Children and Families Ministry - November 2022
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!
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CHILDREN & FAMILIES MINISTRY – NOVEMBER
1. Nurture & Spiritual Guidance of Children Nov 23-25, 28-30 On-line or Face-to-face
Especially suitable for church-based, school-based and community-based expressions of ministry, this course will assist you in developing an even more richly theologically-informed practice in relation to the spiritual nurture of children as you explore links between Scripture, theological thought, spiritual and psychological development. More information here (plus see attached).
2. Advent & Christmas 1
Advent & Christmas (Strandz)
Advent Calendars (Building Faith)
Advent: Matthew's Story (GenOn)
Advent resources (Going4Growth)
Preparing our hearts for Advent (Building Faith)
3. Advent & Christmas 2
Christmas Family Faith Trail (UCA SA)
Interactive Christmas (Craig Mitchell)
FREE Christmas Resource (mainly Ministries)
Advent is Coming: an Advent Resource (Intergen)
Advent & Christmas (UCA Intergenerational Archive)
4. Practical Ideas from The Well
Family and All-Age (The Well)
Prayer and Worship (The Well)
Advent & Christmas (The Well)
Creative Storytelling (The Well)
Books, Articles and Websites (The Well)
5. Gratitude
Gratitude as a faith practice (CRCNA)
Practicing gratitude as a family (CRCNA)
Gratitude in the midst of pain (Grow Ministries)
Gratitude is good for a child’s health (Focus on the Family)
7 Days of Gratitude: a family devotional (Focus on the Family)
6. via Pulse
Comparison is the thief of joy (Pulse)
Making space to celebrate cultural diversity (Pulse)
Faith, culture and learning from Disney’s Moana (Pulse)
Brilliant storybooks to help children with identity (Pulse)
Why are multicultural children’s books so important? (Pulse)
7. Book Reviews (via PRC)
The Gospel According to Improv (PRC)
Godly Play in middle and late childhood (PRC)
Devotions and stories for the Christmas season (PRC)
Advent in plain sight: a devotion through 10 objects (PRC)
Remove the pews: spiritual possibilities for sacred spaces (PRC)
8. Intergenerational Faith Formation
Intergenerational Worship (Theresa Cho)
Intergenerational Faith Formation (Mennonite USA)
Benefits of intergenerational community for every generation (ReFocus)
FREE Book downloads – Generations Together plus more (Lifelong Faith)
Faith Formation practices: intergenerational learning programs (Lifelong Faith)
9. Intergenerate Aus On-line event Nov 10 9.30am – 4pm AEDT
This one-day event features input, interactive spaces and a chance to ENGAGE together with presentations from Cory Seibel, Beth Waldron Anstice, Alison Sampson, Andrew McDonough, Alasdair MacDougall + the Intergenerate team. Register to participate or to gain access to the content for watching over the next three months. More information and registration via Intergenerate Aus.