Two Great February 2019 Events
Andrew McDonough, best known as the author and illustrator of the Lost Sheep books, is coming to Victoria! According to Andrew…“Jesus’ best command ever is ‘look at the birds’. It’s where to start if you’re following Jesus. Now, if you’re in ministry leadership, we recommend you pay attention to all of God’s creatures. If people drive you bonkers, if you’re exhausted from helping everyone, if your last sermon was described as ‘nice’ and if the phrase ‘fruitful ministry’ fills you with determination and despair then join the duck, an echidna, a caterpillar, a tree, Andrew McDonough and other new ministry friends in a workshop that will be fun and possibly of some value.”
See here for more information and registration, see below for venues.
Despite much talk in recent years around intergenerational ministry, a present and pressing challenge for churches and their leaders is to develop effective intergenerational practice that encourages discipleship across all ages.
Focused on those with strategic leadership responsibility in the life of a church – including ministers, pastors, ministry leaders and key volunteers –Friday will focus on Intergenerational Ministry Foundations and Saturday on Intergenerational Ministry Practicalities. Register for either day or, ideally, both!
See here for more information and registration.
Last Minute Christmas (or file for next year)
Max 7 Christmas ideas (for now or next year)
New FREE Intergenerational Resource – Growing Up Together
Growing Up Together is a FREE intergenerational resource is for multi-age households, small groups and communities of faith committed to growing up together in worship, witness and service. Growing Up Together comprises an overview of the place of rites and rituals in the lives of young people and their communities plus liturgical resources for marking these significant occasions. Growing Up Together contains resources for recognising and celebrating, in an intergenerational way,
Download for FREE via Growing Up Together.
New FREE Multi-Age 2019 Lenten Resource
Not just containing reflections for each day, this FREE 2019 Lenten Resource contains weekly ideas for families and households (that can even be adapted for use in the multi-age worship/small group settings). From Ash Wednesday to Easter Day you will find a fresh thought and invitation for reflection for each day. May your Lenten discipleship be enriched by this resource!
Download for FREE via 2019 Lenten Resource
More Lent Resources
Ministry by the numbers
A Children & Families ministry focus
A Youth Ministry focus (via Fuller)
Key Events for 2019
Feb 21-28 Thriving Ministry Leadership*
Feb 22,23 Generate 2019 –Growing Intergenerational Ministry
Mar 8-11 Uniting Church Synod Family Camp NEW
Apr 27 Stories of Childhood Playgroup/Pre-school Ministry
Aug 3 Generations
Aug 24 Make it Messy!
* =Thriving Ministry Leadership event details…
Thu Feb 21 2pm Geelong
Sun Feb 24 2.30pm Surrey Hills
Mon Feb 25 10am Ballarat
Mon Feb 25 7pm Bendigo
Tue Feb 26 10am Shepparton
Tue Feb 26 3.30pm Wodonga
Wed Feb 27 7pm Mitcham
Thu Feb 28 10am Murrumbeena
Jun 11-14 Leaders to Go
Australia’s premier conference for leaders of leaders of ministry with children and their families! Please save the dates and keep an eye out for more info.
Featuring: Facilitated in-put, Workshops, Market place and expo, live-in community, individual retreat, creativity, small groups, worship and reflection, prayer and networking and more!
Venue: The Tops Conference Centre, Stanwell Tops, NSW
Dates: 11-14 June 2019
Times: 2.30pm Tuesday – 1.30pm Friday
Details: leaderstogo.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leaderstogoconference/
May 3-5 Second International Messy Church Conference (UK)
May 20-22 Intergenerate Conference (US)
