Our world is always changing, but this global pandemic has changed the landscape of our lives more drastically than most anything before. For us as faith formation leaders, we now need to figure out how to continue faith formation even when we are not meeting in person.

We have indicated below the general level of adaptability our products have for home and/or virtual use. For more detailed information on home or online use of these products see our detailed COVID-19 product reviews.

Little or No Adaptation Needed

• Living the Word: God’s Word @ Home (RCL): A Revised Common Lectionary curriculum designed to be sent to families for use at home. Created specifically for this pandemic situation. More information.

• Living the Word: God’s Story @ Home (NL): A Narrative Lectionary curriculum designed to be sent to families for use at home. Created specifically for this pandemic situation. More information.

• Living the Word: Sharing God’s Story @ Home (NL): A Narrative Lectionary-based devotional resource designed to be sent to households (individuals, couples, families, etc.) for daily devotions. More information.

• Living the Word: Contexts & Connections (NL): A preparation resource that provides background information and real-world connections for each Narrative Lectionary reading. More information.

• Living the Word: Planning Tool (NL): A FREE Narrative Lectionary planning tool designed to help individual leaders or leadership teams plan and coordinate faith formation ministries. More information.

• Chosen Together (Cross+Gen Confirmation): An intergenerational confirmation program that can be used online, in-person, or both. Your purchase includes coaching from the writer herself. NEW: An Online Community for a private, feature-rich digital meeting space with the curriculum as an online course. More information.

• Living the Word: Small Group Guides (NL): Narrative Lectionary discussion guides for small groups which can be used in an interactive online environment. Each guide also has a faith practice activity, which may or may not translate well into a virtual gathering. More information.

Some Adaptation Required

• Living the Word: Cross+Gen Worship (NL): A unique, Narrative Lectionary resource that provides weekly guides for intergenerational, interactive worship. Some portions are easily used in standard online worship, some for interactive online worship, and some can be adapted for home use. More information.

• Living the Word: Cross+Gen Education (RCL): A Revised Common Lectionary classroom curriculum designed for in-person use. It is more in-depth than the related God’s Word @ Home (RCL) family curriculum but will require adaptation for home or online use. More information.

• Living the Word: Cross+Gen Education (NL): A Narrative Lectionary classroom curriculum designed for in-person use. It is more in-depth than the related God’s Story @ Home (NL) family curriculum but will require adaptation for home or online use. More information.

• Living the Word: Youth (NL): A Narrative Lectionary curriculum designed for confirmation classes, youth groups, and similar. The primary Bible study in each lesson can be used in an interactive online environment and several weekly activities can be adapted for online or at-home use. More information

• Living the Word: Kids (NL, PK-2^nd): This early-elementary-school, Narrative Lectionary curriculum is designed for classroom use. It can be adapted for families to use at home, though for a simpler solution, use our Living the Word: God’s Story @ Home (NL) family curriculum. More information.

• Living the Word: Kids (NL, 3^rd-6^th): This upper-elementary-school, Narrative Lectionary curriculum is designed for classroom use. It can be adapted for families to use at home, though for a simpler solution, use our Living the Word: God’s Story @ Home (NL) family curriculum. More information.

• Spirit & Truth: Kids (PK-2^nd): This early-elementary-school worship education curriculum is designed for classroom use.  The primary teaching activity each lesson is an illustrated story. These stories are in PDF format and can be sent home to families to share together. Some other activities can be adapted for home use. More information.

• Spirit & Truth: Kids (3^rd-6^th): This upper-elementary-school worship education curriculum is designed for classroom use.  The primary teaching activity each lesson is a reader’s-theater-style skit, which can be used in an interactive online environment. These skits are in PDF format and can be sent home for students to use. Some other activities can be adapted for home use. More information.

Difficult to Adapt

• Living the Word: Singing God’s Story (NL, PK-6^th): This valuable, Narrative Lectionary resource provides songs that reinforce each lesson’s Bible story. It is designed for use in a large group opening, children’s church, or children’s choir. As such, it would be possible, but difficult to ask families to sing along during an online faith formation event. More information.

Blog Series

Our publisher writes a weekly blog called Forming Faith. He has addressed general topics of at-home faith formation and COVID-19.

Permissible Online Use

All our products are digital, primarily PDF documents. There are limits to the online use of these digital products. Please see Permissible Online Use for more information.

Detailed Information

For more detailed information on home or online use of these products see our detailed COVID-19 product reviews.