In order to help people answer those  questions, and many more, Children  Matter, the umbrella group seeking to  promote good practice in all aspects of  children’s work, put together the Digital  Children conference, which took place  at Cliff College in June. 

In a series of quick fire talks, delegates  were able to investigate such issues  as how technology is changing the  way children communicate and how  social media is changing the church.  New digital projects aimed at children  and those who work with children  were showcased, including news of  Project Cube, a collaboration between  Scripture Union England and Wales  and American Bible Society, and www.worshipworkshop.org.uk  , a  new website to help schools with their  collective worship from the Church of  England. ‘We realised that this was a  vital area of children’s lives that was  all too often being avoided or thought  about negatively by the Church,’ says  Alan Charter, Chair of Children Matter.  ‘Gathering people around this discussion  has been an important step in helping  churches engage more purposefully  with the technology that children use  every day.’ 

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