Find out more
To learn more, watch the video of our Informational Gathering
To express your interest and connect with us, fill out the Interest Form below
Sign up for a Grant Writing Workshop
Join Lisa Batten from Connectional Ministry at the Michigan Conference, along with the MMT team, for a comprehensive webinar on grant writing. This webinar will be held on Monday June, 23rd 1:30 CST/ 2:30pm EST.
In the first hour, Lisa will walk through the key components of writing a successful grant—covering purpose, audience, budgeting, and more. The second half will focus specifically on the MMT grant, offering tailored guidance and insights.
This two-hour session will include a short break midway and will be recorded for those unable to attend live. All members of your team are welcome to join!We encourage you to register for this event even if you are unable to attend live to let us know you will be watching the recording.
Create Meaningful Worship Experiences with Children
Are you passionate about making worship more engaging, meaningful, and welcoming with children?
Do you want to create a space where children both participate in worship and grow in their faith?
If so, the Making Meaning Together (MMT) Initiative is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!
Children’s voices, prayers, and presence enrich our worship communities in profound ways.
As a church leader, pastor, or layperson, through the MMT initiative, you will have the opportunity to create spaces
where children experience God's guiding presence that informs and shapes their faith and leads them to action.
Why Should You Join the MMT Initiative?
MMT is an initiative of the Rio Texas and Michigan Conferences to equip churches with the tools and resources needed to nurture children in worship and prayer practices. Through this initiative, churches will transform their worship spaces into environments where children feel valued, included, and spiritually engaged. Read the press releases shared about this grant funded initiative here: Rio Texas press release, Michigan press release.
Churches selected through the application process will receive seed money to help implement creative and intentional ways to include children in worship. We estimate space for 60 churches from the Rio Texas and Michigan Conferences to receive this seed money to create their own project This funding empowers churches to explore how and why children’s participation is vital to their spiritual growth while providing the support needed to bring their vision to life.
What You Can Expect?
The MMT initiative is guided by experienced leaders, Rev. Kathy Pittenger (Michigan Conference) and Rev. Dr. Tanya Campen (Rio Texas Conference), who are passionate about helping churches create vibrant, child-centered worship experiences.
Through the MMT initiative, your church will:
Listen to children’s wisdom and feedback about their current experience in worship through interviews or focus groups. Children understand and experience God in worship. As we listen to and honor children, we lean into wonder, imagination, play, and creativity.
Develop leaders through training and cohorts to empower leaders to intentionally design intergenerational worship that honor and include children.
Create new possibilities by gaining access to seed funding to create and implement a project that will be unique to your context that prioritizes and celebrates children’s participation and leadership in worship.
We’re excited to partner with churches like yours that are eager to make a lasting impact on integrating children into corporate worship.
Whether you’re already taking steps to engage children in worship or just beginning to explore the possibilities, MMT provides the resources and support you need to make worship a more inclusive and meaningful experience for all.
If you have any questions about the application process or the MMT initiative,
please contact Laura Schwarcz, Project Coordinator for MMT, at info@makingmeaningtogether.org