Thank you for writing this essay on family faith formation. I agree that there is a growing need to equip and empower parents to disciple their children at home and wherever they go. At the same time, I am finding that our families are extremely busy. So, I wonder how to equip and empower them for this ministry with their busy lives. Accordingly, I would encourage Thrive to make family faith formation a high priority.
Thank you for the reminder that the Church is the people! Often we talk about "going to church" when we are actually going to participate in a communal worship service conducted by the church. The Church is more than its worship, even as the worship of the Church is important.
Thank you for writing this essay! I especially appreciate the emphasis on reaching out to our communities after the pandemic. I would like to encourage our churches to consider running Alpha courses, as it creates intimate community and effectively proclaims the gospel.
Thank you for the reply. I appreciate the good work that Coffee Break is doing to train their leaders. The Lord has used Coffee Break to bless many ladies in our faith community. I will keep CB in mind as I seek to learn more about leading small groups.
Thank you for letting me know that you folks use Rightnowmedia. So do we, but I've not used it much for small group purposes, although I know some of our people have done that. I guess I will have to investigate this tool further.
Thank you for producing the Faith Practices book and supporting resources. Lord willing, our church will be engaging in these faith practices this year. This is a helpful approach, I think, as we need to learn how to get God's Word in our hearts, not just in our heads, which seems to be a Reformed tendency as far as I can tell. I think such faith practices are also a great way to help students own their faith and to equip and empower parents to disciple their children.
Posted in: Encouraging Faith Formation at Home
Thank you for writing this essay on family faith formation. I agree that there is a growing need to equip and empower parents to disciple their children at home and wherever they go. At the same time, I am finding that our families are extremely busy. So, I wonder how to equip and empower them for this ministry with their busy lives. Accordingly, I would encourage Thrive to make family faith formation a high priority.
Posted in: Where Does the Church Go Now?
Thank you for the reminder that the Church is the people! Often we talk about "going to church" when we are actually going to participate in a communal worship service conducted by the church. The Church is more than its worship, even as the worship of the Church is important.
Posted in: Roadmap to Post-Pandemic Recovery: Coming in for a Safe Landing (Part 2)
Thank you for writing this essay! I especially appreciate the emphasis on reaching out to our communities after the pandemic. I would like to encourage our churches to consider running Alpha courses, as it creates intimate community and effectively proclaims the gospel.
Posted in: Preparing for Profession of Faith?
Thank you for reminding me about this toolkit. I will review it! Thank you for providing such resources for the church.
Posted in: Small Group Leadership Resources?
Juan,
Thank you for the reply. I appreciate the good work that Coffee Break is doing to train their leaders. The Lord has used Coffee Break to bless many ladies in our faith community. I will keep CB in mind as I seek to learn more about leading small groups.
Thank you,
Leon
Posted in: Small Group Leadership Resources?
Carol,
Thank you for letting me know that you folks use Rightnowmedia. So do we, but I've not used it much for small group purposes, although I know some of our people have done that. I guess I will have to investigate this tool further.
Thank you!
Posted in: A Denominational Emphasis on Spiritual Practices
Thank you for producing the Faith Practices book and supporting resources. Lord willing, our church will be engaging in these faith practices this year. This is a helpful approach, I think, as we need to learn how to get God's Word in our hearts, not just in our heads, which seems to be a Reformed tendency as far as I can tell. I think such faith practices are also a great way to help students own their faith and to equip and empower parents to disciple their children.