RESOURCES
Welcome to CIYD resources. Here you will find a selection of recommended reading for both leaders and young people, a useful list of Residential Centres throughout the island of Ireland as well as some useful links to websites and external agencies. If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please just get in touch. We would love to hear from you.
As well as the resources below, we also have a selection of equipment which you can obtain and borrow from our offices in Belfast. They include;
- Data Projectors
- Badge maker
- Large rear projection screen
- Range of catering resources
- Office space
- Games consoles
- All
- Books for Leaders
- Books for Young People
- Links
- Residential (North Ireland)
- Residential (South Ireland)
Lissadell Centre
Residential (North Ireland)
Moyallon is in a tranquil rural setting, just three miles […]
West of Ireland Centre
Residential (South Ireland)
The WEST OF IRELAND CENTRE is located only 40min from […]
Muckross Youth Venture Centre
Residential (South Ireland)
Situated in the Killarney National Park and yet just 4km […]
Knockree Hostel
Residential (South Ireland)
Overlooking the Glencree Mountains in Wicklow, this bright, contemporary hostel […]
Newgrange Lodge
Residential (South Ireland)
Excellently located only 35 minutes from Dublin Airport and 1.5 […]
Corrymeela
Residential (North Ireland)
Corrymeela is a residential centre situated outside of Ballycastle on […]
Greenhill YMCA
Residential (North Ireland)
Greenhill YMCA is an outdoor education and residential centre set […]
Sheep Island View Hostel
Residential (North Ireland)
Sheep Island View is a family run business situated in […]
Kilbroney Centre
Residential (North Ireland)
The Kilbroney Centre is located in the beautiful surroundings of […]
Together – Cummings, Warnock & Waugh
Books for Leaders
This book is a collection of thoughts on various aspects […]
Youth Work from Scratch – Martin Saunders
Books for Leaders
This book explains how and where to start if you […]
Sticky Faith (youth worker edition) – Powell, Griffin & Crawford
Books for Leaders, Resources
The team at Fuller Youth Institute presents youth workers with […]
Mend the Gap – Jason Gardner
Books for Leaders
Resisting simplistic solutions, Jason Gardner deftly analyses the reasons for […]
Purpose Driven Youth – Doug Fields
Books for Leaders
This book is a guide to creating and maintaining youth […]
The five dysfunctions of a team – Patrick Lencioni
Books for Leaders
In this leadership fable, Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions that […]
Renovation of the heart – Dallas Willard
Books for Leaders
With piercing cultural analysis Dallas Willard shows how the spirit […]
Courageous leadership – Bill Hybels
Books for Leaders
Leaders must direct their gift of leadership not only to […]
Celebration of discipline – Richard Foster
Books for Leaders
This timeless classic has helped well over a million people […]
Emotionally healthy spirituality – Peter Scazzero
Books for Leaders
You can’t be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Peter […]
Run baby run – Nicky Cruz
Books for Young People
Cruz’s classic testimony is still compelling reading more than forty […]
The Teenage Prayer Experiment Notebook – Miranda & Noel Threlfall-Holmes
Books for Young People
This is an interactive and experiential journal introducing prayer practices […]
Stand Strong Boys’ Devotional – (CWR)
Books for Young People
Few people understood how tough life can be better than […]
Wholehearted Girls’ Devotional – (CWR)
Books for Young People
Passionate, complete, unfaltering faith…It’s all about the heart! This bright […]
The Case for Christ (youth edition) – Lee Strobel
Books for Young People
A highly readable, thoroughly engaging, and spiritually challenging version designed […]
Building below the waterline – Gordon MacDonald
Books for Leaders
Using the metaphor of massive foundations of bridges not visible […]
Awesome on the inside – Tim Hawkins
Books for Young People
How can you grow to become the person that you […]
Cleenish
Residential (North Ireland)
Situated in Bellanaleck, just south of Enniskillen, The Cleenish Centre […]
Ovoca Manor
Residential (South Ireland)
Ovoca Manor is Scripture Union’s Retreat and Adventure Centre located […]
Confirmation Resource
CIYD have a Confirmation Resource called ‘I Believe’ that can be used by Rectors and those involved in preparing young people for Confirmation.The resource is 12 sessions long and is based round the Confirmation Service, the Ten Commandments and The Apostles’ Creed.
Topics include ‘Who is God?’, ‘Why we need a Saviour’, ‘The Sacraments’ and ‘Serving God/Serving others’.Each session offers a blend of teaching, games, worship and prayer activities and discussion questions.The sessions are aimed to last between forty and ninety minutes at the discretion of the facilitator and the resource offers the flexibility for sessions to be tailored to the needs of the particular context.
As well as a well-designed Leader’s Manual, an interactive Participant’s Guide has been developed to complement the course. The resource is available directly from the CIYD office or from – www.thebookwell.co.uk