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2016 Family Symposium Program

Report from the Symposium

This Symposium report presents some of the work that Symposium participants did throughout the program. The first section contains ideas generated from Session 1 on how to put families at the center of ministry. The second section contains project ideas, develop by the participants, through a mind mapping process to address significant adaptive challenges in family faith formation. The report contains the project areas and then ideas/activities/strategies for designing the project. The third section of the report contains ideas developed in the milestones workshop.
 
Symposium Program Overview 
Session 1. Transforming Our Narratives about Families for the 21st Century
Session 2. The Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
Sessions 3-4. Strategies for the Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
Session 5.  Designing 21st Century Family Faith Formation – John Roberto
Session 6.  A Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation in a Congregation: Designing Prototypes of Family Faith Formation Projects
Session 7. Sharing Prototypes of Family Faith Formation Projects
Session 8. Implementing New Approaches, Strategies, and Projects
family_symposium_ideas___projects.pdf
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Opening Session

Our Family: A Film about Family Diversity: https://youtu.be/cTqC4U_98Xo

Session 1. Transforming Our Narratives about Families for the 21st Century
​Gene and Jolene Roehlkepartain

transforming_our_narratives_about_21st_century_families_presentation.pdf
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transforming_our_narratives_about_21st_century_families_handout.pdf
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21st_century_families_quiz.pdf
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Session 2. The Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
​Leif Kehrwald and John Roberto

families_at_the_center_of_faith_formation.pdf
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families_at_the_center_of_faith_formation_-_assessment.pdf
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Session 3 & 4:  Strategies for the Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation ​

Connecting Families Intergenerationally
connecting_families_to_the_ig_faith_community.pdf
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Developing a Strong Family Life
strengthening_families_presentation.pdf
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strengthening_families_handout.pdf
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Discovering God in Everyday Life
discovering_god_in_everyday_life.pdf
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Empowering Parents & Grandparents
empowering_parents___grandparents.pdf
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Forming Faith at Home: Adolescents
Click here for: Resources to Accompany Jolene's Workshop
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forming_faith_at_home_handout_-_adolescents.pdf
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Forming Faith at Home: Children
Click here for: Resources to Accompany Jolene's Workshop
faith_at_home_children_presentation.pdf
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forming_faith_at_home_handout_-_children.pdf
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Forming Faith through Milestones
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forming_faith_through_milestones_handout.pdf
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milestones_ministry___lifelong_faith_formation.pdf
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milestones_ministry_with_adults.pdf
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faith_milestones.pdf
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Session 5: Designing 21st Century Family Faith Formation – John Roberto

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  • Home
    • About John Roberto
    • Lifelong Faith Team
    • FORMA Conference
    • Lifelong Faith Course - Presbyterian Church in Canada
  • Faith for a Lifetime
    • Course Registration
  • Lifelong Vision & Practices
    • Goals
    • Intergenerational
    • Family
    • Networks
    • Hybrid
    • Pathways
    • Playlists >
      • Digital Tools & Apps >
        • Learning Apps
    • Models
  • Christian Practices
    • Caring for the Body
    • Celebrating Life
    • Discernment
    • Eating Well
    • Forgiveness
    • Keeping Sabbath
    • Managing Household Life
    • Participating in Community
    • Prayer
    • Reading the Bible
  • Digital Ministry
  • Library
    • Lifelong Faith Articles
    • Books
    • Journal
    • Virtual VBS