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GROW MINISTRIES

Child, Youth & Family Ministry (Grow Ministries)

About us

Grow Ministries is the national child, youth and family ministry (CYFM) department of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA). The Grow Ministries team is passionate about providing innovative and creative resources, workshops and leadership training. Our focus is to equip and encourage congregations with effective practices for intergenerational faith formation.

Read our Guiding Principles

We are one of five departments in the Local Mission office. Partnering with us in mission are:

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How we serve

Grow Ministries is a one-stop shop for equipping, supporting and resourcing local congregations as they nurture the faith of children, young people and adults.

Grow Coaching
Grow Coaching is a two-year journey that consists of six cluster training events and intensive congregational follow-up. It is through these events that our coaching congregations learn about the Grow Ministries’ ‘Ten Guiding Principles’ and how they relate to intergenerational ministry through relationships, lifelong faith formation and participation in mission. Through Grow Coaching we aim to support and equip these communities to use new, innovative and collaborative mission-orientated approaches in their changed and changing mission fields.

See more: www.growministries.org.au/grow-training/coaching

Grow Resources
Grow Ministries continues to develop new and up-to-date resources that help congregations develop a passionate faith in individuals, families and communities shaped by a growing understanding of God’s word, nurtured and sustained in prayer and worship.

Our resources include:

GIFT (Generations in Faith Together) – an intergenerational ministry resource
Mentoring toolkit
Growing Faith at Home – resources to help families share their faith
Growing Faith Moments – resources for marking faith and life moments at home or in small groups
Faith Trail Ministry – congregational resources for celebrating faith and life milestones
Talking Points – Bible study resources for youth and young adults
Confirmation resources – best practice, discipleship resources and digital engagement

See more: www.growministries.org.au/grow-resources

Grow Leadership
The Grow Leadership program provides opportunities for leadership development and mentoring for youth and young adults of the LCA. The aim is to encourage future leadership in congregations, LCA agencies, local church and church-wide committees and boards. Activities of Grow Leadership include an 11-month leadership program and a national youth forum.

See more: www.growministries.org.au/who-we-are/grow-leadership

Grow Training and Communication
Grow Ministries provide a variety of communication and training options
for districts, congregations, pastors, lay workers, ministry practitioners, parents and schools to access. These include:

On Your Hearts – regular eNews
Grow Together – quarterly family publication
Digital communications including: Grow Ministries website, Facebook, Pinterest and an online journal
Regional training – Re-thinking CYFM in the 21st century
District training – partnering with district-run events to lead workshops

Grow Ministries is also keen to offer support to individual congregations
in the area of child, youth and family ministry by phone, email
or in person.

See more: www.growministries.org.au/who-we-are/grow_news