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Caring for and discipling high school students
The Champion Grant allows churches to answer their “what if” questions and “how might we” wonderings with new or expanded ministry ideas. In coming alongside Anglican student ministries with financial support, we are seeing students formed into the likeness of Christ....
Every Tribe and Nation
The Champion Grant exists to come alongside student ministry champions with financial support for their ministry ideas. Some of the most encouraging stories we hear from churches in our province come from students who begin new projects or ministries. At Christ the...
Inviting students to belong to Jesus
Grace Church Seattle, brought students on a retreat to learn to trust each other and build friendships with people they may not know outside of church.
Mothers help daughters become leaders through discipleship cohort
All Saints Holland Anglican Church started Roots, a two-year discipleship cohort designed to equip mothers as their daughters move toward adulthood. The parents are focused on preparing these students for life and mission in the body of Christ and the world.
Report for Provincial Council 2023
Over the past year, the Next Generation Leadership Initiative has continued to serve the province, refocusing our work to be directly available to both parishes and dioceses.
Finding Christian community during Soul in the City
“During a week of serving others and participating in the work that God is doing in a particular community, students are often able to experience the love of God personally in a powerful way.” Read more about how young people experienced Christian community during Soul in the City below.
Creating space for students at JAFC’s convocation
Students need to know that they aren’t alone and other young people are living out faith in similar ways. Read about how a jurisdiction’s convocation allowed young people to experience that below.
Blessing Bags for Homeless Neighbors
In Tempe, Arizona, a student recognized a need in her community and wanted to mobilize her church to do something about it. With 10,000 families homeless in their state and about 7,000 of them in their city, it became clear to the student ministry at Living Faith Anglican Church that they needed a practical way to help.
What is the Next Generation Leadership Initiative?
When I was a new parent, I attended a seminar on parenting that presented an argument for vision casting for your family. The presenter encouraged us to craft a shortlist of things our family unit valued (or should value) and to adopt them as mantras in combination with your family name.