Intergenerational Faith Formation |
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Read Chapter Four
"Intergenerational Faith Formation for the Christian Community" for the complete presentation. |
Integral to lifelong faith formation is the primacy of intergenerational community—relationships, and faith-forming experiences for developing and sustaining faith and discipleship in people of all ages and generations. When a church commits itself to building a culture of intergenerationality, it becomes a sign of and instrument for the full experience of the body of Christ by all ages and generations.
Churches with a vibrant intergenerational faith-forming community create a welcoming environment of hospitality and care that is conducive to promoting faith growth and mutual support across generations. They build caring relationships among the generations through worship, learning, ser- vice, and community events and activities. They create intentional opportunities for bringing the generations together to build relationships and engage in shared activities. They involve all generations together in Sunday worship, and engage all generations together in learning experiences that teach the Bible and the Christian tradition and form disciples of all ages in Christian identity. They nurture the spiritual life of all generations together through the community’s prayer life, rituals, and blessings. They engage all generations together in service to the poor and vulnerable, in the works of justice and advocacy, and in care for creation. Chapter Four describes four strategies for enhancing intergenerational faith forming:
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Application: Building and Strengthening an Intergenerational Culture
Use the process outlined in Chapter Four of the book to build or strengthen an intergenerational culture in your church. Make copies of the two-page process below to use with your church staff and your team.
| Intergenerational Culture Building Process.pdf |
Video: Building an Intergenerational Church Culture
Exploring six strategies for being intentionally intergenerational from the Lifelong Faith book
This was a presentation given to the Minneapolis Synod of the ELCA.
PowerPoint Presentation
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Intergenerational Faith Formation Resources
Book: Generations Together: Caring, Praying, Learning, Celebrating, and Serving
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Faith is transmitted from generation to generation in extended families and intergenerational congregations. Every congregation can discover its intergenerational heart and soul, and become an intentionally intergenerational community that nurtures the faith of all ages and equips them for living as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today. When a congregation commits itself to building a culture of intergenerationality through its congregational life of caring, celebrating, learning, praying, and serving, each element becomes a sign of and instrument for the full experience of the Body of Christ by all ages and generations. Generations Together guides leaders in learning what this vision looks like in practice, and how to guide a congregation in envisioning and designing projects and initiatives to become more intentionally intergenerational.
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Articles
Article: Current Research on Intergenerational Faith Formation
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Article: Strategies for Intergenerational Faith Formation
| intergenerational_faith_formation_strategies.pdf |
Article: "Principles of Intergenerational Faith Formation" - John Roberto
| principles_of_intergenerational_faith_formation__roberto_.pdf |
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Intergenerational Faith Formation: Practices and Approaches
Download the Intergenerational Faith Formation Collection.
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Intergenerational Ministry Toolkit
(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
This toolkit is designed to encourage and equip your church to cultivate a culture that nurtures faith in God and fosters deep relationships as all ages learn and grow, serve, and worship together.
www.crcna.org/FaithFormation/toolkits/intergenerational-church-toolkit
Ten Ways to Be a More Intergenerational Church
(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
www.crcna.org/sites/default/files/ten_ways_more_intergenerational_church.pdf
Ten Ways to Strengthen Intergenerational Worship
(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
network.crcna.org/sites/default/files/documents/ten_ways_strenghten_intergenerational_worship_0.pdf
(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
This toolkit is designed to encourage and equip your church to cultivate a culture that nurtures faith in God and fosters deep relationships as all ages learn and grow, serve, and worship together.
www.crcna.org/FaithFormation/toolkits/intergenerational-church-toolkit
Ten Ways to Be a More Intergenerational Church
(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
www.crcna.org/sites/default/files/ten_ways_more_intergenerational_church.pdf
Ten Ways to Strengthen Intergenerational Worship
(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
network.crcna.org/sites/default/files/documents/ten_ways_strenghten_intergenerational_worship_0.pdf
