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21st Century Faith Formation for All Ages & Generations!
21ST CENTURY FAITH FORMATION John Roberto, LifelongFaith Associates
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LifelongFaith.com
Lifelong Faith Journal
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Faith Formation 2020 Book
FaithFormation2020.net
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FaithFormationLearningExchange.net
21st Century Faith Formation Topics
Part 1. Adaptive Challenges Facing Faith Formation in the 21st Century
Part 2. Vision & Principles for 21st Century Faith Formation
Part 3. A Connected, Network Model for 21st Century Faith Formation
Part 4. Designing a Faith Formation Network
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Part 1. Adaptive Challenges
Leadership is the activity of
mobilizing people to tackle tough challenges (problems) and do the
adaptive work necessary to achieve progress and thrive.
(Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky)
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Adaptive Leadership Principles
1. Adaptive leadership is specifically about change than enables the capacity to thrive: new environments and new dreams demand new strategies and abilities, as well as the leadership to mobilize them.
Adaptive Leadership Principles
2. Successful adaptive changes build on the past rather than jettison it: what is essential to preserve & what is expendable; make the best possible use of previous wisdom and know-‐how; anchor change in mission and values.
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Adaptive Leadership Principles
3. Organizational adaptation occurs through experimentation: leaders need an experimental mind-‐set; learning to improvise as they go, buying time and resources along the way for the next set of experiments.
Adaptive Leadership Principles
4. New adaptations significantly displace, reregulate, and rearrange some old DNA: adaptive change generates loss; learning is often painful. Leadership requires the diagnostic ability to recognize these losses and the predictable defensive patterns of response that operate at the individual and systemic levels. It requires know-‐how to counteract these patterns.
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Adaptive Leadership Principles
5. Adaptation takes time. It takes time to consolidate adaptions into new sets of norms and processes. Adaptive leadership requires persistence. Significant change is the product of incremental experiments that build up over time. And cultures change slowly. Those who practice this form of leadership need to stay in the game, even while taking the heat along the way.
Adaptive Work as Spiritual Work
What Heifetz describes as adaptive work is, at its heart, spiritual work. It involves the central dynamics of the
spiritual life and of transformation, which includes loss, risk and trust, even death and resurrection. Our sacred
Scriptures, sacraments and our symbols are all powerful resources for adaptive challenges and adaptive work that we face at this time. No program, effort at restructuring, or ‘right’ leader alone will meet this challenge. It involves our
own changes of minds and hearts.” (Anthony Robinson, Leadership for Vital Congregations)
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¤ Technical problems (even though they may be complex) can be solved with knowledge and procedures already in hand.
¤ Easy to identify. ¤ Require change in just one or a few places; often
contained within organizational boundaries ¤ Everyday, people have problems for which they do,
in fact, have the necessary know-‐how and procedures—technical problems.
Technical Problems & Fixes
¤ Adaptive challenges are situations for which solutions lie outside the current way of operation.
¤ Difficult to identify (easy to deny). People often resist even acknowledging adaptive challenges
¤ Require experiments, new discoveries, and adjustments from numerous places in the organization.
¤ Adaptive challenges call for changes of heart and mind—the transformation of long-‐standing habits and deeply held assumptions and values. Without learning new ways—changing attitudes, values, and deep-‐seated behaviors—people cannot make the adaptive leap necessary to thrive in the new environment.
Adaptive Challenges
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Adaptive Change ¨ People don’t resist change per se. ¨ People love change when they know it’s a good thing.
(No one gives back a winning lottery ticket.) ¨ People resist loss. When change involves real or
potential loss, people hold on to what they have and resist the change.
¨ The common factor generating adaptive failure is resistance to loss. A key to leadership , then, is the diagnostic capacity to find out the kinds of losses at stake in a situation.
¨ Adaptive leadership leadership almost always put you in the business of assessing, managing, distributing, and providing contexts for losses that move people through these losses to a new place.
Adaptive Change
¨ Adaptive leadership is a process of conservation and loss.
¨ “Of all that we care about, what must be given up to survive and thrive going forward?”
¨ “Of all that we care about, what elements are essential and must be preserved into the future, or we will lose precious values, core competencies, and lose who we are?”
¨ As in nature, a successful adaption enables an organization or community to take the best from its traditions, identity, and history into the future.
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You May Be Facing an Adaptive Challenge If. . .
Ø the solution requires operating in a different way than you do now. . .
