036 - Helping Children Flourish as Disciples with Meaghan Gates

Tim is joined by Meaghan Gates, Children’s Minister at St. Michael’s Cathedral, Wollongong. Meaghan shares her Flourishing Disciples Framework with six categories of age-appropriate features that may be evident in children who are disciples of Jesus. Meaghan has developed this framework in order to help ministry leaders and parents notice and nurture faith in young children. It has also provided a shared language between leaders and parents which strengthens the partnership in church and household discipleship. ‘Partnering with Parents’ is one of Youthworks’ 7 Principles of Effective Ministry. To find out more about the 7 Principles and to access the Effective Ministry Tool assessment for your church, head to youthworks.net/emt Click on through⁠ to discover more from ⁠the Youthworks Ministry Support Team⁠ and find out how Youthworks can help you have an effective youth and children's ministry in your local church. We would love to hear from you. Send your thoughts, comments, suggestions, and critiques to ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠. Show Notes: Meaghan Gates – Flourishing Disciples Framework Donate to Youthworks to help young people hear the greatest story ever told Advert Music: Rafael Krux, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons