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Guide for Church Leaders

Ivo Kittel2022-05-18T22:39:17+02:00

Guide for Church Leaders

This step-by-step guide is for pastors and church leaders, outlining how to take their church on a journey of becoming FTD-friendly.

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  • A step by step guide for a church leader – how to make your church FTD-friendly – Website
  • Listen to the experiences and hopes of parents in your church – PDF
  • How to choose a leader / champion for FTD activities in your church – PDF
  • Putting a FTD plan together for your church – PDF
  • Making your church a welcoming space for families – PDF
  • Speaking up and spreading the big idea – PDF
  • Stir the hearts of your congregation – PDF
  • How to grow your FTD team – PDF
  • Know your community (map your community) – PDF
  • Exploring the strengths and opportunities of your church – PDF
  • Useful contact numbers for families – PDF
  • Posters to encourage families and the church – PDF
  • Celebrating life in church – baby dedication script – PDF
  • What does Sikunye offer – PDF
  • Understanding FTD
    Understanding FTD
  • Tools for FTD-Friendly Churches
    Tools for FTD-Friendly Churches
  • Guide for FTD Teams
    Guide for FTD Teams
  • Caring for Families
    Caring for Families
  • Stories of Hope
    Stories of Hope

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    Why churches?

    There are over a million births in South Africa each year. To see a new narrative for the future of these children, there needs to be a Whole of Society Approach. Consider for a moment how well-positioned churches are: there are over 43 000 churches in South Africa, reaching into almost every community across our nation. Close on 80% of South Africans affiliate themselves with the Christian faith. Sikunye works to mobilise and equip churches to use what they have to strengthen families. As a social actor, churches have innate assets that can be utilised to support families in this important window of time. They have the ability to create community, to accompany people through their lives, to tell stories and make meaning, to give sanctuary and to be present and available when other services are not open. The church has a powerful role to play in seeing all children get a strong start to life.

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