Ø the problem AND the solution require learning. . . Ø the solution requires shifting the authority and
responsibility to the people who are actually affected. . . Ø the solution requires some sacrifice of your past ways of
working or living. . . Ø the solution requires experimenting before you’re sure
of the answer. . . Ø the solution will take a long time. . . Ø the challenge connects to people’s deeply held values. . .
Convergence of Adaptive Challenges
21st Century Faith
Formation
New Context
New Technologies
New (Digital) Resources
New Social Operating System
New Models of Learning
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The 21st Century Adaptive Challenge #1 New Diversity in Society & Church
Diversity in Society & Church
Ø Generational Ø Developmental Ø Ethnic & Cultural Ø Family Structures Ø Faith Practice &
Community Engagement
Ø Religious & Spiritual Needs
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iGeneration (2000 -‐ )
Millennials (1980-‐99)
Generation X (1961-‐79)
Baby Boomers (1946-‐60)
Builders (pre 1946)
Generational
Life Span
1. Children & Families
2. Teens & Families
3. Emerging Adults: 20s
4. Young Adults: 30s-‐40s 5. Mid-‐Life Adults: 40s-‐50s
6. Mature Adults: 60s-‐70s (Baby Boomers)
7. Older Adults: 80+
1. Life Tasks 2. Life Issues 3. Milestones and
Life Transitions 4. Spiritual &
Religious Needs 5. Ethnic-‐Cultural
Needs
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1. Increasing number of “Nones” – no religious affiliation
2. Increasing number of “Spiritual but not Religious”
3. Embracing diversity – cultural, ethnic, sexual 4. Declining participation in Sunday worship and
milestones/sacraments (marriage, baptism) 5. Declining levels of family faith practice &
socialization
Trends in Religiosity & Practice
Ø 19% of Americans claim no religious affiliation
Ø 30% of 18-‐34 year olds
Ø 18% of 18-‐39 year olds say that are “spiritual, but not religious”
Trends in Religiosity & Practice
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Fewer Marriages & Later in Life
Fewer Baptisms
Fewer Young Families
Lower Sunday Worship
Fewer First Communions
Fewer Confirmations
Trends in Religiosity & Practice
Not Religiously Affiliated
Spiritual but Not Religious
Minimal Engagement with Faith and Community
Vibrant Faith & Active
Engagement
Religious & Spiritual
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1. Will trends in U.S. culture lead people to become more receptive to organized religion, and in particular Christianity or will trends lead people to become more resistant to organized religion and Christianity?
2. Will people’s hunger for and openness to God and the spiritual life increase over the next decade or will people’s hunger for and openness to God and the spiritual life decrease.
Interpreting Religious & Spiritual Needs
Dominant Cultural Attitude toward Organized Religion Receptive
Low High People’s Hunger for God and the Spiritual Life
Resistant
Interpreting Religious & Spiritual Needs
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Scenario 4 Uncommitted
& Participating
Scenario 1 Vibrant Faith & Active
Engagement
Scenario 3 Unaffiliated & Uninterested
Scenario 2 Spiritual but Not Religious
Interpreting through 4 Scenarios
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¤ People are actively engaged in a Christian church, are spiritually committed, and growing in their faith.
¤ People have found their spiritual home within an established Christian tradition and a local faith community that provides ways for all ages and generations to grow in faith, worship God, and live their faith in the world.
¤ The future of faith formation in Scenario #1 is being significantly impacted by people in their 20s & 30s leaving established Christian churches, and the decline in family religious socialization and practice at home.
Scenario #1
¤ People attend church activities occasionally, but are not actively engaged or spiritually committed.
¤ They may participate in significant seasonal celebrations and celebrate sacraments and milestones (marriage, baptism). Some may even send their children to religious education classes.
¤ Spiritual commitment is low and the connection to the church is more social and utilitarian than spiritual.
¤ While receptive to an established church, their occasional engagement in church life does not lead them toward spiritual commitment, and their spiritual commitment does not lead them to engagement.
Scenario #4
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¤ People are spiritually hungry and searching for God and the spiritual life, but most likely are not affiliated with organized religion and an established Christian tradition.
¤ Some may join a nondenominational Christian church focused on their spiritual needs, while others may find an outlet for their spiritual hunger in small communities of like-‐minded spiritual seekers, in local or global acts of service, or in online spiritual resources and communities.
