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Children and Families Minister, St Bart's, Toowoomba

Bettrys Lowe

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Bettrys Lowe is the Children and Families Minister at St Bart’s, Toowoomba. She has a BEd (Prim) from Griffith University, a GradCert RE from ACU and a MEd Lead from CSU, with special interests in the discipleship of families and curriculum and resource development.

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Articles by Bettrys

"This simple passage in Matthew involving a boat, a storm, and scared disciples is packed with truths about who Jesus is – that he is the Son of God, with power and authority over all things" (Bettrys Lowe, 2023)
Reflections

What is your favourite Gospel of Matthew passage and why? | Bettrys Lowe, Colin Lim, Ruth Mathieson and Jim Raistrick

Four members of our Diocesan community tell us about their favourite passage from the Gospel of Matthew, including Bettrys Lowe, Colin Lim, The Rev’d Dr Ruth Mathieson and The Rev’d Jim Raistrick

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Tips for writing and recording your own children’s ministry songs

“In one of our FOCUS camp sessions, the children were given the option to try something new – songwriting. A small group of interested children came forward and worked collaboratively to write both the lyrics and the catchy melody of a song they titled ‘God with us’,” says Bettrys Lowe from St Bart’s, Toowoomba, while inviting other parishes to use the YouTube song video in their services and providing songwriting and recording tips

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Lenten devotional guide for families

“Luke is saturated with eyewitness accounts of life-changing encounters with Jesus. This Lent help your family journey through Luke, learning more about some of these characters and their responses to Jesus, while reflecting on your own encounter with Jesus,” says Bettrys Lowe from St Bart’s, Toowoomba

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Making and maturing disciples of Jesus

“Personal touches and intentional follow up are really important at St Bart’s. We are a community and go through the valleys and peaks of life together. Instead of making assumptions that people are too busy to come to church, small groups or other ministry activities, we follow up to make sure that people are okay and if someone is sick or a loved one has passed away, we help care for them,” says the team from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba, while offering helpful ideas and resources for other churches to adapt and use