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Growth Group Cohorts

Thoughts from participants

"Participating in GenOn’s Growth Group made me much more aware of the importance of incorporating various age groups in all areas of worship, outreach, and activities. I was challenged to come up with new ways to do this. Meeting people from different parts of the country and denominations and hearing their ideas was an added plus."

Lay leader, Mt. Olive United Methodist, Mechanicsburg, PA

"Being part of a GenOn Growth Group gives your church a supported process to figure out the best steps forward for your context and encourages you to take those steps. There is no pre-determined answer or action – it’s a process for your church to go from ‘thinking about’ intergenerational ministry to ‘brainstorming ideas’ to actually ‘actioning something’ in your context."

Melissa Neumann, Intergenerational Discipleship Developer, Uniting Church Synod of South Australia

Our Growth Groups are for denominational and judicatory organizations to partner with GenOn in support of intergenerational ministry development in churches. By design, each participating church forms a team of 3 or more leaders to create a cohort of churches who work collaboratively online over a period of 6 months with GenOn staff.

Assisted by a GenOn Guide, each church team designs their own path to further develop intergenerational gatherings in a chosen ministry area – Worship, Study, Service or Fellowship. It’s a more comprehensive approach that includes church team assignments and covers the Six-Step Path to becoming more intentionally intergenerational – Discover, Evaluate, Learn, Pilot, Launch, and Sustain. This training also includes 2 individual church team meetings with a GenOn Guide, scheduled as needed throughout the process.

Four, 2-hour sessions (includes assignments for church teams to complete independently): 

  • Session 1: Discover – Intergenerational Pathways
  • Session 2: Evaluate – Take a Snapshot
  • Session 3: Learn – Ministry Area Development 
  • Session 4: Pilot, Launch, Sustain – Intergenerational Gatherings
  • Bonus: 2 individual church team meetings with a GenOn Guide, as needed

Growth Group cost: $395 per church, for a church team of 3 or more leaders to join a cohort made up of 3-5 churches

Fill out Growth Group Interest Form

Sessions

 

Discover –Intergenerational Pathways

Explore the concept of intergenerational ministry. Discover why gathering multiple generations together for fellowship, worship, study, and service is important for faith development and church vitality. 

Evaluate –
Take a Snapshot

Utilize Intergenerational Ministry Snapshot to evaluate how your congregation is doing and examine the benefits of a more intentional intergenerational approach to ministry.

Learn – Ministry Area Development

Choose a ministry area to develop – Worship, Study, Service, or Fellowship – using an intergenerational lens. Create a shared vision, forward momentum, goals, and action steps to prepare to pilot and launch more intentional intergenerational gatherings. 

Pilot, Launch, Sustain – Intergenerational Gatherings  

Continue the journey to pilot an intergenerational gathering, develop steps to launch regular gatherings, and prepare to sustain leaders for ongoing intergenerational ministry.