Guest speaker Dame Sue Bagshaw joined St Barnabas last Sunday at the 9.30am service where she spoke about the Christchurch Youth Hub.

Click here to listen to Dame Sue's sermon from Sunday 19 December.

Vision of the Youth Hub

To enable all young people in Ōtautahi the opportunity to lead healthy, safe and valued lives, fulfilling their potential and vibrantly contributing to their community."

All organisations work with the following values in common:

• Ensuring that the Principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi are used as a founding document.
• Using the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa (YDSA) and Mana Taiohi as founding documents
• Encouraging young people to be partners in leadership
• Engaging young people with warmth, acceptance and respect
• Focussing on young peoples’ abilities, strengths and aspirations
• Believing positive growth is possible by emphasising transformational values personally, socially and environmentally