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Christian Practices Resources: Online 


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Faith Practices Project,  Christian Reformed Church NA
https://www.crcna.org/FaithPracticesProject

If you’re longing for a deeper, more life-giving faith, join us for a dive into transformational Christian practices. Are you feeling worn out, discouraged, or ready for something new? You’ve come to the right place. The Faith Practices Project, hosted by Faith Formation Ministries, invites you to refresh your spirit by experimenting with life-giving spiritual disciplines. Beginning in September 2020, each month we’ll release a new set of resources focusing on one of twelve faith practices. For each practice you’ll find creative ideas for individual and communal practices, Scripture passages to read, a helpful intro article, thought or discussion questions, and a list of resources for going deeper.

What Is a Faith Practice? In short, a faith practice or spiritual discipline is a repeatable practice that 
  • enriches our attentiveness to the Holy Spirit
  • cultivates the life and character of Jesus Christ in us
  • and strengthens our love for God and others. 

Historically, spiritual disciplines have included practices like reading the Bible, prayer, fasting, silence, solitude, and service. But the range of faith-formative practices actually encompasses a much larger set of activities.

Activities Online (as of May 1, 2021)
  1. Prayer
  2. ​Celebrating
  3. Listening
  4. Justice and Mercy
  5. Engaging Scripture
  6. Hospitality
  7. Generosity
  8. Gratitude
  9. Sabbath

Faith Practices Toolkit, Presbyterian Church USA
https://www.presbyterianmission.org/faith-practices-toolkit/

Welcome to the Practices Resource! Whether you’re just joining the conversation on Christian practices or you’re a seasoned veteran, we hope you’ll find this resource stimulating and helpful for cultivating a renewed interest in formative rituals within your faith community. Each component of the toolkit is listed below for download. We recommend you start with the introduction document to understand how to use the toolkit.

Toolkits (as of May 1, 2021)
  • Introduction to the Faith Practices Toolkit
  • Essential Practices for Sabbath
  • Essential Practices for Hospitality
  • Essential Practices for Prayer
  • Service
  • Storytelling
  • Retreating

Sabbath Ministry Kits
Each kit contains ideas for application on each practice. Look for additional ministry kits to be added as we continue to explore practices together.
  • Sabbath Ministry Kit for Children
  • Sabbath Ministry Kit for Youth
  • Sabbath Ministry Kit for Young Adults
  • Sabbath Ministry Kit for Adults
  • Intergenerational Sabbath Practices Ministry Kit 
  • Sabbath Practices Ministry Kit for Households
  • Sabbath Practices Ministry Kit for Camp
  • Sabbath Practices Ministry Kit for Seasons of the Year 

Faith Practices, Pilgrim Press 

Faith Practices​ is a set of versatile, all-encompassing resources designed to equip their members for lives of faith. Faith Practices' non-linear, activities-based approach can be used with a wide variety of age groups or church settings. The sessions and practices for each faith practice were developed by a team of UCC writers from various churches across the country.  The role of the leader in Faith Practices is to be a pilgrim guide. A leader does not need to be an "expert" on the particular faith practice being explored, but is someone who can honor the capacity of all participants to be interpreters of the faith and of faith stories. Faith Practices is designed to be a "living curriculum" that invigorates congregational life in worship, learning, and serving. 

The Faith Practices curriculum is now available for free download. Click on the age group below to access the activities. 

Giving and Receiving Hospitality
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Lives
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Keeping Sabbath
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Lives
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Living Stewardship
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Playing and Living Joyfully
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth​
Giving Testimony and Witness
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Encountering Scripture
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Lives
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Praying and Making Ritual
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adults
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Working for Justice
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth​​
Experiencing Beauty
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Discovering Gifts of Ministry
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Honoring the Body
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth

Blessing and Letting Go
  1. Getting Started
  2. Adult
  3. Daily Life
  4. Intergenerational
  5. Multiage
  6. Older Children
  7. Older Youth
  8. Seekers
  9. UCC
  10. Getting Started WR
  11. Workshop Rotation
  12. Worship
  13. Young Adult
  14. Young Children
  15. Youth​​

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  • Home
    • About John Roberto
    • Lifelong Faith Team
    • Vancouver
    • Archdiocese of Chicago
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  • Faith for a Lifetime
    • Lifelong Faith Course
  • 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