¤ The Spiritual but Not Religious reflect a growing minority of the American population, especially among the eighteen-‐ to thirty-‐nine-‐year-‐olds.
Scenario #2
¤ A world in which people experience little need for God and the spiritual life and are not affiliated with organized religion and established Christian churches.
¤ The Unaffiliated and Uninterested reject all forms of organized religion and reflect an increasing percentage of the American population, especially those in their 20s and 30s.
Scenario #3
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Scenario #4
Scenario #1
Scenario #3
Scenario #2
4-‐Scenario Thinking
4-‐Scenario Adult Faith Formation Mature Adults/Baby Boomers
Scenario #4 + Adult life issues & transitions + Re-‐discovering faith & practice &
church engagement + Church year feasts/seasons + Local service & mission trips + Family milestones, grandparents + Online FF center
Scenario #1 + Adult life issues & transitions + Faith Enrichment + Bible Study + Spiritual Enrichment + Local service & mission trips + Family milestones, grandparents + Online FF center
Scenario #3 + Adult life issues & transitions + Third Place faith formation + Events (movie nights, concerts,
festivals, trips) + Local service & mission trips + Family milestones, grandparents + Online resource center
Scenario #2 + Adult life issues & transitions + Local service & mission trips + Spiritual formation & practices + Spiritual seeker faith formation + Third Place faith formation + Family milestones, grandparents + Online resource center
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The 21st Century Adaptive Challenge #2 New Digital Technologies
Once there was. . . .
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New Technologies
New Digital Media Technologies
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New Digital Resources
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INCREASE IN HOME BROADBAND Home broadband
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Adoption Patterns
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Adoption Patterns
Adop�on Pa�erns Social Networking: 52% of Adults
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Adop�on Pa�erns Increase in Smartphones: 46%
67 million iPads sold since 2010 when it was introduced.
2012 Sales: 120 million tablets – a 100% increase over 2011
2016 Prediction: 665 million tablets by 2016
Adoption Patterns: Tablets
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The 21st Century Adaptive Challenge #3 New Social Operating System
EMBEDDED
Once there was. . . .
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EMBEDDED SOCIAL NETWORKS
But now there is. . . .
The Triple Revolution
1. Social Network Revolution 2. Internet Revolution 3. Mobile Revolution
New Social Operating System
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The Social Network, Internet, and Mobile Revolutions are coming together to shift people’s social lives away from densely knit family, neighborhood, and group relationships toward more far-‐flung, less tight, more diverse personal networks.
New Social Operating System
The Social Networks Revolution provided opportunities—and stresses—for people to reach beyond the world of tightly knit groups Ø afforded people more diversity in relationships and
social worlds—as well as bridges to reach these new worlds and maneuverability to move among them
Ø introduced stress of not having a single home base and of reconciling the conflicting demands of multiple social worlds
New Social Operating System
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The Internet Revolution has given people communications power and information-‐gathering capacities that dwarf those of the past. It has allowed people to become their own publishers and broadcasters and created new methods for social networking.
This has changed the point of contact from the household (and work group) to the individual. Each person creates her own internet experiences, tailored to her needs.
New Social Operating System
The Mobile Revolution has allowed ICTs (internet communication technologies) to become body appendages allowing people to access friends and information at will, wherever they go. In return, ICTs are always accessible.
There is the possibility of a continuous presence and pervasive awareness of others in the network. People’s physical separation by time and space are less important.
New Social Operating System
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Networked Individualism The three revolutions have made possible
the new social operating system – Networked Individualism. The hallmark of networked individualism is that people function more as connected individuals and less as embedded group members.
New Social Operating System
Networked Individuals
Individual
Family & Friends
Education
Life Stage
Work Sports & Activities
Interests
Shared Experiences
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Networked Individualism Ø This stands in contrast to the longstanding
social arrangements formed around large hierarchical bureaucracies and small, densely knit groups such as households, communities, and workgroups.
Ø It is an operating system because it describes the ways in which people connect, communicate, and exchange information.
