"Looking back, young people’s responses to our questions showed some great passion/ideas for seeing God's kingdom come.”

Venue Team Role Description
Support children and young people in venues across the 3Generate Town.
Venue Teams:
A wide-range of venues across-site that cater for a variety of passions and interests, including The Arts Centre, The Theatre, The Rec, The Health & Wellbeing Centre and many more.
If you would like to apply to help at the 3Generate weekend, then please click on the relevant link below:
- New Delivery Team member( use this link if you have not been to 3Generate before or since 2021)
- Apply as a returning Delivery Team member (this link is only for those who were part of the team for the 2021, 2022 or 2023 3Generate events)
The Town
The 2024 town consisted of 20 individual venues, all supporting a programme with a different emphasis.
The Town Square, is at the very centre of the town and boasts its own stone town cross and market stalls. It is space for “chilling” and Mingling, a space for deciding “what next. The market stalls hold information from charities and organisations. The Youth Reps use the space to interact with the children and young people and to hear their voice. The Methodist Way of Life team also had a presence in the Market Square with their “conference” spinner and magnets to help the children and young people understand the 12 values of the MWOL.
Calm
A safe place to retreat to if children or young people are feeling overwhelmed or need some specific support in terms of the needs they possess. Specialised support available to help children and young people to navigate the programme. It’s a place to be intentional in listening to and hearing from children and young people with additional needs. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
Health & Wellbeing
A space to discover more about our physical, mental and emotional health and what the Bible has to say about those things. How does living well connect to who we are, our spiritual life and our faith? How can we live life to the full? As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
Discovery Centre
A place to explore the big questions about life, God, spirituality and faith. It also offers opportunity to think about your gifts, skills and future and what you might be called to do in your church, community and the world. This venue, in particular, needs to offer content that clearly supports all three of the streams:
As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
Tech Hub
How do we connect with God through different technical or digital media? Finding ways to explore faith and spirituality through a wide range of technology. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
Great Outdoors
This space should primarily be a place where children and young people can seek and encounter God through moments of awe and wonder. It is a place to celebrate creation, nature, the marvels of the universe and the ‘thin places’ where we feel close to the awesomeness of the creator. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other
The Park and Café
The park should be lush and green and inspire a feeling of being outdoors whilst in the midst of a bustling town. It is a social space for connecting with others, making friends, hanging out, relaxing and reflecting on their 3Generate experience so far. Refreshments are available from the café and tuck shop. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other. In 2025 we also hope to have the Spirited Arts exhibition on display for children and young people to engage with.
Tourist Information Office ( Led by the former Hope & Anchor Team)
Connecting discipleship pathways across the event.
Chapel
A space for constant prayer and worship
Globe
Explore the world, learning about different cultures, global issues and perspectives. Opportunity to consider what our role and responsibilities to the world are, individually and with our peers, churches and communities, as part of a justice-seeking church. What can we learn about God, faith, life and spirituality from others around the globe? As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other
Town Hall
This is a place to be in debate, discussion and solution incubation, in order to be equipped to take action. A place to discuss real live topics in the Church and the world. Join together with your peers, as agents of change, to make the world a better place as part of a justice-seeking church. This is also the place to explore how we hold contradictory convictions and learn to disagree well. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
Creation Station
This space should primarily be a place where children and young people can encounter God, and respond, through visual arts, crafts and creative writing. It is a place where different mediums such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, collage, model making, design, poetry and crafts in general are used to express faith and communicate thoughts, feelings and views on issues that matter to them. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
Theatre
This should primarily be a place where children and young people can encounter God through creative and performance arts. It is a place where, via different mediums such as music, song, dance, spoken word and drama, we hope to give expression to faith and issues of importance to them. Where performances inspire, inform and give life to our human hopes and concerns. It is also a place where performance can be created and participated in, where children and young people are able to identify and use their gifts, skills and talents to express themselves, celebrating the place of the arts in growing connection with God and each other. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
Village Green
A place to retreat from the hustle and bustle of the 3Gen Town and chill with your mates.
