth workers in the Canterbury region who provide training, networking, information and resource sharing and professional support
http://www.cantyouthworks.co.nz/
Christian Bookstore Online
Buy Christian books, music and videos online
http://www.christianbookstore.co.nz
Christian Camping New Zealand
Find out about camp sites near you - a useful site when planning a camp.
http://www.cci.org.nz/
Christian Youth Resources Australia
Youth ministry articles, study resources and games
http://web.1earth.net/~youth/index.html
Doug Fields
Youth ministry resources available to buy, from the author of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry
http://www.simplyyouthministry.com/
EGAD! Ideas
Collection of free games, activities and ideas
http://www.egadideas.com
Games Index
Game and activity ideas
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7134/gamesindex.html
Group Magazine
Website of a highly regarded youth ministry magazine. Features some articles online.
http://www.groupmag.com
Online Prayer Labyrinth
Fascinating interactive site, an online version of the ancient Labyrinth concept
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/paradigm/index.htm
Reach Out
Articles, resources and Bible studies
http://www.reach-out.org
Scripture Union
Resources to buy and info on camps and programmes around NZ
http://www.scriptureunion.org.nz
Soul Searching
Articles, art, music and discussion arena relating to topics of spirituality, social justice etc.
http://www.soulsearching.ie/index.shtml
SPINZ (Youth Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand)
Aims to provide quality information on youth suicide that supports effective intervention and prevention activities.
http://www.spinz.org.nz/
Spirited Consulting
Fuzz and Carolyn Kitto’s site profiles issues of ‘the changing and emerging church’.
Taize
Worship community in France
http://www.taize.fr/
The Iona Community
Community in Iona, Scotland, which publishes resources for worship
http://www.iona.org.uk/
The Source
Free articles, games and activity ideas for youth ministry
http://www.thesourcefym.com
Yellow Ribbon New Zealand
A not-for-profit organisation focusing on education, public awareness, supporting community service delivery and expanded service provision, all with the goal of preventing suicide.
http://www.yellowribbon.org.nz/
YouthMinistry.com
Resource site by Group Publishing. Some free material, and some available to buy.
http://www.youthministry.com
YouthPastor.com
Collection of games and links to other resource sites. Amusing list of youth group names.
http://www.youthpastor.com
Youth Specialties
Free articles and programme material from the author of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry
http://www.youthspecialties.com
Youth Ministry Training Options
Bible College of New Zealand - www.bcnz.ac.nz
Praxis – www.praxis.org.nz
YouthTRAIN – www.youthtrain.com
Youth For Christ – www.yfc.org.nz
School of Ministry (Dunedin) www.schoolofministry.ac.nz
Youth Sites
Boys Brigade
Boys' Brigade lifecoaches young people by providing positive Christian role models who lead fun filled, creative weekly activities within a balanced programme that is both skills and values based
http://www.bb.org.nz
Christian Surfers
Evangelistic organisation of surfers, who hold local and national surfing events
http://christiansurfers.org.nz
Excel School of Performing Arts
Christian performing arts course, tours New Zealand each year
http://www.excel.ac.nz
Life FM
Christian youth radio station, broadcasting in many areas of New Zealand
http://lifefm.co.nz
Ministry of Youth Affairs
http://www.youthaffairs.govt.nz
Parachute Music
Info about their annual music festival and many New Zealand Christian bands
http://www.parachutemusic.com
Samstock
South Island Christian music festival
http://www.samstock.org.nz
Scripture Union Youth
Info on Christian camps, events and programmes run by Scripture Union around NZ
http://suyouth.com/aspdata/index.asp
Snowboarders for Christ
Evangelistic organisation of snowboarders, who hold local and national surfing events
http://www.sfci.org/
Soul Purpose Magazine
Online Christian youth magazine, info about upcoming events and discussion forum
http://www.soulpurpose.co.nz
Student Christian Movement (SCM)
Liberal to radical student Christian organisation - started in 1896.
Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship
Information about Tertiary Christian groups in New Zealand
www.tscf.org.nz
Youth For Christ New Zealand
Run various youth programmes throughout New Zealand, also offer an internship scheme
http://www.yfc.org.nz
Youthlaw
Has information about your rights as a young person in Aotearoa New Zealand
http://www.youthlaw.co.nz
Youthline
Helpline for young people in crisis
http://www.youthline.co.nz
Aid and Mission Organisations
Christian World Service
The official development, justice and aid programme of the Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand (CCANZ)
http://www.cws.org.nz
Global Volunteer Network
Offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world, supporting local community organisations.
http://www.volunteer.org.nz/
Habitat for Humanity
Build houses for families in need using volunteers and donated resources
http://habitatnz.co.nz
Interserve
Mission organisation working in Asia and the Middle East. Short-term mission opportunities
http://interserve.org.nz
Leprosy Mission
Mission organisation serving sufferers of leprosy around the world
http://www.leprosymission.org.nz
Serving in Mission
Missionary organisation which offers opportunities for short-term mission trips
http://www.sim.org.nz
Tear Fund
International aid and development organisation, offer various sponsorship schemes
http://www.tearfund.org.nz
World Vision
International aid and development organisation, offer various sponsorship schemes
http://www.worldvision.org.nz
Youth With a Mission
Has a variety of mission opportunities for young people locally and overseas
http://www.ywam.org