New Social Operating System
Group-‐Centered Society
1. Contact within and between groups
2. Group contact 3. Neighborhood
community 4. Local �es 5. Bowling leagues 6. Homogeneous �es 7. Somewhat involuntary
kin and neighborhood �es
Networked individualism
1. Contact between individuals
2. One-‐to-‐one contact 3. Mul�ple communi�es 4. Local and distant �es 5. Shi�ing networks of
friends who bowl 6. Diversified �es 7. Voluntary friendship
�es a
Group-‐Centered—to—Networked
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Group-‐Centered Society
8. Strong social control 9. Broad spectrum of
social capital within group
10. Tight boundaries with other groups
11. Organized recrea�on groups
12. Public spaces 13. Bulle�n boards 14. Focused work unit
Networked Individualism
8. Weak social control / shi� to another network
9. Diversified search for specialized social capital
10. Permeable boundaries with other networks
11. Shi�ing networks of recrea�onal friends
12. Private spaces and online 13. Facebook, Twi�ers 14. Networked organized
Group-‐Centered—to—Networked
Connected & Networked Faith Formation for the 21st Century
Part 2. Vision & Principles
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Adaptive Challenge
We need to be. . . . ¤ Responsive ¤ Adaptive & Innovative ¤ Missional ¤ Formational & Transformational
Equipping all ages and generations to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ in a connected, networked, digital world
You never change things by �ighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete. Buckminster Fuller
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Churches want faith formation that helps people. . . Ø grow in their relationship with God throughout their
lives Ø live as disciples of Jesus Christ at home, in the
workplace, in the community and the world Ø develop an understanding of the Bible and their faith
tradition Ø deepen their spiritual life and practices Ø engage in service and mission Ø relate the Christian faith to life today Ø participate in the life and ministries of the faith
community
Vision of Faith Formation
Vision of Faith Formation (Charter for Lifelong Christian Formation)
Lifelong Christian Faith Formation in The Episcopal Church is lifelong growth in the knowledge, service and love of God as followers of Christ and is informed by Scripture, Tradition and Reason. Through the Christian Church. . . Ø God Invites all people to enter into a prayerful life of
worship, continuous learning, intentional outreach, advocacy and service
Ø God inspires all people to experience liturgy and worship, to study Scripture, to develop new learning experiences, to prepare for a sustainable future
Ø God transforms all people by doing the work Jesus Christ calls us to do—reconciliation, love, forgiveness, healing, justice and peace
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Vision of Faith Formation (General Directory for Catechesis)
Faith formation is an integrated process of: 1. formation through participation in the life of
the faith community 2. education in Scripture and the Christian
tradition 3. apprenticeship in the Christian life 4. knowledge and intimate connection with the
liturgy and rituals of the church 5. development of a life of prayer 6. moral formation in Jesus Christ 7. empowerment of mission in the world;
engagement in actions of justice & service (General Directory for Catechesis no. 87 and 90; National Directory for Catechesis 20)
Vision of Faith Formation (Maria Harris, Fashion Me A People)
Didache (Teaching)
Leiturgia (Prayer & Worship)
Kerygma (Proclam-‐ation)
Diakonia (Service)
Koinonia Community
Faith Formation Ecosystem
The curriculum is the entire course of the church’s life, found in the fundamental forms of that life. It is the priestly, prophetic, and political work of didache, leiturgia, koinonia, kerygma, and diakonia.
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Vision of Faith Formation (Maria Harris, Fashion Me A People)
The church educates to all of these five classical forms, as well as through all of them: Ø to koinonia (community and communion) by engaging in
the forms of community and communion; Ø to leiturgia (worship and prayer) by engaging in the forms
of prayer and worship and spirituality; Ø to kerygma (proclaiming the word of God) by attention to
and practicing and incarnating the kerygma, “Jesus is risen,” in speech of our own lives, especially the speech of advocacy;
Ø to diakonia (service and outreach) by attention to our own service and reaching out to others, personally and communally, locally and globally;
Ø to didache (teaching and learning) by attention to the most appropriate forms of teaching and learning
Faith Formation as a Network
¨ In the 21st century this comprehensive vision of faith formation can now be viewed as network of faith formation experiences, content, programs, activities, resources, and so on.
¨ Maria Harris’ vision of the church as the curriculum can now be expanded to include both physical settings and virtual places, and a variety of formats for learning—on your own, with a mentor, as a family/household, in small groups, in large groups, in the whole congregation, in the community and world.
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Faith Formation as a Network
¨ The 21st century connected and networked world provides new ways to bring this vision of comprehensive formation to life.
¨ We can now developed networks of faith formation tailored around the religious, spiritual, and life needs of people across the whole span.
¨ We can develop networks of faith formation with a variety of content, experiences, programs, activities, and resources offered in a variety of settings, both virtually and physically.
