1. family and parenting
2. children

Choose three workshops, one from each time slot: A, B and C.
You could choose to follow a track that reflects your area of ministry or select a range of workshops that interest you from different tracks.
WORKSHOP A – 10.55-11.50
PRE-SCHOOLERS
Choose from this track if you want
to learn more about pre-schoolers.
Choose three workshops packed with practical wisdom. These
workshops will help your ministry be relevant and effective. For more
information about the workshops and the people leading them, look
on our website.
PRIMARY AGED CHILDREN
Choose any of these topics if
you work with primary aged
children.
Just starting out?
Take a look at the workshops in our Children’s Ministry Certificate.
This certificate is quality training focusing on six essential skills that
help children grow in their faith whether they are in church or
community based programmes, kids clubs, school settings or camps.
Three certificate modules are offered each year and you will need to
do all six modules to complete the certificate. To register for the
certificate simply choose the certificate workshops and tick the box on
the registration form.
Are you an experienced leader?
Our Senior leadership Track is professional training designed to help
you think about what is happening behind the scenes in your
children’s ministry and enhance your leadership abilities.
This year we are offering a special opportunity to discover your
strengths and explore how they will help you lead your team well.
These workshops are repeated from last year and are back by popular
demand. You will need to register for all three workshops and limited
places are available so register quickly.
Or choose from a variety of topics designed to help you think about
the essentials of leadership and children’s ministry. Choose all three
or just do one!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK ONLINE:
www.sunz.org.nz
Or freephone 0508 423 836
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CERTIFICATE
This track is part of our Children’s
Ministry Certificate which
develops essential skills in
children’s ministry. See the web
site for further details about this.
WORKSHOP C – 1.55-2.55
B1 ALL IN THE FAMILY
This workshop will help you support families
to share their faith with their pre-schoolers. It
includes lots of tried and tested ideas to
equip, empower and resource parents.
C1 HOP SKIP PRAY
Explore a wide range of creative approaches
to interactive prayer with pre-schoolers.
A2 HANDS ON
Try a variety of crafts for children and
discover how to help your children use them
to interact when you tell Bible stories.
(Repeated) Led by Neville Gardner.
B2 HANDS ON
Try a variety of crafts for children and discover
how to help your children use them to interact
when you tell Bible stories.(Repeated)
C2 CHANGING THE GAME
Same old games? Design and customise
games to make them your own, and learn
to adapt them to meet your needs.
Street Address:
Led by Paul Dadd.
City:
A3 WALK THE TALK
Learn how to help parents bring faith into
everyday family life by having intentional
conversations and making the most of
teachable moments. Led by Raewyn Rowney.
B3 COMMUNITY CONNECT
Discover the principles of using holiday
programmes and clubs as a powerful tool to
connect with your community.
C3 SCIENCE ALIVE
Learn how to use simple science experiences
as object lessons to bring the Bible alive for
children.
Phone:
A4 BIBLE EXPLORERS
Children have the capacity to think deeply
about the Bible. Discover techniques for
encouraging children’s personal and
collaborative exploration of Bible stories.
B4 DRAWING TOGETHER
Explore ways of praying and responding to
God as children work together to create
collaborative works of art.
Led by Kirsten Malcolm.
C4 TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
How to use technology to save you time
and enhance your ministry with children.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) if you have
one, but not essential.
A5 HOOK INTO THE BOOK
Explore a variety of creative and innovative
ways to encourage children to meet God
through the Bible.
B5 AGES AND STAGES
Learn what to expect from children of different
ages and stages of development and how to
meet them where they are at.
C5 POSITIVE DISCIPLINE
Explore a variety of practical ideas and
strategies to help you manage your
children’s behaviour.
A6 WELCOME TO MY WORLD
Intermediates face both inward and outward
challenges. This workshop takes a look at the
world of intermediates and explores what it
means for their spiritual development.
