SCOPE
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Welcome to our Strandz Community of Practice for Everyone
Our Scope groups bring together amazing children and families ministry leaders from across the country, and gather them around a shared topic and focus. As we head into our 6th year of Scope, we have seen how these relationships have strengthened our national leadership network, sparking new ideas and ministry opportunities within the local church. Scope groups are safe spaces to deconstruct ideas and concepts, reconstruct them with fresh eyes, and look for where the Holy Spirit is at work both in ourselves, others, and in our local ministries. |
SCOPE groups are communities of practice for children and families ministry leaders in the Anglican Dioceses of New Zealand
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Scope registrations have closed
Our Scope groups are being finalised for 2025, and participants will be contacted soon. Sorry if you've missed out this time! If you would like to go on a waiting list, should a place become available, please fill in this Google Form or email us directly
What's in a Scope session?Our sessions are informal and interactive, and follow a similar rhythm and pattern each time. They include welcome, prayer, feedback from previous weeks, and then a time to discuss and reflect on a topic from the book we are reading. We want Scope to be really practical, so we are always looking for ways to contextualise and apply the things we are learning.
Scope groups meet roughly fortnightly on Zoom. Each session is 90mins long, and this year they are facilitated by a range of experienced ministry leaders. |
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Who's it for?
Scope is open to leaders within the Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia who have a passion and heart to minister with children and families. We love to introduce you to like minded leaders from across the church.
Each participant will receive a Scope parcel in the post, prior to the community of practice starting, which will include:
* If you have access to the book through your diocesan library or the Kinder Library, or can hunt down a copy, that will help us keep our costs down,
Each participant will receive a Scope parcel in the post, prior to the community of practice starting, which will include:
- The book we will be reading*
- A reflective journal to process the session in.
- And some other Strandz goodies that will make your Scope adventure fun.
* If you have access to the book through your diocesan library or the Kinder Library, or can hunt down a copy, that will help us keep our costs down,
How much does it cost?
Scope is free, and is supported by Strandz thanks to the generosity of the St John's College Trust.
We would encourage your local church to support you attending the retreat, as they benefit from your professional development and reflective practice.To attend the retreat in Wellington, we ask participants outside of Wellington Diocese to cover their flights to the capital city - and we'll cover your accommodation. For those within the Wellington Diocese, we ask for you to cover the cost of your accommodation at the Home of Compassion ($200). All meals are covered by us. If finances are a barrier to you attending, please email us.
We would encourage your local church to support you attending the retreat, as they benefit from your professional development and reflective practice.To attend the retreat in Wellington, we ask participants outside of Wellington Diocese to cover their flights to the capital city - and we'll cover your accommodation. For those within the Wellington Diocese, we ask for you to cover the cost of your accommodation at the Home of Compassion ($200). All meals are covered by us. If finances are a barrier to you attending, please email us.
Scope groups for 2025
Three groups will be running this year, two looking at Holy Work with Children, and one looking at Being an Intergenerational Church
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Holy Work with Children
Facilitated by Rev. Kim Duxfield and Diana Langdon An engaging book looking at how we can best support children to make meaning out of God's presence, as young theologians. As important members of the Body of Christ, kids can teach us so much about God, faith formation and the ways they see God at work in their lives. We'll reflect on the ways in which we can guide and support them in their Holy Work. Topics include: Children as theologians, holy conversations - listening to children, holy conversations with God, and tools for this Holy Work as we respond to God's presence in our lives, together. 
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Being an Intergenerational Church
Facilitated by Angela Blundell, Intergenerational Ministry Facilitator for the Diocese of Auckland, and Diana Langdon. Intergenerational ministry offers a new story for the church, one filled with hope, faith and love. At the centre of it all, the values of mutuality and intentionality give us tools to bring all ages and stages into a faith-filled journey with Jesus. If you're new to the idea of intergen, we'll ask you to read some of the earlier background chapters to unpack what intergenerational ministry is/isn't - otherwise we'll jump straight into the deeper practical ones covering topics like power, participation, discipleship, joy, and transformation... 
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