Family Ministry

In many LCA districts around the nation mid-year Christian Life Weeks have begun or are about to , involving many campers, leaders and volunteers. As we’ve travelled around Australia to different congregations and certainly in our own experiences mentoring the young people in our congregations, often there is a “what happens after camp?” question.

Many families have found themselves trying to juggle a whole new set of balls in their homes – working from home, school at home, church at home and just being at home altogether all the time. It has been near impossible to keep them all in the air and often it has been the faith… Read more

Welcome to the Faith Trail Ministry Resource. This resource is designed to be used as an intergenerational ministry tool. Faith Trail Ministry is a powerful way to engage all members of your congregation in nurturing their faith and spiritual growth. Faith Trail Ministry offers an opportunity to bring God’s presence into the home and connect… Read more

Are all your eggs in the Sunday basket? The challenge of faith formation for life. Faith is a gift from God guided by the Holy Spirit and formed over time in our families, relationships, and church communities. Faith grows and matures over a lifetime as people come to know, love, and serve God. Too often, we… Read more

Every part of the body, regardless of age, appearance or skill has both value and purpose in God’s plan. When different generations come together through service, relationships begin to form. Young and old learn from one another and begin to appreciate each other in the context of growing in faith. Our role as congregations is… Read more

Why mentoring matters more than you think When you were growing up, did you have a special person in your life who did things with you, gave you advice, or was a good listener? This person may have been a relative or family friend who was older than you. If so, then you had a… Read more

Deuteronomy 6: 6-7 was given with the express purpose of encouraging a lifelong pursuit of a love for God that would envelop every molecule of a child’s being and existence:  ”And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of… Read more

You don’t need research to realise that life moves very quickly. The real-life experience of watching our own children grow up is how we know how fast time really goes. Grow team member Christine Matthias shares the reflections she made while reading the book Generation Alpha by Mark McCrindle and Ashley Fell. __________________________________________ “By being… Read more

How quickly does your week fill up? The term starts and once again it’s full swing back into school activities, after school activities, church activities and sport. We spend many hours in the car going from place to place, participating in wholesome, important and growing opportunities, but I wonder how often you get time to pause?

Woven Together is a wonderful resource designed to encourage home devotions for families with children of all ages. It is aimed to assist families to weave faith conversations and faith practices into their everyday life. We’ve asked some families and congregations to share with us how they have been using Woven Together. Perhaps an idea… Read more