B6 CLOSER TO GOD
Discover how to encourage intermediates to
meet God through the Bible and prayer. This
workshop will give you a bit of theory and a
whole lot of practical ideas.
Led by Neville Bartley.
C6 GAME ON
Explore a variety of games and activities
and learn how to use them to help
intermediates reflect on their relationship
with God and explore what it means to be a
Christian in their everyday lives.
B7 CHILDREN AND THEOLOGY
This workshop will explore new developments
in the field of theology, spirituality and
children. Come along and discover what the
Bible has to say and how it makes a practical
difference to our ministry.
C7 RE-IMAGINING CHURCH
Intergenerational churches are growing
churches. We’ll explore why children
should be in church and share stories and
examples of successful intergenerational
churches in NZ.
Led by Paul Dadd.
Led by Annette Osborne.
Led by Kirsten Malcolm.
Led by Nigel Winder.
Led by Ilse Bense.
PLACES ARE LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
Title: Pastor / Dr / Mr / Mrs / Ms / Miss / Other:
Full Name:
Led by Hayley Balmer.
Led by Neville Gardner.
REGISTER HERE
You can also register individuals or groups online at www.sunz.org.nz
A1 CREATIVE KIDS
Try out a range of crafts and activities to use
with pre-schoolers and discover how creativity
is pivotal in engaging them with the Bible.
Learn what we can do as leaders to invite
them to engage with the Bible.
Led by Jasmine Jones.
Workshops
WORKSHOP B – 12.00-12.55
Wellington
Led by Nigel Winder.
Suburb:
Email:
Church or Organisation:
Special Diet or Access Requirements:
Led by Andrew Ramsbottom.
Led by Raewyn Rowney.
Postcode:
Workshop A Workshop B Workshop C
First choice
Second choice
You do not need to do the whole certificate to
enrol in these workshops.
INTERMEDIATES
Ministry to intermediates is a
different mix of skills and practices
than ministry to children or youth.
Choose any of the following topics
if you want to learn more about
working with 10 to 12 year olds
during their intermediate years.
ALL AGES
These topics are relevant for
people who work with any age
from preschool through to
intermediate, and with their
families too.
A7 INTERGENERATIONAL FAITH
How to create space at home and in church
for encouraging intergenerational faith.
Includes lots of practical stuff.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TRACK
These topics are for
experienced team leaders who
want to understand themselves
and the way they lead.
C8 YOU’RE LOSING US
B8 REALITY CHECK
Discover what life is really like for children
Research tells us that 50% of our church
through the latest census figures and the
young people will probably leave in the next
recent New Zealand wide SUNZ survey of
15 years. Come and find out what you can
children’s ministry. Take a look at their
do about changing these statistics.
implications and explore the shape of
children’s ministry as we move forward into Led by Hilary Hague.
the future. Led by Hilary Hague.
Led by Lorna Gray.
A9 and B9 and C9 DEVELOPING STRENGTH-BASED TEAMS – repeated from 2014 by popular demand.
Discover your God-given talents and learn ways to develop those talents into strengths that will benefit your team. This is a great opportunity to
find out more about yourself and the way you lead. It is an introductory session and will include on-going development suggestions. You will
need to register for all three workshops – A9, B9 and C9 , and complete an online assessment before you come. We will contact you with details
about this. More information at http://www.tonihoughton.co.nz/, http://www.strengthsnetwork.org/ Led by Toni Houghton
Led by Andrew Ramsbottom.
Led by Annette Osborne
A8 BE THE CHANGE
Come and hear about the work ESYT do with
community families and how they work to
bring community and church families
together in the church. Hear about their
success stories and some of their hard
lessons. Be inspired in your own ministry.
Led by Jill Kayser.
Cost per
person
Tick here to
register for the
Certificate of
Children’s Ministry.
Check our website
for details.
No of
people
Total
Individual registration
$90
$
Group registration– for groups of 4 or more
$80
$
Approved SUPAkidz/SURGE leader
$75
$
TOTAL PRICE
$
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