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Youth and young adults ministry

Sunday December 22

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2024 Diocesan Synod reflections: highlights and learnings

Four faithful clergy and lay people from across our Diocesan Regions share their Synod highlights and learnings with anglican focus readers

Brother Alois: Faith in Christ means strengthening unity

The Taizé community is well known in the Churches around the world for its encouraging accompaniment of young people on their faith journey. How has COVID-19 challenged the community located in Southern France, and what do the young people thirst for in the time when most of our interactions take place online? World Council of Churches Communications learned more on these topics from Brother Alois, prior of the Taizé community, who visited the WCC in the beginning of December

Community of The Way members Jack Venables, Aaron Vidyasager, Emma Williams and Eleanor Reid outside The Chapel of The Holy Spirit

AYCF interns share about faith and ministry

Anglican Youth, Children and Families interns and Community of The Way members, Aaron Vidya Sagar and Emma Williams, share about the work they are doing to support parishes with youth, young adult, children and families ministries

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