Family on Mission Journal
The Family on Mission Journal is a discipleship resource for families, created by Diana Langdon and Bishop Eleanor Sanderson.
We have been increasingly aware of two important conversations happening in New Zealand - one about how churches can best support family discipleship in the home, and the other about child mental health and wellbeing. The research shows that mental unwellness can often stem from disconnection, so we started to consider how we could reinforce those important connections at a young age - to God, creation, ourselves, and one another.
As a result, our Family on Mission Journal was launched in November 2019. The journal has a Lego and Minecraft theme, and provides a framework for families to reflect on how God is at work in their lives, and check those points of connection regularly. It is being trialled within the Diocese of Wellington, and we hope to share it wider later in the year. Our hope is that these family connections will hold strong in the years to come, strengthening our wider church and the faith of all generations.
We have been increasingly aware of two important conversations happening in New Zealand - one about how churches can best support family discipleship in the home, and the other about child mental health and wellbeing. The research shows that mental unwellness can often stem from disconnection, so we started to consider how we could reinforce those important connections at a young age - to God, creation, ourselves, and one another.
As a result, our Family on Mission Journal was launched in November 2019. The journal has a Lego and Minecraft theme, and provides a framework for families to reflect on how God is at work in their lives, and check those points of connection regularly. It is being trialled within the Diocese of Wellington, and we hope to share it wider later in the year. Our hope is that these family connections will hold strong in the years to come, strengthening our wider church and the faith of all generations.
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