Welcome Vicki Rochow

We are pleased to inform you of the appointment of Vicki Rochow as our additional Resource Coordinator. Vicki will work in collaboration with Jo Jones and will focus on developing and evaluating resources for youth and family ministry, including a range of online resources. Vicki has already commenced her role and joins Leah Cronin and Jo in our North Adelaide office.  Vicki comes to us with strong administrative and ministry skills, particularly in the area of youth and family.  Vicki worked for 11 years with Redeemer Lutheran School, Nuriootpa is involved with the Barossa CLW program and is the part-time area manager for Young Life - a multi-denominational youth ministry organisation where she is a coach and mentor to young leaders.  Vicki is married with two teenage children.

Please make her feel welcome by sending her a message: vicki.rochow@lca.org.au

Make your own Calvary Hill

What you will need... • Paper plates • Scissors • Crayons • Brown paper for crosses • Glue stick • Pencils or crayons Instructions... 1. Take a paper plate and cut half way around in the inner circle and bend up to make a hill. 2. Colour in your paper plate and add a path and tomb if you like. 3. Then take the brown paper and cut out 3 crosses and stick them onto the hill. 4. Put your Calvary Hill somewhere in your house so that during Lent it can help you think about what Jesus did for you. This Lent craft activity idea and many more are included in the GIFT Lent Resource. Visit www.growministries.org.au or call 08 82677344 for an order form.

Faith Inkubators FINK TANK

It has been more than five years since the establishment of Faith Inkubators Australia. In that time we have engaged with many congregations through immersion training and provided a variety of other information sessions and 1 day training opportunities. About one third of all LCA congregations initially embraced these resources; some had a go and haven’t continued while others have just used bits and pieces without embracing the whole system. Faith Inkubators Australia is a big part of the Grow Ministries Strategic Plan for 2014-2018, and we feel it’s time to evaluate how successfully we are supporting congregations in their FaithInk ministry and how we can do it better. On Tuesday, 4 March in Adelaide and on Wednesday, 12 March in Melbourne we will be holding our first Australian FINK TANKs. We invite you to be part of these sessions. Please RSVP your interest by Friday, 28 February 2014 to jodi.brook@lca.org.au  If you can’t make it in person, consider filling in our short survey, contact us for details.

2014 Training Dates for your Diary

Grow Ministries Conference Re-thinking child, youth and family ministry in modern Australia

• Melbourne 16-17 May, Box Hill
• Adelaide 12-13 August, North Adelaide

    Faith Inkubators Training Learn more about the paradigm of ministry behind the resources

• Brisbane 15-16 May, Milton
• Adelaide 23-24 October, Venue TBC

    The Vision and Practice of 21st Century Faith Formation with special guest presenter John Roberto

• Melbourne 26-28 August, Centre for Theology and Mission (UCA), Parkville
• Adelaide 2-4 September, Lutheran Laypeople's League (LLL), North Adelaide

For more information and/or to register your interest, please contact Grow Ministries Director Jodi Brook.