News and Updates
November 2008Welcome to LifelongFaith.com!
LifelongFaith Associates is committed to helping congregations develop lifelong faith formation for all ages and generations, increasing the capacity of leaders and communities to nurture faith growth for all ages and generations. Our major projects and programs include:
- publishing a quarterly journal, Lifelong Faith, to advance the theory and practice of lifelong faith formation
- sponsoring the "Faith Formation in Christian Practices Project" with new resources for households and churches
- providing consulting services to churches and organizations
- conducting training programs, study weeks, and workshops
- engaging in research in lifelong faith formation
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Contact Us
John Roberto
LifelongFaith Associates
40 Brighton Road
Naugatuck, CT 06770
203-729-2953
jroberto@lifelongfaith.com
What's New on LifelongFaith.Com
The Faith Formation in Christian Practices Project
This past summer we launched the Christian Practices project with four national seminars. Now we are happy to announce new resources for individuals and households, Living Well: Christian Practices for Everyday Life. This new resource is designed around twelve Christian practices and includes a book for households and a workbook for children. We are making available both resources online and eventually in book form. Seven chapters are now available online. We are also developing learning activities for each Christian practice so that churches can create learning programs for families, multiple generations, and adults. Also online are tools and strategies for developing a Christian practices approach in your church. Go to Christian Practices to see what we are producing. Let us know what you think of this new project by sending me an email at jroberto@lifelongfaith.com. Lifelong Faith Journal
This is a great time to subscribe to our quarterly journal, Lifelong Faith. The Fall issue on "Teaching in the Faith Community" is now out. Go to the Journal section of the web site to subscribe online or to print an order form. Our Winter issue will be "Innovations in Faith Formation." Remember you can purchase back issues of every journal or order additional copies for your staff, a course, or a workshop. New Resources Added
You will now find selected articles from the first year of our journal Lifelong Faith online in the Resources section, along with a variety of other resources. All articles may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Be sure to check out all of the free resources on the web site and sign up today to receive our occasional Lifelong Faith E-Newsletter.
Next Generation Presentation
On October 9th I gave a presentation at St. Mary's University (San Antonio) about young adults in their 20s and 30s: "The Next Generation Has Arrived! Why the Church and World Will Never Be the Same." Using a variety of sources, I identified a 7 "firsts" and 2 "mosts" that I think help to describe the impact that young adults will have on the church and world: 1) First Generation of Truly Global Citizens, 2) Most Culturally Diverse Generation, 3) First E.C.E (Energy-Climate) Generation, 4) First Social Networking Generation, 5) First Entrepreneurial Generation, 6) Most Socially Engaged Generation, 7) First Generation of 21st Century Learners, 8) First Generation of the "Great Emergence," and 9) First Generation of "Spiritual Tinkerers." Download the handout of the PowerPoint presentation in color or black and white.