Author Archives: Children's Ministry Network

A record number of us gathered at the International Mission Centre in Birmingham this November for our first conference with a new logo and a new website! Our focus was on current research into children’s ministry training and the ongoing conversations around the family ministry research which our network co-sponsored last year. We were veryContinue reading “Ask and you will receive… research and you will find!”

When you bring together a group of professionals working with children and families, their shared passion and experience far outweigh any differences there may be among them. This has always been true for the Consultative Group for Ministry among Children, where those representing a diverse range of national organisations and denominations have an opportunity toContinue reading “A time for listening and a time for speaking”

The journey itself has always been as important to pilgrims as its destination. Conversations along the way, stories shared over meals, tales told by those joining the travellers, and moments of silence and song in each other’s company, all make a pilgrimage memorable and possibly life-changing. This year’s CGMC Spring conference contained all of these elements forContinue reading “On Pilgrimage”