The Theology of Ministry with Children and Families

At the beginning of the past week Alan and Diego were in Tauranga. Part of that time was to meet with Marg Barsanti, the Regional Children and Families Pastor for Tauranga, to discuss the diocesan initiatives and events that we will develop through this year to address the needs of ministry to children and families in the diocese of Waiapu.

One of the initiatives that has stemmed from the review of Koru ministry last year and our discussion is the launch of a monthly zoom conversation exploring the theology of Children and Families ministry. This is open to any and to all who may be interested and serves as a start to understanding why this ministry is so essential and how we as churches can approach it. The following message will be in E-News from the Diocese this week, but you are welcome to access the links from this article as well.

Ministry with Children Seminar

Join us on a monthly zoom as we engage with the theology of Children and Families ministry. Whether you are actively involved in ministry to children and families, interested in developing a ministry or just curious about the unique challenges and perspectives that need to be considered, you are welcome to join us.

The sessions will centre around one or two short videos each month exploring areas such as the tasks of Children’s Ministry, Authentic Spirituality, Formation Discipleship, Children as theologians, radical hospitality and so much more. While geared toward the perspective of ministry with children and families, there will be content to enrich your wider ministry and faith as well.

Each gathering will last one hour, beginning at 7:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month. Our first session will launch on June 17. Each session will be led by one of the Diocesan Koru team – Marg Barsanti, Diego Gomes or Alan Burnett.

Please register by clicking here and we will connect you with a Zoom link to join us as we engage with a video resource and share in discussion.