Family
- creating and sharing resources for churches and households;
- encouraging leaders with companionship, training and prayer;
- empowering parents to take up their role as the primary faith-influencers of their children;
- protecting children by advancing best practices for the prevention and reporting of child sexual abuse.
Resources For Safeguarding Children
JOIN OUR NETWORK
The Family Leadership Network meets monthly via Zoom:
3rd Wednesdays at 10:00 am CT.
To receive notifications about our gatherings, email Zach Barton.
RESOURCES FOR CHURCH AND HOME
Jesus, you placed a child in the midst as an example of how we both enter and live in your Kingdom, so we treasure their presence and pray they may:
- discover a friendship with you marked by wonder and deep joy
- develop confidence in who you made them to be
- develop boldness in loving others, including those who are hard to love
- discern your calling on their lives and on their generation
- be deployed to reveal the Kingdom at every stage of life, gripped by the Good News and empowered by the Spirit
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
The Rev. Canon Zach Barton – Diocese of South Carolina
Zach serves as the Canon for Children’s Ministry at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul in the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina. Zach grew up in Texas and holds an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Zach has served churches in Texas, Florida and most recently, Boston, MA, before moving to Charleston, SC. He has been married to Jillian for 14 years, and together they have four children.
Amy Stewart – Gulf Atlantic Diocese
Amy serves as Children’s Ministry Coordinator at St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee, FL, where she is a strong advocate for shepherding the children within their parish. Her many years of experience teaching children and middle schoolers are an asset in her role. Amy is also an enthusiastic cultivator of ministry supporting the family and of an intergenerational church body. She has two young daughters of her own and a very supportive husband who tackles many volunteer projects to support the ministry. In her spare time, Amy loves to cook, be active outside, or sit down with a good book.
Mady Long – Diocese of the Rocky Mountains
God delights in his people, and Mady is honored to share in his heart and delight of little ones. Mady is the NextGen Pastor at Restoration Anglican Church in Colorado Springs, and her role there is part of living out a passion to communicate who God is to children. Championing kids in their worship, inviting them into liturgy, the church calendar, and sacrament brings her great joy. She also loves helping adults recognize how much there is to learn from the way kids respond in awe & wonder to these acts of worship. Mady lives in Colorado Springs with her husband Nick and dog, Wilson. On the weekends, they enjoy hiking, skiing, and a good cup of coffee.
Casey Cisco – Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic
Casey and her family live in Richmond, VA where she serves as Director of Redeemer Kids at Redeemer Anglican Church. Casey holds a B.A. in Theology and Intercultural Ministries and has a passion for mission work and theological education. Her favorite way to spend free time is exploring the outdoors with her boys, reading fiction, and searching for new creative outlets.
Louise Brooks – Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic
Louise Brooks serves as the director of kids’ small groups at Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, Virginia where she delights in witnessing the slow, unfolding work that God is doing in and among the children and families there. She is trained as a spiritual director for both adults and children. She’s been married to her husband, Steve, longer than she hasn’t and together they love being the parents and in-laws to their daughter and son-in-law.
Sara Williams – Diocese of Christ Our Hope
A native New Englander, Sara lives with her family in Boston and serves as the Director of Children’s Ministry at Church of the Cross Boston. Sara’s background is in education and has worked in public schools for the last 7 years. In her free time, Sara enjoys making and eating yummy gluten-free foods, crafting, going to the beach, and reading memoirs.