Playlists for Personalized Faith Formation |
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"Playlists for Engaging People of All Ages in Faith Formation" for the complete presentation. |
The idea of a playlist is simple: it is a sequence of activities and resources on a topic designed for individual and/or small group learning, usually available on a digital form. Playlists make faith formation available at any time. They are a way to personalize faith formation around the needs and interests of each life stage and the diversity of people’s spiritual and religious needs. Playlists make the learner of any age the center of faith formation, providing multiple ways to grow in faith. The responsibility for learning and growing in faith shifts from the provider to the person.
Faith formation playlists provide a variety of curated experiences (in-person and online), published on a digital platform, that families, individuals, and/or small groups can use to address areas of faith growth identified in the pathways guide. Playlists can also be developed on life issues, biblical and theological topics, Christian practices, seasons of the church year, and more to provide faith-forming content for families, all ages, or specific groups or life cycle stages. Playlists incorporate intergenerational, family, age group, and online/digital faith-forming content, experiences, and activities. A learning playlist is similar in concept to a music playlist where people curate music from a variety of artists into a group of songs selected because they are favorites or represent a musical genre or theme. Chapter presents two approaches for designing playlists as a menu of faith formation activities and as a sequenced learning plan on a topic or theme. The chapter includes a design process and examples for each approach. |
A Video Introduction to Playlists
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Application: Examples of Playlists
Lifelong Faith Playlists
Each page of the demonstration network - Seasons of Adult Faith - is designed as a playlist with a diversity of content (programs, activities, and resources), a variety of media (print, audio, video, apps, and more), and multiple environments for engagement (independent, mentored, family, small group, large group, church-wide, community-wide). The playlists are developed around the the ten goals of maturing in faith.
Each page of the demonstration network - Seasons of Adult Faith - is designed as a playlist with a diversity of content (programs, activities, and resources), a variety of media (print, audio, video, apps, and more), and multiple environments for engagement (independent, mentored, family, small group, large group, church-wide, community-wide). The playlists are developed around the the ten goals of maturing in faith.
Children and Family Playlists
Kathy Pittenger, Children’s Initiatives Coordinator, for the Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church is producing online playlists of faith forming content and experiences that you can use and and adapt for your church. You can access the resources she using the link below.
Kathy Pittenger, Children’s Initiatives Coordinator, for the Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church is producing online playlists of faith forming content and experiences that you can use and and adapt for your church. You can access the resources she using the link below.
Faith Full Feeds
Phyllis Goodyear and Janice Goodyear, church leaders in the greater Indianapolis area, created a website - Faith Full Life - with playlists for people to explore various aspects of faith. Their primary target has been those who join their congregation online. They especially want those who may be just exploring faith to feel comfortable using the site. Check out their playlists at faithfullfeeds.weebly.com.
Phyllis Goodyear and Janice Goodyear, church leaders in the greater Indianapolis area, created a website - Faith Full Life - with playlists for people to explore various aspects of faith. Their primary target has been those who join their congregation online. They especially want those who may be just exploring faith to feel comfortable using the site. Check out their playlists at faithfullfeeds.weebly.com.
