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Multigenerational Ministry
Ministry Mission and Message
March 7, 2009
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More Than Numbers
• Numerical Growth
• Maturational Growth
• Organic Growth
• Incarnational Growth
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Maturational Growth
This growth is in stature and maturity of each member,
growth in faith and the ability to nurture and be nurtured.
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Linear
InfantsChildren Youth
Young Adults
Adults Elders
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Circular
Infants
Children
Youth
Young Adults
Adults
Elders
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Community
All persons, both children and adults, need community.
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Community
Children are like canaries in a coal mine.
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Hardwired to Connect
We are hardwired for close attachments to other people,
beginning with our parents and extended family, and then moving out to the broader
community.
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Hardwired to Connect
We are hardwired for meaning, born with a built-in capacity and drive to search for purpose and reflect on life’s ultimate ends.
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Connected Community
It treats children as ends in themselves.
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Connected Community
It is a social institution that includes children and youth.
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Connected Community
It is warm and nurturing.
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Connected Community
It establishes clear limits and expectations.
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Connected Community
The core of its work is performed largely by non-specialists.
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Connected Community
It is multi-generational.
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Connected Community
It has a long-term focus.
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Connected Community
It reflects and transmits a shared understanding of what it means to be
a good person.
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Connected Community
It encourages spiritual and religious development.
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Connected Community
It is philosophically oriented to the equal dignity of all persons and to the
principle of love of neighbor.
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Lifespan Faith Development
Vision Statement
We envision children, youth, and adults who…
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Vision Statement
affirm that they are part of a Unitarian Universalist religious heritage and community of faith that has value and provides resources for
living;
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Vision Statement
know that they are lovable beings of infinite worth, imbued with powers of the soul, and obligated to
use their gifts, talents, and potentials in the service of life;
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Vision Statement
accept that they are responsible for the stewardship and creative transformation of
their religious heritage and community of faith;
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Vision Statementrealize that they are moral agents, capable of making a
difference in the lives of other people, challenging structures of social and political oppression, promoting the health and
wellbeing of the planet, acting in the service of diversity, justice and compassion;
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Vision Statement
recognize the need for community, affirming the importance of families, relationships and
connections between and among the generations;
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Vision Statement
appreciate the value of spiritual practice as a means of deepening faith and integrating
beliefs and values with everyday life;
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Vision Statement
experience hope, joy, mystery, healing, and personal transformation
in the midst of life's challenges.
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Opportunities
• Worship
• Fellowship
• Outreach
• Social Justice
• Learning
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Best Practices in Intergenerational Faith Formation
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Best Practices in Multigenerational
Faith Development
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Intergenerational can be defined as “two or more different age groups of people in a religious community together learning/growing/living in faith through in-common experiences, parallel learning, contributive occasions, and interactive sharing.”
--James W. White
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The Process
• In-Common Experiences
• Parallel Learning
• Contributive-Occasions
• Interactive Sharing
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Four Movement Learning Process
• All-Ages Learning Experience
• In-Depth Learning Experience
• All-Ages Contributive Learning Experience
• Reflection
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Designing Multigenerational Faith Development
• Gathering and Opening• All-Ages Learning Experience• In-Depth Learning Experience• All-Ages Contributive Learning
(including Sharing Reflections & Home Application)
• Closing
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Best Practice
1. Intergenerational faith formation strengthens and creates new relationships and increases participation in church life.
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Best Practice
2. Intergenerational faith formation engages all ages and the whole family in learning together.
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Best Practice
3. Intergenerational faith formation creates a conducive environment for all ages to learn, and utilizes a variety of learning activities to address the diversity of learning styles and developmental needs.
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Best Practice
4. Intergenerational faith formation requires a diversity of leaders who embrace a collaborative and empowering style of leadership.