Intergenerate Online Gatherings: ENGAGE & CONNECT

Join us for a one-hour online gathering where you will ENGAGE compelling content from Intergenerate 2025 Conference presenters and CONNECT in facilitated small group discussion with intergenerational leaders from around the world.

Tuesday, October 28th from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (US and Canada)

Featured Resource Presentation: Encouraging Culture Change with Decision Makers through Play with Suzi Farrant

Fee: $15 (free for cohort members), includes access to the live presentation and facilitated discussion AND a recording of the resource presentation, available to share with your context and network

ABOUT THE RESOURCE PRESENTATION:

In order to foster lasting cultural change in churches their decision makers need to be on board and an integral part of the change process.  However, anecdotal evidence suggests that when it comes to intergenerational church many decision makers aren't readily willing to come to the table, leaving the work to those directly involved in ministry with children and young people. Suzi Farrant shares the story of the creation of a discussion-based game designed to get decision makers engaging with concepts of intergenerational church in a bid to better foster lasting culture change. Through playing the game participants are invited to consider together a variety of practices to bring the generations back together.  Stories will also be shared about how the game has been successfully used in a variety of contexts across the UK and internationally.

ABOUT OUR PRESENTER:

Suzi Farrant has just begun training for ordination in the full-time ministry of word and sacrament in the Church of Scotland.  For the last 13 years she was the Young People and Young Adults Development Worker for the Church of Scotland, advocating at a national level for culture shift within the church such that children and young people are intentionally included. Prior to that she spent 9 years pioneering fresh approaches to youth ministry in local congregations.  She holds a Master of Theology degree from the University of Aberdeen, where her thesis was on Bonhoeffer and intergenerational church-community.  Her book, Being an Intergenerational Church: Practices to bring the generations back together, co-authored with Darren Phillip was published in 2023. 

InterGenerate Online Gatherings:

Beginning in August of 2025 and continuing every other month until our next in-person conference, join us for a valuable hour of resource sharing by 2025 conference presenters and organizations and conversation with other folks who are passionate about intergenerational ministry.  Members of cohorts which formed at the 2025 conference will join other interested intergenerational leaders from around the world at these gatherings.

The shape of our gathering:

  • Welcome and announcements

  • Resource Presentation from a 2025 Workshop, Paper Presentation, or Organization

  • Conversation in Cohorts and Small Groups

  • Questions for Presenter

  • Thank Yous and Preview of Next Gathering

 Dates and Times for Upcoming Gatherings: Tuesdays at 3:30 pm Eastern time (US and Canada)

  •     August 26: Dr. Holly Catterton Allen 

  •     October 28: Suzi Farrant

  •     December 30

  •     NO February (online Global Gathering in place of this meeting)

  •     April 28

  •     June 23

If you are a cohort member (cohorts formed at the 2025 conference, and a new opportunity will be available following our Global Gathering in February 2026), a link will be sent to you separately; no need to register.

We can’t wait to welcome you to our online gatherings!  See you soon.

Intergenerate Online Coordinators: Breen Sipes, Betsy Dishman, and Christina Embree (cohort leaders)

Online Cohorts 2025-2026

Note: All Cohorts for the 2025-2026 season are full at this time. We are currently taking people on a waiting list for possible cohorts to come in February 2026. For more information regarding cohorts contact intergenerate.ig@gmail.com.

Online Cohort Meetings

Intergenerate cohorts are intended to keep us connected throughout the year. They meet each month both as a small group and with the larger InterGenerate community (InterGenerate Online Gatherings- see more info above.)

On the odd months, cohorts meet virtually for resource sharing, problem-solving, accountibility, and prayer. On even months, all cohort members are welcome to register and attend for free the InterGenerate Online Gatherings (see more info above).