Youth workers are invited to an afternoon conference to help enable young people to engage well with scripture.

Translating Scripture:

The Bible in?youth ministry.

Blackburn Diocese Board of Education, in partnership with Blackburn Cathedral, invites youth workers to an afternoon at Blackburn Cathedral to reflect together on one question: how do we enable young people engage well with scripture?

Young people come to the Bible with questions: about its authority and whether it has anything to say to their lives. This conference takes those questions seriously.

Bishop Graham Tomlin will give the keynote, and Gemma Maddell will lead a deep dive into Youthscape's Troubling Jesus research.

This October marks 500 years since William Tyndale first published the New Testament in English. Tyndale famously said that he wanted a ploughboy to read Scripture for himself. Five hundred years on, the task remains the same: to put the Bible within reach of the young people in your care.

Tyndale 500

Blackburn Cathedral will host an exhibition during September and November 2026 to mark 500 years since William Tyndale’s English New Testament was first printed. Displaying an original edition of the first Bible to be printed in English, on loan from the British Library, the exhibition will focus on translation and Tyndale’s use?of technology.

Learn more at blackburncathedral.com/tyndale

Useful Information

This event takes place at Blackburn Cathedral and entry is via the main West Doors at the front of the Cathedral which is opposite BBC Radio Lancashire on Darwen Street, BB1 5AA.

Blackburn Cathedral is two minutes from the bus interchange and railway station. Please note that there is no onsite parking however there are a number of public car parks close by.

Although there are some old, uneven surfaces and care should be taken, the Cathedral is fully accessible and wheelchair friendly. There is level access into and around the building.

Ticket price includes resources and refreshments

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