The Power of Stories
My Need for Stories When I was growing up, there was nothing I liked more than to curl up with a good book. When I was captivated by a story, I would basically ignore everything else (just ask my mom). … Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Faith Formation
Cross+Gen Confirmation Success
In our fourth and final part of our series on What Is Cross+Gen Ministry?, I have invited Pastor Natalie Gessert Hall to share about cross+gen confirmation. She is the creator of our cross+generational Chosen Together confirmation program. The Path to … Continue reading
Living Our Faith as a Family
For Part 3 of our blog series on What Is Cross+Gen Ministry?, we now look at intergenerational ministry in our homes as family. To do this, I have asked Debbie Streicher of Milestones Ministry to write a guest post. See … Continue reading
The Property Committee and God’s Mission
This is the fourth and final blog post in my series What Is Faith Formation? This one is on faith formation and the mission of the church. The previous posts covered: Part 1: The definition of faith formation that I … Continue reading
Christian Education Is Not Faith Formation
This post marks the third in a series I’m doing on What Is Faith Formation? Previously, I described what I mean by faith formation, and then last week I argued that our corporate worship services are the biggest, and therefore … Continue reading
Worship Services & Faith Formation
If you’ve read this blog in the past, you might know that during the program (school) year, I write about the upcoming Narrative Lectionary Bible reading from the perspective of faith formation. In the summer, I like to focus on … Continue reading
Faith Formation: Shaping a Relationship
This summer, here in our Forming Faith blog, I’m going to branch out a bit from our normal topics. During the program/school year I reflect on the upcoming Narrative Lectionary Bible reading and how to see it from the perspective … Continue reading
Hearing and Doing (February 10, 2019)
Bible Readings: Matthew 7:1-14, 24-29 Free Resource: Built on a Rock (Cross+Gen Worship) Unit Theme (January 27 – February 10): Learning to Follow With our reading for this week in Matthew 7, we come to the end of the Sermon … Continue reading
Cross+Generational Rally Day
Free Resource: Creation Celebration (Cross+Gen Education Activity) Rally Day is Coming It might be comforting news, anxiety-producing, or neither, but the school/program year is approaching! For some congregations, there’s not much a difference between one Sunday to the next … Continue reading
Faith Together (Cross+Generational Ministry)
Free Resource: Worshipping Together: Breath of Life (Cross+Gen Worship) Together or Separate? One of the new innovations in children, youth, and family ministry is cross+generational ministry. Cross+generational ministry, also known as intergenerational ministry, is simply the idea that all generations … Continue reading