Church Partnerships

Supporting your church’s Youth Ministry.

Partner with us to change a generation.

Benefits of being a Müllers’ Partner Church

Müllers Partner Churches will see their ministry with young people strengthened by;

  • Weekly professional development & pastoral support for youth workers via Müllers’ “Catalyst Collective”.

  • Monthly coaching sessions for your designated Youth Leader

  • Strategic review of your approach to youth ministry (11-18s)

  • On hand youth ministry advice, including recruitment.

  • Consistent prayer support from our prayer team

  • Linking with another Müllers’ Partner church for support & prayer

  • Exclusive discounts to youth ministry resources

  • In many churches across Bristol, youth ministries are critically under-resourced, leaving young people without the guidance and community they need. While a strong majority of churches run children’s ministries—80% of smaller churches (under 50 people) and 99% of larger ones (over 150 people)—youth ministries are far less common. Only 50% of smaller churches and 89% of larger churches offer programs specifically for youth aged 11-18.

    The need becomes even more pressing when we look at the availability of volunteers. While 7% of churches have no children and 14% have no youth aged 11-18, even among those with young attendees, support is lacking. Seven percent of churches have children but no volunteers for them, and a striking 26% have youth but lack dedicated volunteers.

    Additionally, over 40% of small churches feel that their youth work isn’t making the impact they hope for, compared to 22.5% who express similar concerns about children’s ministries.

    The Müllers Youth Outreach Fund aims to bridge these gaps by providing vital resources and support to local churches, empowering them to create meaningful, effective programs for young people.

Catalyst Collective

How can churches of the Bristol region work together to see young people’s lives changed by Jesus? Müllers’ “Catalyst Collective” seeks to address the issues of decreasing numbers of young people, unsupported youth workers, low resources, staff retention, and low church confidence in delivering fruitful youth ministry.

Müllers Church Partners who employ a youth worker for 21 hours a week or more are asked to tithe their time, giving 3.5 hours a week to serve the city of Bristol.

Members of the Collective are:

  • Provided with free monthly training

  • Put in teams with other youth workers for mutual support

  • Coach to up to 4 volunteer youth leaders around the city

  • Placed with under-resourced churches in areas of deprivation to catalyse youth ministry provision.

How does it work?

To find out more about how Müllers Partnership works download the Church Partnerships Information Booklet below.

How do we become Müllers Partners?

  • Contact us if you have any questions, or if you’re ready to become a partner. To do this, email us at admin@mullers.org or call us on 0117 924 5001.

  • Nominate a Partnership Enabler from your church’s leadership team and a Youth Ministry Leader (salaried or volunteer) to meet with the Partnership Representative to discuss the unique context of your church and how it might benefit from being a Müllers Partner

  • Empower your Partnership Enabler to sign an informal agreement listing the terms you have already read about in this booklet.

  • Use the resources, support and training to grow your church, your youth leader and other churches because of your Müllers Partnership.