Youth Resources

September 1-7 marks National Child Protection Week, with the theme: ‘Every conversation matters’. Conversations are powerful tools to keep children and young people safe and well.

What resources are available for faith discussions? Sandy Brodine and Kelly Woods have collated a list to get us started.  

Would you like to gather online with other creative people? Across October 4-6, How Great Thou Art is running and there are opportunities to gather online for creativity and gaming.

Feast of Faith is a 2nd Gen CALD Young Leaders Retreat happening from September 20-22. This retreat is a weekend where we will focus on enriching, equipping and empowering our CALD young leaders.

Children notice what we’re passionate about and are natural mimics. We won’t have answers to all their questions, but we can applaud them for asking and commit to discovering things together. Mike and Cathie Clarke reflect on ways grandparents can help their grandchildren grow in their love of God, and God’s creation.

Capturing the joy of children's activities through photography is a fantastic way to showcase your child-focused program, but how do you do it safely? Josh Tuhipa-Turner from the Culture of Safety Unit tells us all we need to know to comply with UCA standards.

Watch along with OddRev, RevDocGeek, Verg, ThePurplePastor and PastoralHare as they chat all things theology, sci-fi and fantasy with author and theologian, Professor James F McGrath (ReligionProf).

What was OmegaCon like, and why should you add May 30-June 1 next year into your diaries? Take a read of what Tim Johns has to say.

Messy Churches are faith communities that sit alongside traditional churches. Messy Churches can celebrate communion and baptisms as part of their gatherings. Sandy Brodine reflects on a baptism for a 10-year-old at North Ringwood UC Messy Church this week.

Sandy reflects on why taking a creative approach to praying together can help people of all ages learn to talk to God together, including a mum experiencing her three-year-old’s first community prayer.

The lectionary focuses on John 6 in August: focusing on feeding stories and lots of references to bread. Here’s a simple flat bread recipe and some prompt questions to encourage meaning across the generations.

Sue Scarlett from the Christian Playgroup Network/Traralgon UCA writes about Christian playgroups and how the CPN can assist your church with an existing or new playgroup ministry.

Our Education and Strategy Co-ordinator, Sandy Brodine, spent the day in Hamilton, Western Victoria leading a training day on the theme of 'creative worship for all ages'.

The Culture of Safety Unit provides a witty reminder about why your WWCC/WVP checks should be up to date.

Simple craft activities are a great way children can engage with each other around the story of Jesus feeding 5000 people.

Josh Tuipa Turner writes about the purpose and role of the Culture of Safety Unit.

It is always a good time to have a child safety refresher; particularly when it comes to broadcasting images across the internet. So, what child safety things do we need to remember when livestreaming?

There are two easy intergenerational ideas from Sandy Brodine to go with the parable of the mustard seed in Mark 4:26–34.