Families

AYCF Ministry through the Ministry Education Commission seeks to support parents and families of all shapes and sizes in your role as the primary source of teaching your children the Good News about Jesus.

To help you in this work, we offer and recommend a range of resources:

Faithful Families – our blog (updated weekly) with activities to encourage closeness, story, ritual and service within your family.

Here2Stay – a great Australian inter-denominational site aimed specifically at reducing the rate at which young people leave the Church as they enter adolescence.

ATF Communique – “Australia Talks Family” is an event initially held in Melbourne in 2014 which brings together leaders from many denominations and groups, aiming to assist Australian families with needs of all kinds.  Please read this document and decide if you would like to participate further. Contact [email protected] for more info.

85 percent of parents with children under age 13 believe they have the primary responsibility for teaching their children about religious beliefs and spiritual matters, according to Barna Research Group. But, the majority of parents do not spend any time during a typical week discussing religious matters or studying religious materials with their children.  Here are some ideas to connect your ministry with families:

Conversations
Here are some ideas to encourage conversation and answer tough questions in your children’s ministry:

TheSource4Parents.com (US: frequently updated ideas and resources for modern Christian parents) Here’s an example on the topic “Setting online guardrails.”

  • Watch the Video

Practising Families

http://www.faithinhomes.org.uk/

Cooking with Devotion

Father’s Day:

Parenting and Marriage workshops are available through a variety of parishes and agencies.  Contact us for more information.

Other good resources for parents: