--- title: Invited to Belong date: 2023-01-18T15:51:00+00:00 author: Alyssa Carey canonical_url: "https://staging.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/invited-to-belong" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - Invited to Belong # Invited to Belong #### A six-session reflective journey to help you explore how to ensure your youth and children's work is accessible and inclusive to all. [ ![Screenshot of Invited to Belong](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) Visit resource ](https://www.urbansaints.org/invitedtobelong "Visit Invited to Belong") Invited to Belong (a partnership between Youthscape and Urban Saints) is a six-part journey to consider, alongside those you work with, how you might invite children and young people with additional needs to find a place of belonging within your community, your youth group, your church. Inside the resource are six envelopes, designed to be opened in order, each with a different reflective task, activity, or challenge inside. Once you’ve completed one, only then should you move on to the next. Now you could use these envelopes in a variety of ways – you could set aside a Saturday, get the team together, and lock yourselves away together until you’ve opened every one! If that’s not your style, you could all arrive an hour early to youth group for six weeks and open one at a time… the choice of how you take this journey is up to you. [ Visit resource ](https://www.urbansaints.org/invitedtobelong) ### Featured Resources [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### The Kitchen Table… The Kitchen Table Project is a movement of mums, dads and carers who want to see their children grow up… ](https://staging.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/the-kitchen-table-project) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Playtime Support and advice for church based toddler groups. ](https://staging.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/playtime) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### 1277 - Make… An alliance of churches and other agencies that support the work of church-based toddler groups. ](https://staging.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/1277-make-them-count) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Talking Toddlers New research shows that young families with children under five could be a vital element for church… ](https://staging.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/talking-toddlers) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Jesus to the… The Christmas story … with a difference. Jesus to the Rescue uses Happyland toys to tell the Christmas… ](https://staging.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/jesus-to-the-rescue) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Invited to Belong A six-session reflective journey to help you explore how to ensure your youth and children's work is… ](https://staging.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/invited-to-belong) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Finvited-to-belong) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Invited%20to%20Belong&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Finvited-to-belong) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Finvited-to-belong&link=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Finvited-to-belong&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Finvited-to-belong) Topics [Early years](/great-commission/early-years) [Additional Needs](/great-commission/additional-needs) [Children](/great-commission/children) [Youth](/great-commission/youth) [Schools](/great-commission/schools) [Families](/great-commission/family) #### What is the Engel scale? 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