Discipleship – Engaging Young People
Children, Youth, Young Adults and Families (CYYAF)
The Uniting Church in Queensland is committed to encouraging and equipping young people, from birth into adulthood, to grow in discipleship and authentic faith, and participate as valued and vital members of intergenerational churches and communities with Jesus at the centre.
We believe that:
- Young People are people of God.
- Young People are invited to be lifelong disciples, who know and follow Jesus, and help others do the same.
- Young People belong to the Body of Christ and are called to serve with their own gifts, both as participants and leaders now and in the future.
- Young People grow in Christian Faith as they experience and express their belonging, believing, growing, and sharing in family, church, and community.
- God’s spirit gives various gifts to the church for ministry with Young People and the wider world, and we are called to use them.
- Intergenerational mission and ministry are the privilege and responsibility of every member of a Christian Faith community regardless of age, position, or status.
Through the Project Plenty Discipleship priority, we are committed to reawakening an understanding of, and passion for ministry with young people across the life of the church. We will do this by developing leaders, sharing resources, and developing partnerships, networks, and communities of practice across the Synod, to support those working and volunteering in ministry with young people in local communities.
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Please reach out to connect, as we’d love to journey with you, as you journey with others, to explore further, and dig deeper to grow lifelong disciples, who know and follow Jesus, and help others do the same.
Jessica Pinkerton
Mission Engagement – Children, Youth and Families
Jess has been involved in Ministry with Young People all her life, both as participant, leader and Pastor. She has a passion for seeing young people engaged in all areas of worship, witness and service in the church, and loves helping them find their place both as participants and leaders in their communities. With her husband and three children, they live out what it means to be a family on mission, serving together in their local church, school and football communities.
Jess believes that discipleship is a whole of life process, following and saying yes to Jesus each day. She believes that it takes a whole village to raise a child, and their family, and that it happens in everyday moments, everyday: “Impress these commandments on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up”. Deuteronomy 6:7
Jess would love to connect with you to support and equip you as part of the global village to help you connect and engage with the children, youth, young adults and families in your community.
Paul Wetzig
Mission Facilitator – Discipleship
Paul has a passion to help people know and discover flourishing life for themselves and their communities, as they join with others to follow Jesus’ way. This passion has led him to work in church and community settings across a range of denominations over the last 25 years.
Paul loves working part time, enabling him to have plenty of space for looking after his family and the opportunity for engagement in local community activities.
Engaging Young People Network (Uniting Church Qld) Facebook Group
UCA Qld Discipleship Resources Facebook Group
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