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Open to Wonder: Reggie Smith | Beyond Sunday, Episode 2
Basketball. Quilting. Tuxedos. In this episode, Reggie Smith shares how these three things have shaped his faith.
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October 17, 2021
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Ideas and Resources for your Church's Next Summer Camp
Invite members of your congregation who have specific gifts and passions to help create a week-long themed summer camp. Here are some ideas to get you started.
October 14, 2021
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Great Ideas for Making the Most Out of Vacation Bible School
Fresh ways to think about what “VBS” might look like.
October 13, 2021
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Open to Wonder: Ruth Padilla DeBorst | Beyond Sunday, Episode 1
Ruth Padilla DeBorst joins hosts Chris and Karen for this first episode of Open to Wonder Season 1: Beyond Sunday. Listen to the episode or read the transcript.
October 7, 2021
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Meet the Hosts of Open to Wonder
At Faith Formation Ministries, we’re wondering: how is our faith formed in day-to-day life? We’re excited to explore that question and more in our new podcast Open to Wonder.
October 5, 2021
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Growing in Grace and Gratitude Curriculum Reviewed Fall 2017
This curriculum was intended for use in Presbyterian congregations, but it’s worth a look for a number of reasons.
September 27, 2021
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Around the Table: How Your Church Can Equip Families With Children During Advent
Join FFM catalyzers as they share their favorite, no-fuss Advent resources for busy families.
September 21, 2021
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Around the Table: Handing Down the Faith
How might cultural shifts affect the ways we share our faith with the next generation? Join this conversation on October 14 at 2 pm Eastern.
September 2, 2021
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Introducing the New and Improved Building Blocks of Faith Toolkit!
The Building Blocks of Faith can transform your church’s faith formation efforts, and this newly revised resource can help.
August 30, 2021
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Around the Table: Navigating Church After Pandemic Trauma
We all know that the pandemic has taken a toll on our bodies, relationships, communities, and churches. So how can ministry leaders prepare their congregations to be places of healing?
August 4, 2021
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5 Ways to Practice Remembering as a Family
Remembering what God has done is an important spiritual practice for adults and kids. Here's a free downloadable tip sheet for parents from the Dwell at Home series of resources for family faith formation.
August 4, 2021
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5 Ways to Practice Service as a Family
Serving as a family can be life-changing for all of you! Here are five tips from the Dwell at Home series of family faith formation resources.
July 29, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Transform Your Youth Ministry
The Building Blocks of Faith describe four spiritual needs that are met in Christ. Here are some ideas for helping faith to flourish by meeting those needs in your church’s youth ministry.
July 29, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Support Your Worship Ministry
This article is part of The Building Blocks of Faith Toolkit —a collection of resources for strengthening faith formation in your congregation and at home, brought to you by Faith Formation Ministries . The Building Blocks of Faith provide simple language for describing four basic spiritual needs that all people have. Because the Building Blocks are meant to shape your church’s faith formation culture, worship is a good place to introduce the Building Blocks and to experience how God is shaping and molding your congregation through the four Building Blocks “lenses.” Here you will find a...
July 29, 2021
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Building Blocks of Faith and the Third Third of Life
Sometimes we forget that older people are still growing in faith. They’re often marginalized, but your congregation needs them! Here are some ways to use the Building Blocks of Faith with older adults.
July 29, 2021
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The Building Blocks of Faith and Small Groups
A small group ministry encourages deep relationships and gives people an opportunity to grow in faith, and the Building Blocks of Faith can help give small groups a specific focus.
July 29, 2021
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Seeing Outreach through the Lens of Calling
How can our congregations become places where our neighbors can explore and be encouraged to grow in their understanding of God’s call?
July 29, 2021
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Seeing Outreach through the Lens of Hope
In our culture, “hope” can sound like a slightly more adult version of “wish.” So how is Christian hope, the hope we are created to live into and share with others, different?
July 29, 2021
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Seeing Outreach through the Lens of Knowing God and God’s Story
Here are three important questions to ask when you share God’s story through outreach and neighborhood engagement events.
July 29, 2021
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Seeing Outreach Through the Lens of Belonging
We all want to belong. Addressing this universal need can help your outreach team explore incarnational approaches to community engagement, transforming ministry "to" and "for" into ministry "with."
July 28, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Shape Your Mentoring Program
Because mentoring is highly relational, it’s a great way to experience deep belonging, explore God’s story in generative ways, build up each other’s hope in Christ, and speak into or confirm each other’s calling.
July 28, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Support Intergenerational Faith Formation
The Building Blocks of Faith describe four spiritual needs that are met in Christ. Here are some ideas for helping faith to flourish by meeting those needs in your church’s intergenerational ministries.
July 28, 2021
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The Building Blocks of Faith and Family Ministry
Christian parents want to nurture their children’s faith, but they don’t always know where to begin. The Building Blocks of Faith provide an excellent framework for family faith formation, giving parents a place to start with any child, at any age.
July 28, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Support Church Leaders
Here are some ideas for how church leaders can use the Building Blocks of Faith to assess ministry strengths and weaknesses and create new ministry initiatives that are holistic in scope and in faith formation engagement.
July 28, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Transform Your Children’s Ministry
The Building Blocks of Faith describe four spiritual needs that are met in Christ. Here are some ideas for helping faith to flourish by meeting those needs in your church’s children’s ministry.