Grow Ministries

Something special, something unique, takes place between parent/caregivers and their children. Something precious and valuable. Something desirable. At the very heart of family, we yearn to be with each other, despite all our failings and differences, spending quality time together to create shared experiences can help to foster relationships and connect each other.

The team at Grow Ministries is passionate about serving the LCA. We do what we do because we want to see congregations and schools become vibrant places where people of all generations are growing in their faith together.

Encouraging our children in their faith What kind of adults do we want our children to become? How do we help shape our children’s values and beliefs? How do we help them be a positive influence in their community? Research highlights four keys that can help positively shape our children’s faith, values and character. Prayer… Read more

Parents continue to be the greatest influence on their children’s faith. The time a child will spend at church is a small fraction compared to the time the child will spend with his or her parents. Congregations have a great opportunity to partner with parents and empower them to pass the faith on to their children. What… Read more

‘I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.  So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth‘ 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 Ever wondered if something you’ve planted is growing? Or has even sprouted? Or has possibly not even taken root?  Ever dug around to check your wonderings? Grow Ministries has been… Read more

Passing on the Christian faith involves a partnership of generations, individuals and families. GIFT is the acronym for Generations in Faith Together. GIFT events provide an opportunity for people of all ages to explore God’s love for them by sharing the gift of each other and the gift of faith. In my role with Grow Ministries,… Read more

Ministry across the generations St James Lutheran Church in Moorabbin, a south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, is engaged with Grow Ministries in a pilot program within a cluster including two other congregations from the Melbourne area. The three congregations work together to see what they can do better to reach out with the gospel of Christ… Read more

Meet the young people who are training to be future leaders within the Lutheran Church of Australia. They are the inaugural participants in the LCA’s new Grow Leadership program – a training initiative designed to provide continuing and sustainable Christian leadership development and training for young adults. Those selected from Australian applicants for 2017 are Elsa Matthias (from Queensland but has… Read more

Generations in faith together Intergenerational ministry takes place when people from at least two generations intentionally gather for the same activity in the name of Christ, interacting with one another in ways which reflect mutual respect and appreciation. Every church can be intentionally intergenerational in its ministry and faith formation experiences. In the book Generations Together,… Read more

The ‘Four Keys’ are four foundational practices of faith for Christians. Caring conversations express an interest in others, their hurts, their joys, their concerns and dreams, their values and faith. Caring conversations require time to be available to listen and to speak. Our prayer for every family is that they will find time in their… Read more