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Grow Ministries eNews

our April edition of eNews.

Welcome to our April edition of eNews! Once again it has been a busy time for us here at GROW and there is plenty to share with you. So grab your coffee and take some time out.....

LCA National Lutheran Youth Forum

The 10th - 12th of April was an amazing weekend full of questions and hopefully some answers! 12 young people from around Australia met in Adelaide for the ‘Have a Voice’ National Lutheran Youth Forum. They discussed issues that face the LCA today and were able to ‘have a voice’ about things that mattered to them.

We will share a comprehensive report in our OYHs Spring edition which will be a special newsletter especially for Synod. Here are some comments from our participants....

Thank you for Grow Ministries and LCA for holding the youth forum! It has been so encouraging in my faith to be with such wonderful blessings of God sharing conversations about the big issues the Lutheran Church faces. Jesus has truly blessed me and everyone who attended. The biggest THANKS goes out to him! We love and Praise you Jesus! MEG (NSW)

This weekend was a truly amazing and moving experience. I met some of the most inspiring young people ever and got to have incredible discussions about the future of the Lutheran Church Australia. I will never forget what I have learnt and I will continue to press on in discovering more about what God has to offer us. I hope to see everyone again sometime, hopefully in the near future. LIVI (VIC)

For me, the thing I most valued was gaining an extra appreciation and understanding of the Lutheran beliefs and practices I've grown up in. I also really enjoyed meeting other young Lutherans and wrestling with the tricky discussions that our church is having. I was encouraged by the way our Church seems to be remaining solid even in the midst of our society's challenges. MATT (WA)

The Grow Ministries Team would like to thank all of those involved to make the forum such a success. We are so proud of the participants and their behaviour, insights and passion for the LCA but most importantly, their love for our Lord!

jodi.brook@lca.org.auAn exciting opportunity exists for a new team member at GROW!

Resource Curator & Congregation Mentor

An exciting 12 month project position with Grow Ministries is now available.  We are seeking an experienced child, youth and family ministry practitioner to provide additional support and breadth to our current Grow Ministries staff team. 

The Resource Curator and Congregation Mentor will facilitate the curation of suitable child, youth and family ministers (CYFM) information and online resource content that can be accessed or linked to through the Grow Ministries website. 

They will also provide mentoring for congregations in their crossgenerational ministry.

15 hours per week (0.4 FTE). Layworker, Level 2.

12 month contract.

Flexible work location.

Key attributes and skills include

  • A practitioner of LCA child, youth and family ministry approaches
  • Good time management skills
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • High level computer skills

For a full job description click here.

For more information please contact:

Grow Ministries, National Director, Jodi Brook: jodi.brook@lca.org.au

 

Applications close Monday 11th May 2015

This is an exciting time of the church year when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. Sunday May 24th is the day we celebrate.

A Pentecost GIFT event provides an opportunity to have a party to celebrate the birthday of the church and offer activities based around how the Holy Spirit lives in us and guides our lives.

Please CLICK HERE to order GIFT Pentecost from our website.

South Australian friends, join us as we Dive Deeper to explore effective youth and young adult ministry

VENUE: St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Blair Athol

COST: $20 per person (includes lunch) With 3 or more people from the same church, the Pastor can attend for free

SPEAKER: Tom Schmidt, Lutheran Youth Queensland

FOCUS: Exploring 4 of the ‘7 Guiding Principles for Effective Young Adult Ministry’

Registrations close May 1 - BE QUICK

REGISTER NOW

Home and Church in Partnership Workshop

20 - 21 June 2015

Victory Lutheran College, Wodonga

Register now!

Or visit the Grassroots Training website


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