Category: Intergenerational

Intergenerational Ministry Update – August

 Intergenerational MinistryAUGUST UPDATEThese resources are compiled by Chris Barnett, Assembly Intergenerational Ministry Consultant, and Intergen Executive General Manager INTERGEN AUGUST UPDATE1. August Weekly Intergenerational Resources2023 Engage Together: Aug-Sep (UCA)August ALL Weeks Combined (Intergen)August 6 More than Enough! (Intergen)August 13 Can You Walk on Water? (Intergen)2. Being an Intergenerational Church: Papers (NEW)Paper: Toward a Common UnderstandingPaper: Distinguishing between Multi-, Cross- […]

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Intergenerate 2023

Intergenerate 2023 Australia’s most inspiring intergenerational conference is back for 2023Australia’s most inspiring, engaging and energising intergenerational conference is back again in 2023! Especially for those involved in overall congregational leadership – including ministers, pastors and church council members – and those in leadership of specific ministry areas such as worship, mission, Christian Education and […]

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Being an Intergenerational Church papers

Being an Intergenerational Church Resource papers for those seeking to be a Church in which all ages are welcomed and valuedBy Chris Barnett, Intergenerational ConsultantThe Uniting Church in Australia seeks to be a genuinely intergenerational church in which all ages are welcomed and valued, where every generation is engaged together in active discipleship, growing in […]

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UCA Anniversary Intergenerational ideas

Happy Anniversary UCA! Intergenerational ideas to celebrate the Uniting Church AnniversaryOn 22 June 1977, three Australian Christian denominations joined together to form the Uniting Church in Australia. The Uniting Church anniversary is a time to remember the joy of this occasion, to recall the gifts and ministry of those who came before us and to […]

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Engage Together

Engage Together Weekly resources for Intergenerational Worship, originally compiled by Melissa Neumann, Emma Parr and Chris Barnett.ADVENT 2023 resource out now! Ministers, worship leaders and congregations alike often aspire to worship experiences that are more engaging, more inspiring and more participatory. At the same time, many leaders don’t have capacity in their busy weeks to […]

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2023 Godly Play Training

2023 Godly Play Core Training Learn about Godly Play practice and be nurtured in your own spiritual journeyGodly Play Core Training is being offered in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney through 2023. Godly Play training events have evolved over 40 years of research, practice, reflection and prayer and are designed to be as innovative […]

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Chris Barnett begins at the Assembly

Envisioning a church for all generationsAssembly welcomes Chris Barnett, Intergenerational Consultant They say that one of the most influential factors in the nurture and development of the next generation is their environment.It may be no surprise then that Chris Barnett, one of the biggest champions of intergenerational ministry in the Uniting Church, grew up in genuinely […]

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That's a wrap on Intergenerational

That’s a wrap on IntergenerationalWritten by Bethany Broadstock My daughter is almost three years old now, and if you’ve ever spent time with an overly verbal toddler or young child you’ll know that ‘why?’ becomes a constant question.  Children around this age embody a curiosity about the world that leaves them dissatisfied with hearing about […]

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'Our heart for God's renewal': Intergenerational at Trinity Alberton UC

‘Our heart for God’s renewal’: Intergenerational at Trinity Alberton Uniting Church When Pastor Simon Story was called to leadership at Trinity Alberton Uniting Church just outside Adelaide’s CBD, it was a long way from the secular roles he and his partner Leesa had held in the years before.  With a strong call to ministry, a passion […]

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