Cross Related - Single Christians & IVF?
8 August 2026
Campus
Melbourne East
Upcoming Dates
Details
For many single Christians, the longing to become a parent runs deep, and fertility technologies promise to make that dream possible. Yet alongside these technologies come profound questions for followers of Jesus: what does cross-shaped faithfulness look like when powerful technologies reshape how we think about sex, marriage, and having children?
City On A Hill are partnering with our good friends at Cross Related to promote this event on an essential contemporary topic. Through honest conversation, biblical reflection, and compassionate wisdom, we’ll explore how the gospel renews our thinking about procreation, parenthood, marriage, and family. Together, we’ll consider why not every path to parenthood is one that Christians are free to pursue, how faithful discipleship may sometimes call us to embrace both the possibilities and limits of life in a fallen world, and how God may meet our desires to nurture, care for, and invest in the next generation in ways that are unexpected and deeply life-giving. We’ll also explore how the church can respond to these questions with deep humility, biblical conviction, and practical love.
This seminar is not only for singles wrestling with the question of IVF, but also for church families and leaders committed to loving them well.
The event will be held at Ridley College, and tickets can be purchased via Cross Related at this link. A group from City On A Hill Melbourne East will head to the nearby cafe Parkside for lunch after the event. (If you're not in Melbourne, you'll also find information about livestream tickets at the above link!)
City On A Hill are partnering with our good friends at Cross Related to promote this event on an essential contemporary topic. Through honest conversation, biblical reflection, and compassionate wisdom, we’ll explore how the gospel renews our thinking about procreation, parenthood, marriage, and family. Together, we’ll consider why not every path to parenthood is one that Christians are free to pursue, how faithful discipleship may sometimes call us to embrace both the possibilities and limits of life in a fallen world, and how God may meet our desires to nurture, care for, and invest in the next generation in ways that are unexpected and deeply life-giving. We’ll also explore how the church can respond to these questions with deep humility, biblical conviction, and practical love.
This seminar is not only for singles wrestling with the question of IVF, but also for church families and leaders committed to loving them well.
The event will be held at Ridley College, and tickets can be purchased via Cross Related at this link. A group from City On A Hill Melbourne East will head to the nearby cafe Parkside for lunch after the event. (If you're not in Melbourne, you'll also find information about livestream tickets at the above link!)