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Parent Meetings Guide: a Kids & Youth Ministry Resource to Help You Partner with Parents and Minister to Families The Grow Strategy provides seven tactics to help you invest well in the parents and families in your family ministry: events, meetings, discussion groups, one-on-ones, communication, tools, and celebration. This resource gives you an annual strategy for your Parent Meetings. A meeting is an opportunity to talk to parents and guardians about a very specific topic. The Grow Strategy recommends scheduling a parent meeting only in a few pivotal situations, but you can meet with parents in whatever rhythm works best for you! Parent meetings can be one of the least fun parts of ministry-for you and for parents, too! That's because a lot of parent meetings tend to be full of information that could have been sent in an email. But when done right, parent meetings can be a really effective part of your ministry strategy! Parents need information and training at key points throughout the year, and a meeting is often the best way to deliver it. That's why it's so important to schedule meetings with parents throughout the year as needed. If you're building your own customized Grow Strategy Calendar, we recommend putting these meetings on your calendar as-needed, but especially during times of ministry transition, at the beginning of the school year, and before or after important ministry events for their kids.

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