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Introducing
A 6-Week Cohort to Help You Make Your Kids’ Ministry More Impactful
- Why CoLab: Reimagining Children's Ministry?
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Great children’s ministries don’t happen by accident.
Discover data-driven ways to lead yours more effectively.
Our kids deserve better than hunches and guesswork.
We need current, reliable data to make smarter ministry decisions and better prepare our kids for life in a rapidly changing world.
Barna CoLab: Reimagining Children's Ministry is a six-week program that combines timely data with expert insights to help you understand what’s new and what’s next in children’s ministry.
“I went in somewhat skeptical, and was overwhelmingly blessed by the thought provoking research paired with encouragement to be Spirit-led in change. Our fellowship has been impacted and is growing!”
“It has shaken some things that I thought were set in stone, reminded me that our church fellowship is not an island, and brought on provoking prayer for new and different things to walk in in ministry. ”
Are you ready for an interactive learning experience designed to strengthen your children’s ministry?
Over the course of six, 90-minute live classes, we will:
Reveal what the latest Barna research is teaching us about shepherding children
Uncover opportunities and challenges in your ministry through custom assessments
Connect you with other leaders so you can learn and grow together
Help you identify practical ways to make your children’s ministry more effective through timely insights and expert recommendations
We’ve designed this program with one goal: To make it easier for you to engage with young people effectively.
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Begins February 21, 2023. Limited spots available. Register now to reserve yours.
We’ll provide the data, the community, the experts, the assessments and the framework.
You’ll bring your experience, perspective and passion for ministry.
Together, we’ll explore ideas that have the power to transform not only your church for years to come.
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Begins February 21, 2023
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Barna CoLab for Churches is a real-time, interactive experience. Spots are limited.
For Individual Leaders
For Teams of 2-5
Participate with your team and get everyone on the same page.
Includes up to 5 spots in the cohort beginning February 21, 2023.
For Teams of 6-10+
Participate with your team and get everyone on the same page.
Includes up to 10 spots in the cohort beginning February 21, 2023. Have more than 10 participants? Contact us.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When will the live gatherings occur for CoLab?
For Barna CoLab | Reimagining Children’s Ministry, the live gatherings will be hosted on February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 1PM ET for 90 minutes.
What is included in Barna CoLab?
Each Barna CoLab offers six weeks of online training and collaboration through six live virtual gatherings and breakout sessions (which are recorded and made available on-demand); these sessions are the most important element of the cohort. Other resources include reflection / discussion guides, deep work activities to build ministry plans, bonus content and the ability to interact in online discussion forums with other participants.
Can I attend CoLab if I'm not representing a church?
Yes! You are welcome to join Barna CoLab and will certainly still gain insights that can help you, but please keep in mind that our content will be crafted to primarily serve the church leaders.
Can I deploy the assessment to my people if I’m not representing a church?
Yes, you can deploy the assessment. However, the assessment is pre-built, and many of the questions will ask respondents about their experiences with “their church,” so some insights might not be totally relevant to your context.
Can you provide me with more information about the team activities?
The Barna team has gone above and beyond to provide you with a suite of team activities to help you plan for and then take next steps in your ministry. Using our Barna insights-to-action framework, our team has built these guided activities specifically for your CoLab cohort. This is where we turn up the dials and get strategic as leaders. If you choose to invest time and energy in the team activities, you will leave CoLab with a concise list of testable, actionable ministry ideas. Again, this extra work is not mandatory but strongly encouraged if you want to walk away with a strategic action plan in place.
How much of a time commitment is Barna CoLab?
Each week of the Barna CoLab includes 90 minutes of live content—one 60-minute session, plus a 30-minute breakout. Additionally, Barna recommends one to two hours of weekly work—either individually or as a team—throughout the six-week program.
Can you provide me with more information about the assessment?
As a part of CoLab, the Barna team has built a free and easy-to-use online assessment – designed just for you as a member of your particular cohort. Deploying this assessment to your congregation isn’t mandatory, but it’s definitely strongly recommended. In order to help you successfully do so, the Barna team is going to encourage you to launch the assessment to your people as soon as possible – ideally by week 3 of CoLab. After you’re signed up for the cohort, we will supply you with everything that you’ll need in order to participate, including email templates, the questionnaire in its entirety for your review and step-by-step guides to access and then deploy the assessment to your people.
What if I can’t attend the live virtual gatherings?
If you or your team are unable to attend the live virtual gatherings, you can watch them on-demand. There will be some advantages to participating live (including Q&A with the Barna team and special guests, plus live breakout rooms). However, through Barna CoLab’s Course Platform, you’ll still be able to interact and collaborate with others throughout the course of the program.
What if I want to add someone from my team after CoLab begins?
You can definitely add more participants from your team or church after your cohort launches for only $49/person (after you have reached the max number of your original purchase). Contact us at colab@barna.org and we will help register additional participants.
What platforms will Barna CoLab be on?
Barna CoLabs are hosted on a custom Barna course platform. Apart from the assessment (which is hosted by our technology partner Gloo), everything will be found within our course platform – the live gatherings, on-demand recordings, discussion forums and course content. Upon purchasing a CoLab seat, you will receive an email to make an account for this platform.
Will I have access to all of the CoLab material after the six-week CoLab is finished?
You’ll have access to everything in Barna’s CoLab Course Platform for your specific cohort for 30 days after the six-week program is complete.
Can I share these resources with friends and fellow leaders who are outside the cohort?
We would prefer that only the people who register and pay to participate in the cohort have access to the videos and resources.
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