Youth, Children & Families 2012/2013

Jonathan KempDir. Youth, Children’s & Families Ministry,Ministry Education CommissionMilton, Queensland

Outline:

•YCF Structure•YCF Staff•YCF Strategy:

▫Events▫Camps▫Partnerships▫Communication▫Training, Resourcing and Formation

YCF Structure

•Based at MEC at Milton.•Liaise with all Commissions / agencies /

parishes / other denominations et al.•Peak body: YCF Advisory Board (EDs of

MEC and PMC, clergy, youth workers, school chaplains, YCF team, youth) which meets 2-3 times per year.

YCF StaffMinistry Education Commission YCF team:• Mr Jonathan Kemp (Director, YCF Ministry) FT• Mr Jonathan Sargeant (RE, Chaplaincy) FT• Ms Fiona Hammond (Special Projects /

Education) 0.4• Mr Nathan Haywood (Dio. Camps Coordinator)

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YCF Strategy

EventsCampsPartnershipsCommunicationTraining, Resourcing& Formation

• Aligns with Diocesan and MEC strategies

• We aim to assist the parishes and agencies of the Church to evangelise and disciple people, from birth to young adulthood, in order to develop their maturity as Christians within the Anglican tradition.

Strategy: Events•RISE: Brookfield in May 2012: more than 70 people attended.•RISE II: 1 June 2013

MiltonResourcing +Inspiring +Sharing =Enabling

• Equipping Anglicans for effective YCF ministry in parishes and on camps.

Events: RISE in 2013+

•Kept as an annual Diocesan day (Saturday 1 June at Milton).

•Can also be made a regional event (on a smaller scale)

•Ideally, Camp Leader training and Child Protection Policy training held simultaneously.

•www.aycf.org.au/events/rise-day-2013/

Strategy: Events

•August 2012: ASSN(Anglican SchoolsStudent Network)

conference(ASC/MEC)

Strategy: Events•November 2012: Saturation day, •Wet’N’Wild Water

Park•(c. 100 attendees)•To be held again at Wet’N’Wild on Saturday 9 Nov 2013.•Open to YGs, kids, camp Reunions, Anglican schools,Etc.

Strategy: Camps•(New) Primary Ichthus•(Jan.2013; Jan 2014)•29 campers, 15 leaders

Strategy: Camps•Emmaus retreat •(March 2013)• Young adults•Coolum•22 campers, 15 leaders (up 400%)•Overseen by “Emmaus Executive” (meets monthly)•Reunion: 18/5 Chermside

Strategy: Camps

•Junior Ichthus •(September 2013/14)•Near Springbrook•52 campers / 15 leaders

Strategy: Camps•Senior Ichthus•30 June – 6 July•28 campers / 15 leaders•Near Peregian Springs•Overseen by “Ichthus Management Group” which meets monthly.

Strategy: Partnerships

• GFS have offered grants of up to $500 per parish per year for a group.

• Up to $2000 per parish per year for a special, one-off project.

• Have been widely taken up, largely thanks to our promotion of the grants.

• Have indicated they will support our camping program strongly in 2013.

Strategy: Partnerships

• In return, we support GFS Cathedral day (kids’ activities etc. on Thursday 3 October)

• AYCFAB supported GFS/Kidsplus+ groups as the preferred kids’ club model in parishes.

• Fiona and I are presenting at the GFS leaders weekend at Bribie on 25 May.

• We will also explore other forms of support.

Strategy: Partnerships and Projects

JK Committees:• QCMN (ecumenical / SU)• MC&F Reference group• Connect 2 Church• E-Lent / Word Up project• Vocations Task-group• ALEC (ASC)JS Committees:• RENEW (Chair)• QCT RE&Chap Commission• ASRED (ASC)• REAC (Qld govt)• ALEC (ASC)

• We are working with or have worked with:

• Anglicare (Social Justice)• UCA / LYQ / RC• ASC• ABM et al...

Strategy: Communication•New website: www.aycf.org.au•Events calendar (two-way communication)•Downloadable resources for every kind of

YCF group•YCF group directory•Picture Galleries•Camp rego forms•Blogs and blog roll•Contact details•And more...

Strategy: CommunicationSocial Media:•Facebook Page: c.240 Likes•AYCFAB decided against Twitter.•(NB: Social Media policy for AYCF / parishes

in place.)

Strategy: Communication•Focus•Wednesday Weekly•Regular newsletters toParishes and contacts(providing links to ourWebsite).

Strategy: Training, Resourcing and Formation• Visit parishes, schools and agencies for

preaching / consulting / problem-solving...On topics including:•Youth Ministry•Children’s Ministry (inc. Messy Church)•Families Ministry•Employing YCF Ministers•Social media/networking(new Social Media Policy)

Strategy: Training, Resourcing & Formation•Bring It! A regular bi-monthly meeting

for youth ministers and leaders of youth groups in the Diocese, with guest speakers, free pizza, etc.

Strategy: Training, Resourcing and Formation•We encourage parishes to employ a YCF

minister (FT/PT/Casual) and we advise on all steps of the process, in liaison with Diocesan HR.

•JK currently working on new Parish Regulation for YCF Minister Appt Process.

•We are seeking formal pathways to forming YCF Ministers (SFC / partnership with other denomination or group?)

Summing up: MEC’s 2013 YCF MinistryEvents Camps /

ConferencesPartner-ships

Communi-cation

Resources, Training and Formation

RISE day Primary Ichthus

GFS grants

Aycf.org.au updates

Parish workshops

Bring it! meetings

Junior Ichthus

ASC seminars

Facebook Page

On-call consultancy to all

Saturation day

Senior Ichthus

QCMN Focus content

Grad clergy training

GFS kids’ events

Emmaus Other committees

Wed Weekly updates

YCF Minister pastoral care and advice

Messy Church

ASSN YCF newsletters

Regional visits

Going for Growth in 2013 and beyond

•What factors might prevent us from achieving growth in Youth, Children’s and Families Ministry?

Lutheran YQ Catholic YCM Anglican YCF / RE

Director (FT) YM Coordinator (FT) Director (FT)

Leadership trainer (FT)

Yth Min Development officer (FT)

RE/Chaplaincy (FT)

Young Adult Ministry coordinator (0.6)

2 Children’s Ministry (inc. RE)(0.8 + 0.6)

Special projects / Education (0.4)

Business Manager (FT)

Yth Min Admin (FT) Camps Coordinator (0.2)

Administrator (FT) Children’s Min Admin (0.8)

4.6 FTE 5.2 FTE 2.6 FTE

Staffing comparison of YCF Ministries:

Gaps and Weaknesses•No administrative support at MEC•No Children’s Ministry expert on staff•Not much explicit Young Adult ministry

(yet)•No obvious study / formation pathway for

lay YCF Ministers in this Diocese•YCF Minister appointment process

requires streamlining in light of shared HR services, etc.

•Web problems: on-line rego and payments?

•No official access to bulk parish emails

“Investment Drives Growth”

•Is Youth, Children’s and Families Ministry a strategic priority for the Diocese in 2013 and beyond?

Growth Strategy: Finance

•Use GFS Grants•Fundraising Appeal Dinner (project

proposal now underway)•“Youth Ministry Fund”? (cf Melb. Dio;

BushMF)•Aim for 10% profit from each AYCF

activity or event?•Promote YCF as a key to Diocesan growth

in order to achieve more budget share?

Growth Strategy: Events•Young Adult Events (proposed)

▫“Faith on Tap” / “Food 4 Thought” Sherwood AFL Club? (Michael Stalley) St John’s College UQ? Southbank / West End?

▫Emmaus Groups – Deanery/Region-based•SN@P nights – Wynnum, Bardon,

Clayfield...•Youth form of ‘Bible 360’ (proposed)•Encourage more parishes to try “Messy

Church”

Growth Strategy: Camps•Same camps but with more campers?

▫Emmaus – building links with Cursillo•More camps?

▫Young Adult camp (distinct from Emmaus)?▫Music Camp project (proposed)▫Social Service (Fix-it) camp?▫Social Justice (We:Gen) camp?▫ABM Mission trips / pilgrimages (in 2014)▫Study Camps (huge in Sydney but LYQ say no)▫Family camps

More camps? (continued)

•Bring back Regional Youth Conferences (RYCons) and/or Qld Ang Yth Conf (QAYC)?

•Stay over at Brookfield? Tents at Pointro?•Schoolies Week? (see ASC)•Gap Year / Year 13 options? (see

ASC/ABM)

Growth Strategy: Partnerships•GFS/ABM – as above•QCMN – Kids’ Games / Forums•Anglican Schools – RaVE classes visiting youth

groups? Student leadership training conducted by AYCF instead of being outsourced.

•Unis – see Young Adult ministry / transitions.•Shared training days with UCA et al?•Links with other Dioceses? (Rockhampton, NQ,

Grafton)•NYMC – Tweed Heads, October 2013

Growth Strategy: Communication•Social media as above•Newsletters / email as above•Promote exceptionally good examples of

AYCF ministry?•YCF promotional materials available in

Cathedral and Universities (Chaplaincy Centres and Colleges)

•YCF promotions at Anglican school fetes?

Growth Strategy: Training, Resourcing and Formation• Improved appointment process for YCF Lay

Stip. Ministers (at draft v.6 now) •Create formation/training and career path

for YCF Ministers•Encourage parishes to employ YCF Ministers•More regional training / networking days,

esp. in Western region.•Specific training with Sudanese and other

migrant congregations? (COGS / Matthew Hale Lib)

Growth Strategy: Training, Resourcing and Formation•Within parishes, focus on Transition

periods for young people:▫Primary School High school▫High school Uni/work

•“Apprentices Guild” for upper primary, to follow Sunday school and retain this age group (cf. QCMN “Here2Stay” project)

Where will Growth come from, if not from Youth, Children and Families?