Children and Families Ministry
JULY UPDATE
These resources are compiled by Chris Barnett from the Intergenerational Ministry - Children & Families team at equipping Leadership for Mission (eLM) in the Synod of VIC/TAS. Thanks Chris for this valuable resource!
CHILDREN & FAMILIES MINISTRY – JULY
- 2021 Intergenerate AUS Conference (On-line or In-person) July 27, 28
Join on-line or in-person (Sydney, Brisbane or Christchurch) for two days of stimulating engagement around intergenerational ministry. Featuring excellent input from Dave Csinos, Cory Seibel and Tammy Tolman plus inspiring interactive workshops, the 2021 Intergenerate Conference is a unique opportunity to connect with and be stretched by other leaders who are passionate about intergenerational ministry.
More information & registration: 2021 Intergenerate AUS
- Games, Games & More Games
Zoom games (Team Building)
PowerPoint games (Games4esl)
Active & Learning games (Max7)
Bible games (Bible Games Central)
Family, Faith and Fitness (Family Fit)
- Graphics & Multi-Media Tools (via Si from Logosdor)
Canva: graphic design (Canva)
Blender: animation (Blender)
Magisto: video and image options (Magisto)
Mentimeter: interactive presentations (Mentimeter)
CloudStopMotion: stop-motion animation (CloudStopMotion)
- Via CRCNA
5 Ways to pray with kids (CRCNA)
3 models for navigating change (CRCNA)
4 Steps for launching a new initiative (CRCNA)
10 Ways to cultivate youth leadership (CRCNA)
Word Clouds and identifying your church culture (CRCNA)
- Resilience and Well-being
The Resilience Doughnut
How we build resilient faith – and how we don’t
Supporting parents and children emotionally (Rock Pool)
Building emotional health and well-being (Vivienne Mountain)
Introducing adverse childhood experiences (free on-line training)
- Covid & Beyond
Post-pandemic pondering and planning faith re-formation (PCUSA)
Nurturing young faith in the time of Covid (Nurturing Young Faith)
Signs of professional burnout and ways to overcome it (Forbes)
Recovery and Covid: coming in for a safe landing (CRCNA)
What’s happening in our nervous systems? (On Being)
- Highlighted Books from the CSS/ Intergenerate US Conference
The Adept Church (F. Douglas Powe)
Theirs is the Kingdom (Amy Lindeman Allen)
It Takes a Church to Raise a Parent (Rachel Turner)
Spiritual Conversations with Children (Lacy Finn Borgo)
Bridging Theory and Practice in Children’s Spirituality (Larson & Keeley)
- Godly Play & Deep Talk Opportunities
- Godly Play August 9,10,11 (Melbourne)
This is an excellent three-day course in which participants are immersed in Godly Play practice. In this time two accredited trainers will work with the group to provide information and experience of the three genres of stories in Godly Play, the role of the storyteller, the role of the doorperson, the Godly Play space, materials, response time, spirituality of the child, forming and maintaining a story circle community that is safe, the history and practice of Godly Play and much more. For more information, e-mail judythroberts@gmail.com or go to Godly Play Australia.
- Deep Talk (August – On-line)
Deep Talk takes a number of Godly Play principles and some Godly Play stories—along with some new stories—and adapts these for a spiritual process suitable to secular and religious settings. Deep Talk UK Trainer Kathryn Lord and Judyth Roberts will be offering online Deep Talk training over six 90-minute sessions, beginning in August. If you are interested in the training, please contact Judyth Roberts: judythroberts@gmail.com
- Highlighted 2021 Events (for your diary, watch out for more)
- 2021 Children & Families Ministry Intensive Unit July 7-9, 12-14 Parkville, Melbourne + On-line
Act NOW to participate in the upcoming Children & Families Ministry intensive. Part of the Graduate Certificate in Children & Families Ministry, this is an excellent professional development opportunities for ministers, pastors, chaplains, Christian educators and those in paid children & families ministry roles. Enquire NOW about participating in the July offering face-to-face or on-line . Even if this not for you at this time, let me encourage you to forward the information on to at least one person who you think might (or even should) be interested.
Click Children & Families Ministry Intensive or e-mail chris.barnett@victas.uca.edu.au to express interest or find out more.
Jul 27, 28 InterGenerate AUS (Sydney, Brisbane, Christchurch + On-line)
Aug 7 Make it Messy! (Parkville, Melbourne)
Sep 11 Leaders to Go (On-line + Hub model)