Last weekend a number of us attended the NYMW a Christian youth work conference organised by Youthscape. It is a brilliant time away where you can refocus on God with lots of opportunities to worship ...  Read More

We have had a fantastic week at Sir John Lawes, helping the whole school hear stories from some Asylum Seekers and begin to think about how they can help.Just before the summer, we had the opportunity...  Read More

Last week I had a wonderful opportunity to accompany the Katherine Warington year 7 students on their residential trip. With about 160 young people attending and 4 coaches to take them to the Manor Ad...  Read More

Over the last couple of weeks, either side of half term, we have been teaching our Walk through the Bible lesson with Verulam’s Year 8 classes. The lesson involves a brief introduction to the Bible be...  Read More

One of my highlights from last half term was arranging for thirteen boys to come and visit the Care Centre at Vineyard. There were five from St Albans Boys School on one week as preparation for the co...  Read More

Last week Step launched a Haven Course at Vineyard, this has been in the pipeline for a while now and it is so exciting to see it begin.  Haven is a course that provides support for young people with ...  Read More

In July we presented sixth formers in Sir John Lawes school with a rare educational experience given by two asylum seekers in their school. The young men spoke about their reasons for leaving home and...  Read More

It was with a little trepidation that I turned up at Loreto on Thursday last week for our first retreat of the new academic year. Now, I have been running these retreats for three years, so you would ...  Read More

I wonder if you remember the last time you shared with 30 of your peers your faith? Maybe you can join me in praying for more young people to be brave in the classroom as they share their faith with ...  Read More

That is the question we were discussing today in Explore. Polly, (Children’s and Youth Minister at Holy Trinity), ran a fantastic session which started off with statements such as:Cat’s are better tha...  Read More

Step is super excited to announce that we have invited Riding Light Theatre Company to St Albans Vineyard Church in a few weeks on Tuesday 3rd October to present its latest amazing performance ‘Inspir...  Read More

I started at Step as an intern, keenly aware of the struggle faced by teenagers as I was one myself. Serving alongside others who were seeking to share something of their faith and put it into practic...  Read More