Changing young lives, empowering young leaders

ECHO Inc youth ministries

A DIFFERENT WAY!

ECHO Inc. (Emerald Centre for Hope and Outreach) was established 24 years ago. Our philosophy is simple; make heroes of young people and release them to impact their peers. This different way takes youth work out of the hands of adults and puts it into the hands of those who can have the most impact in any generation: the peer group. The role of staff is to train, equip and help empower young people reach their peers

Young people helping other young people reach their God given potential

Peer leadership

Peer leadership is an integral part of our approach and ensures young people are led and encouraged by trained peer leaders. This is a unique and powerful aspect of the way ECHO youth ministries has sought to connect with and help young people change their lives. Teams of young people reach hundreds of their peers weekly; the results are remarkable

Volunteering from Youth

Peer Leaders are not paid but, as they are trained by vastly experienced youth workers, they attain a professional standard.
Teams review and continually improve how they lead their peers. New ideas and approaches are constantly being incorporated into ECHO's activities.

Volunteering becomes part of ECHO culture. Emerald district has volunteers in action through many clubs who started volunteering at ECHO in their youth.