We often get into a rhythm at Step, teaching similar lessons at a similar time of year, but one of the most exciting things is when we get to do something for the first time in a school.This term at S...  Read More

The Step Leadership Conference 2025 saw nearly 70 sixth formers from local schools spend the day at Verso Vineyard Church digging into the topic “Leadership is intentional.”  They were able to sign up...  Read More

Last week we had the privilege of having the Year 7 students from Nicholas Breakspear come to Verso Church for their very first retreat day with us. I told them that a retreat is a place where you can...  Read More

It is always good fun to visit a supporting church. It's such a great opportunity to share our passion for equipping and inspiring the next generation, and share how we are offering vital support, fai...  Read More

When man first landed on the moon, it was considered a giant leap for mankind. Last week, I appropriately saw the moon exhibition at the cathedral in a gap between two historic lessons for Step.There ...  Read More

I was recently taken by surprise in a Parables lesson with year 7 students in a school I don’t normally work in.Surprise because I hadn’t met them before and I had not anticipated how engaged or trans...  Read More

There are many songs that play across radio stations and shops at this time of the year, all with a focus on Joy and Celebration, and a lot of them speak about gifts:'All I want for Christmas is You.....  Read More

Hospitality is something we see regularly in the Bible - in fact, Jesus can often be found practicing this with those around him. It never fails to surprise me how transformative hospitality can be, n...  Read More

The Bible assures us that “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens,” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) and this was certainly the case for the Year 13 Loreto students who at...  Read More

Recently walking round St Albans Cathedral with 90 Yr12 students, one student declared “Jesus has aura!”There was something about the physicality of the Wallingford Screen, St Albans Cathedral’s High ...  Read More

Last weekend, the majority of our staff team had the privilege of attending the National Youth Ministry Weekend (NYMW) in Birmingham, thanks to generous funding from the Verulam House Fund Trust and 2...  Read More

We had a fantastic day last Tuesday at St George’s School with the awesome year 8 students. The theme of the day was Positive Peer Relationships and we covered a whole range of topics including forgiv...  Read More