• The primary responsibility of the home as a faith forming and missional centre has lost its priority
• Parents and caregivers are bombarded with books, programs and voices from social media overwhelming their approach to parenting
• The constant pressure for parents to journey with their children through the confronting challenges facing them today
• The pressures of work, the pursuit of pleasure and the constant default to individualism continue to influence the level of care and support provided within households.

• The complementary role of the faith community in supporting the faith formation process in the home has been undervalued
• The value of generational connections has been minimised as busy and consumed adults spend less time in positive relationships with children
• Friendships and relationships are increasingly more difficult to make in the context of modern day social media, bullying and other unacceptable behaviours
• There is an urgent need to journey with children through their tough questions when life and faith is not working

• The digital age continues to challenge the authority of ‘elders’, empower children, replace close mentoring relationships and provide too much and inappropriate information too soon
• The voices of ‘friends’ on social networks have a strong influence shaping reactions and responses
• Screens attract more attention time than human interaction
• The rising levels of anxiety from the bombardment of tragedy and sadness as presented by the media
• Responding with optimism and resilience to changes in our world is difficult.

• While some invited speakers may lead input from the front, a large part of the process involves large and small group processing and individual reflections so as to celebrate an ‘open learning’ space. Your ideas, discoveries and wisdom are some of the most valuable ingredients of the conference.

• This is your chance to meet people who are doing the same job as you and facing similar challenges to you. The conversations over coffee and the ongoing relationships formed are guaranteed outcomes from a few days spent living in community;

• Four days away from your ministry centre, surrounded by people passionate about the same stuff as you are, set in beautiful surroundings, feasting on great food and drinking in all that the Holy Spirit wants to fill you with.

Tell us again why you can’t be with us….?

A children’s and families ministry leadership conference for paid or voluntary leaders of leaders of church and school based ministry with pre-school & primary children and families.

Leaders to Go is the conference of choice for leaders in families and children’s ministry. Whether you are working amongst children and families in a church or through a parachurch ministry context this is a conference not to be missed.

As in the past, our keynote themes will still follow the style that focuses on the needs of leaders-of-leaders

LEAD … Leadership, Empowerment/Evangelism, Advocacy, Discipleship

This time we will draw extensively on the experience, expertise and wisdom of:

• those who regularly attend L2g
• panel experts who will visit for their session
• international voices brought to us via technology

Listening and responding to the needs of children is a vital aspect of our ministry with them. As Christian leaders we have a responsibility to equip and  empower  children and give them a voice, as well as responding to their stories of voicelessness and disempowerment. We need to provide children with strategies and opportunities for spiritual growth, discipleship, personal evangelism and service. This session will be facilitated by the Logosdor team. There will be opportunities to explore ideas on how to step out of the way and empower children for ministry both inside the church, within their families, communities and beyond. There will also be a chance to hear of spaces where this is happening well.

We begin by reflecting on our learning from the decades regarding the strengths and benefits of household, peer and intergen approaches to discipleship. Then, as we consider 3 overlapping circles (or a solid triangle or 3 cords not easily broken), we will imagine what ministry would look like in the sweet spot of all three. As we listen to home-grown and international voices, we will be led to engage in thoughtful and practical responses as to the why, the how and the what of ministry shaped by this understanding. We will tease out ways to draw on the benefits of a synergy of all three in order for this approach to impact your context.

A journey of exploration to help us clarify our understanding of the much-used terms of ‘mental health’ and ‘resilience’ complemented by current research and findings. Drawing on the experience in the room and from professionals from the work force, we will unpack some of the contributing factors and how to recognise and respond to these in our quest to increase levels of wellness in the people we serve in our ministries.

Be inspired and encouraged to:Lead from wherever you are; Raise a new generation of leaders; Shape culture through language; Create longevity of leadership through effective self-care; & to Lead despite feeling inadequate, unimportant or anxious
Jesus modelled leadership throughout his ministry.  In exactly the same way, our own leadership impacts our ministries. God has positioned every one of us to impact our world.  We want you to be encouraged, to build your confidence and provide you with practical strategies to bring out the best the leader in you.

We will convene on the Tuesday at 2.30pm**, registration from 1pm.

A starting time after lunch allows interstate and international delegates time to fly in. The later start means lunch will only be provided if a separate lunch package is purchased in the registration stage.

Any other lunch arrangements will need to be made on the way to the conference. Some delegates with cars may be able to offer an excursion to nearby shops in Helensburgh but this is not guaranteed.

Note that there will be limited spaces available for delegates to arrive the day before. This ‘B&B plus lunch’ package needs to be purchased at the registration stage. Again, this is limited, so book early.

The finishing time of our program on the final day is after lunch at 1.30pm on the Friday.

Please allow travel time (at the very least, an hour) and any book-in time at the airport before booking any flights. Flights after 3.30 allowing 2 hours to get there should work but check this for yourself.

In the past, some delegates have skipped lunch and left the program after the closing celebration at 12.30pm. We will endeavour to help with transport to the local station at or just after 12.30pm

We cannot offer transport to the local railway station before this finish time while the program is still happening. Personally ordering a taxi will be the best option in this case.

Conference fees: NO PRICE INCREASE!

• $425 … Early Bird registration (before April 5th)
• $460 … Normal Registration
• $495 … Late registration (after May 24th)

Registrations for our 2019 conference will open January 15th, 2019. Please note this date in your diary.

Registration is now open 

Thank you again to GoRegister who will be handling our registrations for us.

The Tops Conference Centre … 1hr south of Sydney … 51 Bendena Garden, Stanwell Tops NSW 2508

An aerial view of The Tops is pictured above.
An extensive  gallery of photos of the facility is also on The Tops website here>

Directions from Sydney:
Sydney ~~ to ~~ The Tops Conference Centre

You may have heard about our conference but do not have the opportunity to attend full time. The options below may be for you!

• 8.30am start
• Keynote Session: Empowering Children: Learning the art of getting out of the way
• Morning tea & lunch
• Choose 2 electives from the 10 topics on offer spread across two sessions
• 5.30pm finish

For all part time options, see our rego page

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Leaders to Go Conference
Tuesday 11th- 14th June 2019
A children’s and families ministry leadership conference for paid or voluntary leaders-of-leaders of church, school & community based ministries with pre-school & primary children and families. Our 10th conference since 1999.
Featuring: Four keynotes (Leadership, Advocacy, Empowerment, Discipleship – LEAD); Market place & expo, live-in community, prayer & individual retreat, workshops & small groups, worship & reflection, sharing & networking.
Venue: The Tops Conference Centre, Stanwell Tops, NSW 
Cost: $425 Earlybird (registered and paid before April 5th) … $460 Normal Rego … $495 Late rego (after May 24th)
Times: 2.30pm Tuesday – 1.30pm Friday
Details: www.leaderstogo.org.au

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