faith formation
Kindled in the wild
Many young people love going to church camp. How does it shape their spiritual lives after they return home?
Faith formation in my world religions classroom
Each year a Hindu priest asks my students to “worship our own, but respect all.” They find the second part easier.
Why should the kids at my church care about pursuing God?
I don’t have all the answers, but I have a few ideas.
A child’s faith before and after Sandy Hook
Tain Gregory was new to Sandy Hook Elementary School when the mass shooting happened, but the faith that helped him respond had been a long time in the making.
Counting the faithful
One practical lesson of the Pew report is the crucial need for mainliners to focus on passing the faith on to the next generation.
Family affair: Rich Melheim on how faith is formed
"Parents are the most important faith guides, mentors and
teachers a kid will ever have."
Kenda Creasy Dean on what it means to be almost Christian
What are today’s youth saying about their faith? How does what they profess compare to our historic creeds? What are they saying about the beliefs of their parents?
Planning for grace
The resources for faith formation have grown in recent decades, yet the task remains elusive. After all, everything the church does is formative—and one can never predict how formation will happen.
Faith forming faith: Learning from new Christians
The opportunity arose for our church to host a group of homeless people. We anticipated that people might threaten to leave if we went through with it. We weren't prepared, however, for the newly baptized Kathryn.