The Sophia Network is supported by the following organisations.
Alove
www.salvationarmy.org.uk/alove
Amaze
Baptist Union of Great Britain
Centre for Youth Ministry
www.centreforyouthministry.ac.uk
Churches Together in England
Church Mission Society
The Church of England
Women continue to be under represented in all aspects of Christian youth work and ministry - this is especially true in roles that can influence change and set future agendas. We welcome and support the Sophia Network and pray that it will flourish as it seeks to support, encourage, and empower women in youth work and ministry.
Yvonne Criddle and Peter Ball, National Youth Advisers, Church of England Education Division
Church Pastoral Aid Society
Frontier Youth Trust
The
under representation of women in significant positions of influence
in Christian youth ministry is wrong! This is a matter of justice
that requires a response; Christian youth ministry should be a
witness to the fairness of the Kingdom and not a demonstration of old
forms of inequality. I sincerely hope that the Sophia Network will
flourish and receive the welcome that it deserves; FYT wishes Sophia
every blessing in its attempt to address this important issue and
offer you our full support.
Dave
Wiles, CEO - FYT
Moorlands College
Oasis
Connectedness,
communication and community are integral to enabling women to
discover their fullest potential. I believe that the Sophia Network
will be a significant resource in enabling these things to happen
within the youth work sector.
Jill
Rowe, Church and Community Development Director - Oasis UK
Scripture Union
Spring Harvest
Tearfund
Trust Greenbelt
A
grant from Trust Greenbelt has enabled us to create this website and
get the Sophia Network off the ground - thank you very much!
Urban Saints
I
wholeheartedly endorse the vision and commitment of the Sophia
Network to connect, encourage and empower women in youth work and
ministry across the church in the UK and beyond.
Matt
Summerfield, Executive Director, Urban Saints
Youth for Christ
For
me the Sophia network is long overdue, and I am thrilled to see it
coming into being. Providing mentoring opportunities for leadership
development, speaking and writing within the church in the UK will
bring a vital contribution to the extension of God's Kingdom. I
strongly endorse it.
Roy
Crowne, National Director, YFC
Youthwork Magazine
This
is a fantastic and important initiative to resource, support and
connect women in youth work and ministry, and I commend it to you
wholeheartedly.
Martin
Saunders, Editor, Youthwork magazine