Wendy Claire Barrie

Here’s a brief explainer about what we mean when we talk about intergenerational ministry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBKr7XjGQZU

The ideas we discuss are from the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Commons Forum on Intergenerational Ministry from May 15, 2024, which can be viewed here.

It built upon learnings from a May 9, 2024, hybrid workshop for ministry leaders hosted by Saint Mark’s which you can watch here.

The animations are drawn from the first two papers from The Uniting Church in Australia which you can download at this link Being an Intergenerational Church and an excerpt from Chapter 2 “Discipleship and Intergenerationality: Interrelated Concepts at the Core of Christianity.” Chapter 2 by Joe Azzopardi and Kayle de Waal in The Generative Church: Global Conversations about Investing in Emerging Generations. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2019. The key points are summarized in this document: Five Factors Found in Flourishing Intergenerational Communities..

A definition of intergenerational minisry with the 4-minute video, discussion questions and recommended resources are included in this 2025 article at Building Faith.

Wendy Claire Barrie is Canon for Intergenerational Ministries at Saint Mark’s Epsicopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington.