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Congregational Visits

Looking to rethink how you minister to children and youth?

Wondering what you can do that supports families in passing on faith?

For many congregations and families, sharing the Christian faith with children and youth is an area of struggle or challenge. Culture and society have changed so much in recent years, raising many new questions and issues and pressures.

We invite you to join us in rethinking child, youth and family ministry for a new time and a new age. Please consider inviting Jodi or Christine to visit with you and your congregational leaders. Together we can wrestle with some of the following questions...

  • What does it mean to form faith in children and youth?
  • What seems to work best and why?
  • How can we partner with and support Christian families today?

Over many years, Grow Ministries has developed resources to help meet the challenges of doing ministry with children, young people and their families. Maybe we have something to suit your context.

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Rethinking Workshop

Does it feel like you are doing the same things you have always done in your ministry with children, youth and their families but just not getting the same outcomes as you did in past years? Grow Ministries has a few ideas that might help your congregation move away from just running the same programs in the same way and expecting the results of previous years. Our society has changed so it's time to rethink our approach to ministry. The Grow Ministries Rethinking Workshop is a three-hour session that works through ten guiding principles to rethinking your ministry with children, young people and their families.

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  • What cultures are we re-thinking and why?
  • Creating a healthy community that nurtures the faith of children and young people and their families
  • The importance of all generations being involved in child, youth and family ministry
  • The realities of re-thinking child, youth and family ministry
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Q - Can I invite other churches to an event my church or organisation hosts?

A - Yes. It's up to each church/organisation to keep the event in-house or open things up to other churches. We love to see groups working together.

Q - What do Grow Ministries provide?

A - Grow Ministries will provide a trainer to lead an interactive event at your church/venue. Grow Ministries will make travel arrangements and provide training materials for each participant.

Q - What does the host church/organisation provide?

A - Appoint a host person who will attend the entire training event and serve as a liaison between the host and Grow Ministries. The local host will be responsible for arranging catering for a morning tea and/or lunch. A donation towards travel and accommodation would be very appreciated by not essential.

Q - What sort of time schedules are involved:

A - The event runs for approximately four hours and includes a 30-minute break for morning or afternoon tea.

We also offer the following training workshops

  • Intergenerational Faith Formation
  • Family Faith Formation
  • Missional Faith Formation

To begin the conversation, complete an online interest form, or email Grow Ministries Director Jodi Brook to discuss the possibilities.

Grow Disciples Confirmation Training Video

Grow Disciples is an exciting and important shift in our focus on ministry with children and young people. Grow Ministries has studied the best contemporary research, combined it with experience in local ministry settings and brought them together. The renewed emphasis on lifelong intergenerational discipleship will serve us well in nurturing community and personal faith in meaningful, practical, and Christ-centred ways.

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The team at Grow Ministries has taken the research seriously and the result is Grow Disciples. You will find information on how to effectively connect with young people that includes three key considerations:

  • a long-range mindset – encouraging a faith that will be supported into the future by families and congregations,
  • being relational – prioritising relationships, appropriate teaching methods and experiential learning opportunities, and
  • creating a compelling session – that is relevant, interactive and engaging.

It is our desire that Grow Disciples will assist congregations in providing a clear and engaging pathway for the faith formation journey of young people which includes families and congregations.

To find out more please complete the online interest form or contact Grow Ministries Director – Jodi Brook.

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