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Partnering with Parents Resources

The Partnering with Parents Cohort is a gathering of leaders in various areas of ministry who are passionate about Family Ministry.  The resources below are the presentations and handouts used during that gathering.  All resources are available for printing and duplicating free of charge as long as they are not used for any sort of monetary gain on behalf of the user.

Below are the presentation slides from the PWP Cohort.  Click the images to download the .pdf file.

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

Below are the handouts from the PWP Cohort.  Click the images to download the session handouts.

SESSION 1

SESSION 3

DEVELOPMENT/ACTION PLAN

Below are images of the whiteboard brainstorming portions of the PWP Cohort.  Click an image to download.

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