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Families Are the Future of the Church2014 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
John Roberto (LifelongFaith Associates)www.LifelongFaith.com
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OverviewIf we want vibrant faith in our children, teens, and young adults, then family faith formation needs to be our #1 priority – and we need to devote our time and resources to building strong family assets and strong family faith.How can parishes help individuals and the whole
family weave faith into everyday life? How can we equip today’s family for discipleship and
lifelong faith growth, and support parents and grandparents as faith formers.
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Download the Presentation @
www.LifelongFaith.com
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Faith Forming Processes1. Caring relationships2. Celebrating rituals and milestones3. Celebrating the liturgical seasons4. Learning the Christian tradition and applying it to life
today5. Praying, devotions, and spiritual formation6. Reading the Bible7. Serving people in need, working for justice, caring
for creation8. Worshipping with the faith community
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Faith Forming
ProcessesCaring
Relationships
Rituals & Milestones
Church Year
Seasons
Learning the
Tradition
PrayingSpiritual
FormationReading the Bible
Serving Working
for Justice Caring for Creation
Worshipping
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Making a Difference in the Life of Families
1. Nurturing the faith life of parents and grandparents2. Teaching and resourcing parents and grandparents
to provide religious socialization and model the Christian faith and practice
3. Engaging the whole family in worship and community life
4. Equipping families to engage in faith practices5. Building family assets 6. Encouraging parents to develop a warm, supporting,
affirming, and authoritative parenting style
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Family Assets Search Institute
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A Faith Forming System
Online Life
Daily Life
Church Life
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1. Worship2. Prayer3. Sacraments and Rituals 4. Church Year Feasts & Seasons5. Learning Programs
(intergenerational, family, age-group)6. Service & Mission7. Community Life Events
Church Life
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Daily Life Through the day: meal times, car times, morning
and bedtime, exits and entries, family sharing times Through the year: church year seasons, rituals and
celebrations Through the lifecycle: milestones and rites of
passage Through key family moments – good times and hard
times, times of joy and sorrow Through life issues and life skills: parenting,
decision-making, financial planning, communication, and more
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Connect Church & Daily Life with Online Content
Church Life
Daily Life
Strategies1. Extend church events
into daily life2. Create new formats
and delivery methods for existing programs
3. Create new programming
Online LifeInsights, Experiences,
and Activities
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A Faith Forming System
Church Life
Daily Life
Online LifeInsights, Experiences, and Activities
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Fashioned around Families
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Build an Online Family Formation
Center
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Strategy #1Extend an Event
Event or Program
TALKConversation
Activities
LEARNReadListenWatch
ACTPracticesServiceProjects
PRAYDevotions
Bible Reading
Daily Prayer
SHARE Blog
FacebookVideo
Projects
You can extend. . . . Sunday worship Church year feasts and
seasons Sacrament and ritual
celebrations Children, teen, or family
programming VBS and summer camp Mission trips and service
projects Retreat experiences. . . . and more
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Share ItBlog/Facebook Question
After Worship Sharing@Home Conversation
Activity
Study It“Taking Faith Home” Sermon Video + Study
GuideDaily Readings
Scripture Commentaries Online Bible Study
Live ItLiving the Message DailyLiving Christian Practices
Service/Mission IdeaAction Project
Pray ItWeekly Table Prayer
Praying with the SaintsAM & PM Prayer
Lectio Divina
Sunday Worship
Example: Sunday Worship
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Example: Lenten Season
Online Lenten Experiences: Praying, Fasting, Serving
1. Video Introduction: “Ash Wednesday & Lent in 2 Minutes”2. Video: Getting Ready for Ash Wednesday3. Exploration: “Meaning of Lent”4. Day-by-Day through Lent5. Lenten Calendar6. Lenten Devotional7. Lenten Activities8. Simple Meals in Lent: Recipes for Lent9. Special: Lenten Retreat for Grandparents
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Welcome to Lent 2014 in 2 Minutes!
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Get Ready for Ash Wed
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How much do you know about Lent?
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40 Lenten Ideas
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Day-by-Day through Lent
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A Lenten Calendar
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A Lenten Calendar
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Lenten Devotional
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Lenten Devotional
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Living Lent
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Eating Simply During Lent
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Grandparent Online Retreat
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More Resources
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How Did I Curate Lent?Criteria:Trusted SourcesAppropriate to the life stageSolid biblical and theological contentSolid liturgical season contentEnriching, do-able, short, repeatable activities that
weave into daily lifeEnjoyable!
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How Did I Curate Lent?1. Vibrant Faith @Home: http://vibrantfaithathome.org2. Busted Halo: http://bustedhalo.com3. Church Knows Church:www.chuckknowschurch.com
/archive/16-ash-wednesday4. Loyola Press: www.loyolapress.com/40-ideas-for-40-days.htm5. Luther Seminary: www.luthersem.edu/lent6. Upper Susquehanna ELCA Synod: www.uss-elca.org/2014
-lenten-resources-available-for-free-download7. Catholic Relief Services: www.crsricebowl.org/family-activities8. The Text this Week: www.textweek.com/lent.htm9. Catholic Mom: http://catholicmom.com/kids/lenten
-activities-for-children
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Example: Sacrament or Milestone
Parent Faith Formation
Before Baptism
Preparation for and
Celebration of Baptism
Family Faith Formation
After Celebration of Baptism
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BAPTISM
FAITH PRACTICES @ HOME
Prayer, Rituals, Bible, Family Conversation,
Service
PARENT FAITH ENRICHMENT
Workshops, Courses,
Online & Digital Resources
PARENTING SKILLSWorkshops, Courses
Online ResourcesSupport Groups
MILESTONES
Baptism Anniversary, First Prayers, Start of
School
FAMILY EXPERIENCES
Church GatheringsSmall GroupsWorkshops
After Baptis
m
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Strategy #2Redesign Programs
Create new formats and delivery systems for church-based programsAdult enrichment programParent speaker seriesParent workshopChurch event – worship,
church year celebrations, ritual
VBS – daily updates & children’s presentations
And more. . . .
Stream it Live
Develop Online
Content
Watch on Your Own
Use it in a Small Group
Put in the Online Library
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Google+ Hangout• Online Course,
Small Group, Workshop, or 1-1 Mentoring
• Broadcast a Presentation
• Record the Presentation (YouTube)
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Strategy #3 Design New Programs
Online Parent Resource Center1. Parent Webinar Series2. Learn: Children and Adolescent Development3. Video: Parenting for the Long Haul4. Learn: Nine Parenting Strategies5. Parent Activity: Develop Positive Values in Children6. Family Activity: Family Communication7. Parent Resources
http://familyfaithformationnetwork.weebly.com/parenting.html
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How Did I Curate the Parent Online Center?
1. Vibrant Faith @Home: http://vibrantfaithathome.org2. ParentFurther: http://www.parentfurther.com3. Boys Town: http://www.boystown.org/hotline4. Ted Talks: https://www.ted.com
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Family Growth PlanCreate expectations for family participation in learning and church life by providing a yearly growth plan with a variety of options for experiencing the Christian faith through community life. For example: Sunday worship Church year feasts and seasons Service/mission projects Retreat experience Family faith practices @ home, e.g. reading the
Bible, praying, rituals, and more
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