Family ministries resources

Explore our range of resources providing support for all the family.

Browse the resources by theme below. Some of these resources are available to download online or order. Links to other organisations who share our values and support the mission and ministry of our local corps and centres have also been included.

Contact Family Ministries directly for further information or to order hard copies: familyministries@salvationarmy.org.uk

Intergenerational/Family Resources

Useful books:

Parenting for Faith: Equipping parents and churches to raise God-connected children and teens: https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/
Grandparenting for Faith: Sharing God with the children you love most

Family Prayers and Graces

Daily prayers and graces to share with the family

Faith@Home

Family-friendly suggestions on how to integrate faith into everyday life.

Happy Families

A card based resource which will enable church groups to explore what family means.

Messy Church: A way of being church for families and others
Muddy Church: A place for people to gather together, outside and to connect with the space and God
engage worship: As churches continue to explore what it means to be intergenerational - where everyone is mutually invested in journeying together as the family of God – ‘Whole Church Worship’ from our friends at Engage Worship is a helpful resource which particularly focuses on enabling everybody to worship together as part of that journey.

Men's Ministry

Men’s Ministry is happening in various forms around the territory. We are working to resource this ministry and would love to hear from you and support you. Please email familyministries@salvationarmy.org.uk with any ideas and suggestions

CVM: Christian Vision for Men offer a range of resources that specifically focus on men and faith https://www.cvm.org.uk/.

Women's Ministry

Helping-Hand Appeal 2024 Resources

Resources to support this year's Helping-Hand Appeal

The W Course

A flexible discipleship course series designed for women of all ages and stages of life.

Connect

Weekly resources for mid-week groups. Latest sessions: Sporting events, October, November and December.

IHQ Women’s Ministries: https://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/womensministries
TSA Canada and Bermuda: https://salvationist.ca/womens-ministries/about/
TSA New Zealand: https://women.salvationarmy.org.nz/
TSA Australia: https://www.sarmy.org.au/en/Ministry/Womens-Ministries/About/
TSA National USA: https://wmresources.org/
TSA USA Western: https://usw-womensministries.org/
TSA USA Southern: http://www.sawomensministries.org/

Toddler Church

Jump IN!

A range of sessions on different themes to leap into faith with little ones.

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The Good Practice Guide for Parent and Toddler Groups: Ideas and guidelines to support setting up a midweek parent/carer and toddler group
Journeying Together: a flexible, four session resource from Care for the Family to help toddler group teams develop their vision, establish a healthy team culture and equip themselves to support families in their community.
The Whys and Hows of Toddler Church

Dedication and Thanksgiving

The Salvation Army offers 'Thanksgiving' ceremony for parents wishing to thank God for their baby/child or a ‘Dedication’ ceremony for parents also wanting to make Christian promises to their baby/child.

To order a leaflet email familyministries@salvationarmy.org.uk or click here to print your own.

To order a dedication certificate visit SP&S.

Harvest Festival

Resources | Discipleship, Family ministry

A special session outline for use with preschool children for Harvest Festival.

Olympic Games

Resources | Discipleship, Family ministry

A special session outline for use with children and families to explore the summer Olympic Games in conjunction with Get OWT resources.

National Month of Prayer for Toddler Groups

Resources | Family ministry, Key dates

This ecumenical initiative takes place throughout June each year and encourages churches, individuals, and toddler communities to pray for their toddler groups.