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Endings and New Beginnings

June 2, 2023 By Victoria Hoppes Leave a Comment

In late spring and early summer, we experience a lot of endings—and new beginnings.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: change, faith formation, Pentecost, transition

A Resource Re-Entering Faith Formation

July 9, 2021 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago Building Faith shared a resource about resuming formation classes from the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) and the Office of Christian Formation in the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA)\, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Building Faith, Christian formation, coronavirus, e-formation, faith formation, PCUSA

Using Minecraft to Teach Kids About Christianity

January 11, 2021 By Elizabeth Brignac 9 Comments

Educators are already aware of Minecraft’s potential in the classroom, to the extent that Minecraft has created Minecraft: Education Edition to accommodate teachers. But Minecraft can also be useful for both parents and Christian educators in teaching children about both liturgy and the Bible.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ChurchNext, faith formation, Minecraft, Sunday School, technology, tweens

When the Pencils are Dull

September 19, 2019 By Tina Clark 1 Comment

“Hey Mom, it’s a new world record…I lost my lunchbox on the first day of school!”This declaration from my newly minted 7th grader should have made me angry, or at least frustrated. Instead, I found myself laughing with relief and genuine glee; the pressure was off already.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: back to school, faith formation, formation, school, teenagers

Advent in a Box

November 10, 2018 By Robin Cannon 2 Comments

Advent in a Box is a resource created by the Christian educators at Family Ministry Tools to help churches equip families to have faith conversations at home. The goal is to send home interactive, fun, and biblically sound activities that engage families and help them grow in their faith. Advent in a Box is a pizza box filled with all-age devotions and activities to help families celebrate Advent and prepare for Christmas.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Advent, children, faith formation, home, parenting, resource

Friendship Bracelets and Forming Faith with Youth

September 4, 2018 By Tina Clark Leave a Comment

My left wrist currently sports a grand assortment of colorful friendship bracelets; a sure sign that I spent the summer with the people and doing […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: faith formation, mission trip, teenagers

My children are hearing the Bible in worship, camp and Sunday School. It all counts!

August 21, 2017 By Carrie Willard Leave a Comment

All of the snippets of scripture that we hear in worship and sing in hymns “count” in my children’s Christian education.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bible, Book of Common Prayer, children, Children in church, Evening Prayer, faith at home, faith formation, hymns, lectionary, Music, parenting

Jesus wasn’t boring–and neither is discipleship.

January 16, 2017 By Derek Olsen 5 Comments

We don’t have to make the Gospel exciting. It already is.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: communication, discipleship, faith formation, writing

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