Family
- creating and sharing resources for churches and households;
- encouraging leaders with companionship, training and prayer;
- empowering parents to take up their role as the primary faith-influencers of their children;
- protecting children by advancing best practices for the prevention and reporting of child sexual abuse.
If you know or suspect a child is being abused or neglected, you have a duty to report your concerns. Call the Childhelp National Abuse Hotline for assistance.
JOIN OUR NETWORK
The Family Leadership Network meets monthly via Zoom:
3rd Wednesdays at 10:00 am CT.
To receive notifications about our gatherings, email Liz Stewart.
RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
5 WAYS TO PRAY FOR THE CHILDREN IN YOUR CHURCH
Jesus, you placed a child in the midst as an example of how we both enter and live in your Kingdom, so we treasure their presence and pray they may:
- discover a friendship with you marked by wonder and deep joy
- develop confidence in who you made them to be
- develop boldness in loving others, including those who are hard to love
- discern your calling on their lives and on their generation
- be deployed to reveal the Kingdom at every stage of life, gripped by the Good News and empowered by the Spirit
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
The Rev. Liz Stewart – Diocese of Pittsburgh
Louise Brooks – Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic
Terrice Tinsley – Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast
Terrice currently serves as the Director of Children’s Ministries at HopePointe Anglican Church in The Woodlands, Texas. Experiencing the wonder of the Gospel through the richness of the liturgy at a young age has inspired her passion to help children discover God’s love for them and equip parents to cultivate their hearts toward strong roots of faith. She has extensive experience in ministry to children of all ages in a variety of arenas: churches, preschools, camps, reading programs and hospitals. Terrice and her husband Richard and their daughters have enjoyed living in such places as the Black Hills of South Dakota, the North Shore of Boston and all over the great state of Texas.
Amy Stewart – Gulf Atlantic Diocese
Amy serves as Children’s Ministry Coordinator at St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee, FL, where she is a strong advocate for shepherding the children within their parish. Her many years of experience teaching children and middle schoolers are an asset in her role. Amy is also an enthusiastic cultivator of ministry supporting the family and of an intergenerational church body. She has two young daughters of her own and a very supportive husband who tackles many volunteer projects to support the ministry. In her spare time, Amy loves to cook, be active outside, or sit down with a good book.
Zach Barton – Diocese of South Carolina
Zach serves as Director of Children’s Ministry at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul in the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina. Zach grew up in Texas and holds an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Zach has served churches in Texas, Florida, and mostly recently Boston, MA, before moving to Charleston, SC. He has been married to Jillian for 12 years, and together they have four children.
Mady Long – Diocese of the Rocky Mountains
As the Kids’ Pastor at International Anglican Church in Colorado Springs, Mady is humbled to live out her passion of communicating who God is to children. She counts it a gift to share in God’s heart for children and be part of helping them see the deep love He has for them. Championing kids in their worship, inviting them into liturgy, the church calendar, and sacrament brings her great joy, recognizing how much there is to learn from the way they respond in awe & wonder to these acts of worship! Mady lives in Colorado Springs with her husband Nick and dog, Wilson. On the weekends they enjoy hiking, skiing, and a good cup of coffee.
