Resources for Engaging Young People and Intergenerational Discipleship & Mission – February Update

3 February 2025

Rex Smeal Park in Port Douglas with tropical palm trees and beach, Australia
Rex Smeal Park in Port Douglas with tropical palm trees and beach, Australia

 

Resources for Engaging Young People and Intergenerational Discipleship & Mission – February Update

To help Enable, Equip and Encourage a growing and flourishing church across Queensland, we’ll regularly share links to resources for education, worship, discipleship, and mission both with Young People, and Intergenerationally.

The resources will be a selection of practical materials, interesting articles, books and podcasts, that might be worth considering and exploring.

If you would like to connect with the Mission Accompanying Team to chat about the resources, or how we might encourage you, please reach out to Jessica.pinkerton@ucaqld.com.au

 

Children, Youth, Families and Intergen Weekly Resources – February 2025

 

Intergen Weekly Resources – February

Feb 2 Love is…

Feb 9 God’s Holiness

Feb 16 Connected into God

Feb 23 Trusting God, Loving Enemies

 

Lent & Easter

NEW 2025 Lent – Renewal (RCL Year C) COMING SOON

2024 Lent – The Great Restoration Project (RCL Year B)

2023 Lent – Journey with Jesus (RCL Year A)

2025 Palm Sunday-Good Friday-Easter Sunday (combined) New!

2025 Intergen Lent 1-5 (combined) New!

Maundy Thursday & Good Friday

More Intergen Lent resources

Lent & Easter ideas (Strandz)

Lent & Easter resources (PRC)

Lent in 3 minutes (Busted Halo)

Lent Family Faith resources (CRCNA)

Lent Worship resources (Engage Worship)

Lent Growing in Faith Together (Grow Ministries)

Easter Jam (Think Orange)

Easter Family Faith Trail (SA UCA)

Easter: All about Jesus (Bible Society Australia)

Easter Path: an intergenerational journey (CRCNA)

 

Youth and Children’s Programs

Curriculum used in Families Ministry over 10 years

Sunday School Curriculum Overview

Choosing a Curriculum

Orange Curriculum

The Link Crew

Alpha Youth Series New!

Christian Playgroup Network an interdenominational group that plays a valuable role in supporting Church playgroups that are seeking to be more missional

 

Books, Webinars and Podcasts

Kids Light Up series

The Generative Church

Holy work with children (PRC)

Holy listening with kids & teens (PRC)

Talking with kids about injustices (PRC)

Raising kids beyond the binary in church (PRC)

 

Engaging children with Bible stories (Jared Neusch)

The power of intergenerational ministry (Darren Philip)

Music, young people and mental health (Stephen Fischbacher)

Behaviour-and Trauma- informed children’s ministry (Lisa Campbell)

 

Engaging polarisation with kindness

Why congregations sometimes change

Digital ministry trends and perspectives

Part-time pastors and gift-filled congregations

 

Making space for hard questions

Recruiting and equipping volunteers

Helping young people process anger and grief

Burnout, resilience and self-care for ministry leaders

 

 

Events

Join the Conversation 5      Thursday February 20,  7am AEDT

Join the Conversation: Perspectives on Intergenerational Ministry is an opportunity to connect via Zoom with people from multiple countries with a passion for intergenerational ministry.

More information and registration: JTC 5

 

Jun 10-12 Intergenerate (US)

 

Jun 20-22 Messy Church Conference (UK)

 

Amplify Conference - 2 AUGUST 2025

Australia’s largest children, youth and family ministry conference, will take place in local hubs across the country. Frontline ministry leaders gathering locally for a day of inspiration, equipping and networking.

Due to popular demand, the event has moved from March to August.

Contact us at info@amplifyconference.com.au for more information or to express your interest in hosting a hub.

Check out our Hub Leaders Start Up Guide

Mark your calendar now and start spreading the word to your team!

 

Leaders 2 Go Conference – 11-14 September 2025

L2g is a community of leaders-of-leaders in children and families’ ministries across Australia and New Zealand, with a vision to enrich, empower and equip through forward-thinking input and facilitated open learning spaces.

 

 

Thanks to Chris Barnett from INTERGEN for generously compiling and sharing this list

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