The Boys’ Brigade is a Christian youth organisation, working with over 750 partner Churches across the country to provide opportunities for children and young people to learn, grow and discover in a safe, fun and caring environment which is rooted in the Christian faith.
We are passionate about our partnership with the local Church and building bridges into local communities to engage a generation of children and young people with a message of hope rooted in Jesus.
Our Vision
Our Vision is that children and young people experience “life to the full” (John 10:10).
Our prayer and hope that children and young people experience life to the full through coming to know Jesus for themselves.
Find out more about our Vision, Mission & Values.
The Role of Chaplain
The role of Chaplain of a Company can be fulfilled in different ways:
- Minister/Pastor: The traditional model of the Minister/Pastor remains a strong way in which the role is ministered.
- Team Chaplaincy: A team that works together which involves the Minister, Youth/Children’s Worker, or someone appointed by the Church leadership.
- Church Staff: A Church staff member, for example the Youth/Family/Children’s Worker whose role specialises in working with children or young people.
- Church Representative: Someone from the Church who is an elder/deacon/passionate about youth and children’s ministry and BB.
These are all possible options, but what is most important is that it is filled by someone who is living out the Brigade’s Object, Vision, Mission & Values. The central focus of what we do is telling children and young people about Jesus.
The Role of the Local Church
The responsibility for the oversight of each BB Company (Group) lies with their local Church.
Are you registered?
It is important that the Chaplain is registered with The Boys’ Brigade, as this means we can keep you up-to-date with relevant information.
The appropriate registration forms can be found at boys-brigade.org.uk/forms
This will require an additional safeguarding check for the Chaplain even if one has been carried out by the Church.
Programme Hub
Registered Chaplains will benefit from being able to access our Programme Hub, which contains a wide range of programme activities and resources to support leaders.
Our programme is made up of six Activity Areas: Get Active, Get Adventurous, Get Creative, Get into the Bible, Get Involved and Get Learning. Check out some examples of Get into the Bible Activity Cards below (files in PDF format):
- Words Can Hurt (Anchors)
- Heroes of the Bible Project (Juniors)
- Priceless to God (Company)
- Is Jesus Who He Says He Is? (Seniors)
Our Brigade Chaplain
Our current Brigade Chaplain is Rev Stewart Cutler, who took on the role in September 2022.
Stewart is minister of St Ninian’s Church in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, a partnership between the Church of Scotland and United Reformed Church. Before being called to ministry, he previously worked for both denominations in roles involving training and support for young people as well as youth and children’s work.
Find out a bit more about Stewart here.
You can contact Stewart by emailing stewart.cutler@boys-brigade.org.uk
Our Strategic Plan
Our Strategic Plan for 2021 – 2025 is focused on achieving achieving Quality, Growth and Voice.
The emphasis within the strategy is firmly on Quality – we believe that if we focus on and improve the quality of our work, then this will lead to growth across the organisation and greater opportunities for the voice of our members to be heard and make a difference.
Find out more about our Strategic Plan.