I’m Ben Rose, and I’m the youth engagement coordinator with children and youth at Coventry Central Hall. I don’t mind if you call me a youth worker or youth pastor if that is easier to remember what I do. I am responsible for the children’s and youth side of things at Central Hall. I am an enthusiastic and passionate person, and I enjoy spending time with different people from different contexts, places, backgrounds, and walks of life. I enjoy working with and alongside young people seeing them thrive, grow and develop, helping young people to find God in the different places and spaces around them. This may be participating in a church youth group, playing an active role in a church service, or taking a walk in God’s creation. I enjoy seeing young people thrive, helping them get involved in all sorts of fun and engaging different activities while also playing an active role as part of the church family and life. I actively encourage young people to have go at things whether it is zip-lining across a field or taking part in a youth service or singing as part of the church’s music group. I have undertaken a wide variety roles and responsibilities within the Methodist Church from leading a project to celebrate the church’s history with the young people, to regionally volunteering in Chaplaincy and marketing at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. I also served internationally, taking church beyond traditional church walls as a Global Mission Fellow Ireland leading school and youth group workshops, church family days and the kids’ summer beach club as part of my responsibilities. In my spare time enjoy being out and about on my bike taking pictures of things I find on my travels. I’m also a leader in my local scout group where I support the Beavers and Explorers sections at a group in South-West Birmingham. If you are a young person (or are a parent or carer of one!), or you have questions about the youth provision at CCH, I would love to connect with you.