Remembering is a faith practice, or spiritual discipline, just like prayer or hospitality. But remembering isn't giving a mental nod to God--biblical remembering requires action of us.
Wonder is not only something that happens to us from time to time; it’s also an important spiritual discipline, a habit or a “muscle” we can develop.
Learning to truly listen to and understand one another might be the faith practice we need most right now.
What blessings have you experienced in your own neighborhood this year? What hopes and prayers for your neighbors are on your heart?
Technology distorts our sense of self . . . but this faith practice can help us realign.
Bring Bible stories to life by inviting kids to use their five senses—at home, at church, or anywhere.
How can we encourage each other to focus on what we hope for, and the One in whom our hope is rooted, rather than what we’re hoping against in these strange and uncertain times?
If family worship at home seems weird, here are some things you can do before, during, and after to help people feel more at ease.
Graduating from college or seminary? Looking for a church or nonprofit job? Here are seven easy things you can do to give your application materials the best chance of nabbing you an interview.
Intergenerational small groups are rare. But the benefits for adults, kids, and teens are incalculable. Here's one group's story.
Celebrate the coming of Christ with this easy, colorful Advent craft for families or children’s ministry groups.
The number of people who find themselves in the “third third of life” (age 55 and up) is increasing—dramatically. Is your church ready for the challenges and opportunities of this new reality?
Parenting is hard, especially the first time around. Support young families in your church by sharing these twelve resources for faithful parenting.
There are people in your church who are just waiting for someone to ask them to share their years of accumulated wisdom. How might you make space for that amazing gift?
Given the power of story, it’s no accident that much of God’s Word comes to us in story form. Here are some resources for using picture books to help build faith, both at home and in children’s ministry.
You're invited to download (for FREE!) the Advent section of the popular intergenerational prayer book Teach Us to Pray.
PreachingandWorship.org offers a wealth of resources for pastors, including brief but brilliant topical studies that will jump-start your sermon preparation.
Is your church working on developing a comprehensive faith formation plan for children and youth? We'd love to hear from you!
Collaborative art projects can be great faith formation tools. Here’s how making an Epiphany banner reminded kids and adults that they’re part of God’s big family.
Faith is mysterious. No matter what we do in church or at home, we can’t make faith happen. But, like a farmer, there’s much we can do to till the “soil” that faith grows in.
Nothing reaches kids like a well-told story with eyeball-grabbing art. If it’s time for a refresh of your personal or church library, check out these beautiful faith-forming books.
Available online resource toolkits from Faith Formation Ministries include resources for children's ministry, intergenerational ministry, profession of faith, children and communion, faith storytelling, and the Building Blocks of Faith.
Churches are doing many creative things to make a person’s profession of faith a day to remember. Faith Formation Ministries has gathered dozens of those ideas in the Professing Our Faith online toolkit.
Discover Your Gifts by Alvin J. VanderGriend has helped thousands of CRC members learn more about the way God made them and how they can use their gifts. And now taking the spiritual gifts inventory is free!
We associate souvenirs with traveling, but we also keep them to remind us of faith milestones. A family baptism gown, a signed Bible — these things help us remember moments that shape our identity as people of God.