OUR VALUES UNPACKED

 

Spirituality

Recognising and nurturing the ‘God spark’ in all children

• We believe that all children, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or faith background are spiritual beings made in the image of God.
  
  
• We believe that children are therefore ‘flames to be fanned’ rather than ‘jugs to be filled’.
  
  
• We recognise that the spirituality of all children is damaged and we seek to help repair and nurture this spirituality, believing that it is a springboard to growth and faith.

 

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Children

Learning from children, and, like Jesus, celebrating their
energy, creativity and value

 

• We celebrate the boundless energy and incredible creativity of urban children.
  
  
• We seek to help children develop a sense of self-worth through valuing and listening to them, and accepting them unconditionally.
  
  
• We want to learn from children, recognising that Jesus taught that unless we become like children we cannot enter his kingdom.

 

 

 

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Urban

Joining with children in the joys and struggles of urban life

• We start in the real, down-to-earth world of the urban child – wherever and whatever that may be.
  
  
• We seek to understand and work with the pressures faced by children living in urban contexts.
  
  
• We value, respect and are excited by the richness of urban life, while recognising the struggles and the sense of ‘living on the edge’ experienced by many.

 

 

 

 

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Relationships

Putting relationship at the heart of our understanding,
learning and growth

• We value quality relationships as an expression of what it means to be like Jesus, and want to place these at the heart of all we do.
  
  
• We believe that earning the right to be heard is an important aspect of building good relationships.
  
  
• We believe in the importance of coming alongside and learning with and from children in order to open up new worlds with the children.