4-7's
This space should primarily be a place where children and the significant adults accompanying them can tune in to God, the world and each other through story, play, conversation and first-hand experience. It is a place where different play opportunities, storytelling and crafts in general are used to express spirituality and faith, communicating thoughts, feelings and views on issues that matter to them. It is a space that actively encourages children and adults to be in dialogue, exploring experiences and ideas together and reflecting on them with each other. It’s a place for fun and enjoyment, one that sparks questions and encourages everyone to be fully themselves in a safe environment.
It is a place to nurture and grow the confidence of adults when talking of spirituality and faith, helping them to be better equipped in accompanying children openly and honestly.
The Well
The Well is a venue for leaders who are attending 3Generate with their children and young people. It needs to be a space for leaders to relax and have some time out. It also needs to provide the opportunity for them to be supported and resourced and, in particular, to help them to get the most out of 3Generate, both at the weekend and in the future. Equipping leaders to continue tuning in to God, the world and each other, discerning what God’s saying and asking, “What next?” once they have returned home. The venue needs to be welcoming and accessible. By nature, this will be a drop in venue, with the opportunity for some facilitated sessions/activities.
In the beginning
A venue for leaders as well as children and young people. In the leaders’ space there will be a book stall, but also book clubs that offer a ‘deep dive’ and talks from authors on the latest research, good practice and specific books available. There will also be a library – book shelves with a wide selection that children and young people can pick up and read.
The space for children and young people will include a wide range of activities on the theme of books, reading, writing and storytelling. This could include author talks, sessions exploring identity or issues through story, book clubs that offer a ‘deep dive’ into a particular book, writing workshops. There will also be a library – book shelves with a wide selection that children and young people can pick up and read. In this venue in particular we need to make sure attention is paid to ensuring a wide diversity of materials.
Sound Studio
This venue is intended to be a space for music creation and exploration. It offers children and young people an opportunity to make and record music, play instruments, sing, and collaborate with others to produce a wide range of sound and music, both more traditional and contemporary. It contains equipment that affords opportunities to experiment for those with or without musical skills and background. Children and young people can bring and use their own instruments.
This venue seeks to be diverse in welcoming music from different cultures, eras, traditions and styles. It should offer freedom to explore, and simply ‘jam’, as well as structured sessions too. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other. Throughout the programme there is intention in presenting how music and sound is a vital part of our worship. That it can be powerful in bringing us into the presence of God and tuning in both individually and corporately.
Leisure Centre
A space to participate in a range of physical activities, fitness, sports and games. This venue should offer a wide range of opportunities to move, play and exercise, both individually and with others or in teams. The programme provides sessions to try new activities, as well as joining in with sports that are familiar to children and young people. There needs to be age-specific sessions that allow all ages to participate in ways appropriate to them. The programme should include activities that are inclusive of different abilities and be accessible with disabilities. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other. The Leisure Centre is a venue to explore how physical movement can provide healthy ways to tune in to God and grow faith.
The Lounge (school year 11 and above – transitions)
This venue specifically hosts a gathering space for those in school years 11, 12 and 13. As well as offering support to help this age group engage with, and get the best out of, the wider 3Generate event, it provides sessions, workshops and conversations that are especially relevant to this age group. It is a safe space to discuss and explore the issues and questions that matter to them, as well as supporting their faith development and discipleship. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
Dreams and Realities
An intentional space focused on hearing the voices of children and young people on the margins. It offers opportunities to explore specific issues related to their lived experiences (such as poverty, knife crime, gangs, being in care and other circumstances that might cause people to feel disenfranchised or excluded). The aim of this venue is to amplify the stories of marginalised young people, so that they are encouraged and empowered to speak out and grow in their sense of belonging, but also so that we can all learn together from different perspectives. As with every other venue, there needs to be space and activities to help children and young people tune in to God, the world and each other.
The Orb stage
This venue hosts a variety of large scale performances, presentations and shows that take place at different points during the 3Generate weekend. It is a safe space for high-volume and noisy events, which may have previously have taken place in the Arena. It has high capacity and therefore hosts activities for large numbers of children and young people to attend and join in with. Examples of what could take place here are: band performances, dance and musical theatre shows, drama, comedy, large scale worship etc.