Energise: Caring for Overwhelmed Parents
Energise: Caring for Overwhelmed Parents
Online training for your whole toddler group team
Despite the name, toddler groups are an essential lifeline for many overwhelmed and isolated parents (not just their children) and we have the privilege of providing a space for new parents to feel seen and understood. Our Christian toddler groups have a wonderful opportunity to walk with parents in their highs and lows and love them as Jesus would. But what is it exactly that the church toddler group can offer to overwhelmed adults? And how can we care for parents well in the short time we have with them each week?
We’ll explore how to sit alongside parents with young children to offer distinctive Christian care without overpromising, overstepping, or overwhelming.
We’ll equip you with simple tools to listen and love burdened parents through the crises of sleep deprivation, grief, tears, and emerging additional needs with Christlike compassion and confidence in the hope we have in Jesus.
You’ll have time to discuss as a team the particular needs and opportunities of your group to discern and deliver excellent Christian care to your toddler group community.
Zoom training runs from 8-9pm with an optional further discussion in your teams for 9-9.30pm
Who should I invite?
Energise training is for anyone who serves in a church toddler group, whether you lead it or just turn up on the day and pass round the breadsticks. This evening is about gathering together no matter your different levels of experience or engagement and then celebrating the different gifts and passions in the room. We hope that everyone will leave encouraged with new ideas and new levels of friendship to enable you to love and serve one another well as you partner together to serve families.
Why not open your home and invite your team round to join the training together? You could cook up a big Spag Bol, or put out a plethora of puddings. You’ll eat, and chat, and hear great fresh ideas to encourage and inspire you again. Let us train your team, all you need to do is sort the snacks!
Attending in a church group
You can make use of our group ticket which costs £20 and is valid for 5+ members of the same church group.
We recommend meeting in person with your team and joining the training together in person on one screen. Our suggested timings would be:
7:30pm - meet to (eat and) pray
8-9pm - join the training
9-9:30pm - discuss the training
If meeting in person is not possible, we will have organised a remote breakout room for your team members to join. This will automatically be done when a church has booked 2+ tickets. There's no need to email us.
Attending by yourself
If you are buying a single ticket, you can either be allocated to a breakout group with others or work by yourself.
If you can't attend
If you can't attend but would like a recording of the training, please purchase a ticket and you will automatically be sent the recording the next day.