Children & Families Resources

Each month, we publish a Children & Families Update, which contains resources and useful links. To receive these directly to your email each month, please e-mail Chris at chris.barnett@victas.uca.au.

For the latest update (and previous editions), click here.

Graduate Certificate in Children and Families Ministry

July 7-9, 12-1                             Children and Families Ministry intensive

Nov 24-26, Nov 29-Dec 1      Nurture and Spiritual Guidance of Children

We support Australia’s only Children & Families Ministry-focused tertiary award – the Graduate Certificate in Children and Families Ministry. Especially suitable for ministers, pastors, chaplains, religious education teachers and those in paid children & families or intergenerational roles, the two core units may also be taken as part of other awards. More information is available about the two units Children & Families Ministry: core issues in diverse contexts (starting in July 2021); and Nurture and Spiritual Guidance of Children (Starting in November 2021).

Upcoming 2021 Events

Apr 22                 Messy Discipleship Book Launch (On-line – 1.30pm AEST)

May 22                Stories of Childhood Playgroup/Pre-school Training (On-line – 2pm AEST)

May 24-26          Children’s Spirituality Summit/InterGenerate (On-line)

Jun 9                    Engage All Generations Book Launch (On-line – 11am AEST)

Jul 26-28             InterGenerate AUS (Sydney + On-line)

Aug 7                   Make it Messy! Conference

Sep 10-12            Leaders to Go (On-line + Hub model)

Year B (2020-2021)

Mother’s Day 2nd Sunday in May

• Mother’s Day resources (Strandz)
• Mother’s Day Multi-Age Services (UCA SA)
• Mother’s Day resources (BRF)
• Mother’s Day Resources (Going for Growth)
• Mother’s Day resources (Salvation Army)
• Ultimate Mothers’ Day Resource List
• Motherhood: the cliché and the reality (Roots)
• Ten ideas for Ministers on Mother’s Day (Messy Middle)
• Mother’s Day Talks and Prayers
• Mother’s Day Runaways (Saltwater and Honey)
• Prayer for parents and those who want to be

Trinity Sunday

• Trinity Sunday (Strandz)
• Trinity Sunday resources (Going4Growth)
• >Trinity ideas (Barnabas)
• Trinity story links (Storypath)
• Trinity Sunday (Mustard Seeds)
• Trinity Sunday (Worshiping with Children)
• Exploring the Trinity with children (Building Faith)
• Trinity Sunday with children and families (UMC)

Pentecost Sunday

• Pentecost Prayer & Craft (Flame)
• Pentecost ideas (The Billabong)
• Pentecost resources (Strandz)
• Pentecost Ideas (UCA SA)
• Pentecost ideas (Area52)

More Pentecost Ideas

• Pentecost Ideas (BRF)
• Pentecost ideas (Going for Growth)
• Pentecost Multi-age Services (UCA SA)
• Pentecost (Roots on the Web)
• Spirit of Love (Roots)
• Pentecost ideas (Building Faith)
• Pentecost (Methodist Creative Ministry)
• Pentecost Pinterest (Messy Church)
• Pentecost Multi-Age Resources (All-age Worship)
• Celebrating Pentecost (Kids Friendly)
• Pentecost (Max 7)

Pentecost Season

• Engage Together: Intergenerational Worship ideas for August to September, using the Lectionary (RCL) readings
• Faith at Home: Exploring different Christian spiritual traditions as a household.