Children & Families
Adolescents & Families
Young Adults
Mid-‐Life Adults
Mature Adults
Older Adults
A Lifelong Faith Formation Network
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Faith Formation as a Network
¨ Faith formation can incorporate both intergenerational experiences within the church community with targeted faith formation around the stages, ages, and generations of individuals and families.
¨ We can diversify faith formation in a congregation to address the needs of people across the life span, while at the same time strengthening the intergenerational core of the faith community.
We can finally develop a lifelong and lifewide approach to faith formation and realize our vision for lifelong faith formation that was not possible in the older models.
21st Century Faith Formation
Creating Networks of Personalized & Customized Faith
Formation Activities & Resources
focusing on addressing people’s spiritual and religious diversity by
offering a wide variety of religious content and
experiences
Children & Families
Adolescents & Families
Young Adults
Mid-‐Life Adults
Mature Adults
Older Adults
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We now have the resources and technologies to build networks around all of our people by: Ø Expanding faith formation to address the
diversity of people today – life tasks and issues, religious and spiritual needs
Ø Delivering content and experiences to people wherever they are, 24 x 7 x 365
Ø Engaging people in a wide variety of experiences tailored to their needs, interests, spiritual journey, and tailored to their busy lives
Ø Connecting people to each other – in physical places and virtual spaces
21st Century Faith Formation
Not Religiously Affiliated
Spiritual but Not Religious
Minimal Engagement with Faith and Community
Vibrant Faith & Active
Engagement
21st Century Faith Formation
Targeted Strategies to Respond to Diverse Needs
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Children & Families
Adolescents & Families
Young Adults
Mid-‐Life Adults
Mature Adults
Older Adults
A Lifelong Faith Formation Network
21st Century Faith Formation
Become Intentionally Intergenerational 1. Intergenerational Community Life & Events (arts
festivals, music and concerts, drama) 2. Intergenerational Mentoring (Reverse Mentoring) 3. Intergenerational Service 4. Intergenerational Learning 5. Intergenerational Retreats & Camps 6. Intergenerational Leadership 7. “Intergenerationalize” Age-‐Group Programs
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21st Century Faith Formation: Principles
1. Address the diverse spiritual and religious needs with a variety of content, programs, activities, and resources.
Person or
Family
Fashion Faith Formation around the People
21st Century Faith Formation: Principles
1. Children & Families
2. Teens & Families
3. Emerging Adults: 20s
4. Young Adults: 30s-‐40s 5. Mid-‐Life Adults: 40s-‐50s
6. Mature Adults: 60s-‐70s (Baby Boomers)
7. Older Adults: 80+
1. Life Tasks 2. Life Issues 3. Milestones and
Life Transitions 4. Spiritual &
Religious Needs 5. Ethnic-‐Cultural
Needs
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2. Recognize that learning is a process of active inquiry with the initiative residing within the individual.
21st Century Faith Formation: Principles
Motivation 3.0
Motivation 3.0 (Daniel Pink) Ø Autonomy: desire to direct
our own lives Ø Mastery: urge to get better
and better at something that matters
Ø Purpose: the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves
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21st Century Faith Formation: Principles
3. Guide individuals and families in discerning their spiritual and religious needs and creating personal plans for faith growth and learning.
A Personalized Process
Assessing Spiritual Growth
Working with a Mentor/Guide
Finding Resources on the Network
Engaging in Formation
Sharing with the Community
Reflecting on Growth and
Identifying New Needs
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4. Incorporate informal learning, as well as formal learning in faith formation.
FORMAL LEARNING
classes & workshops speaker series online courses
small group Bible study
self-‐study Bible study
social networking faith-‐sharing groups
INTENTIONAL UNEXPECTED
reading /watching a DVD mentoring
service/mission activity program at the library or
local bookstore
internet surfing watching a movie
TV show shopping at a home improvement store
INFORMAL LEARNING
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21st Century Faith Formation: Principles
5. Utilize a variety of faith formation formats, settings, and methods to address the diverse life tasks, religious and spiritual needs, and interests of people.
Face-‐to-‐Face & Virtual
On Your Own
Mentored
@Home
Small Group
Large Group
Church Community
Community & World
Faith Formation Formats
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Faith Formation Methods ¨ On your own: online courses, reading, audio programs and
podcasts, video programs and podcasts, apps, online faith formation websites
¨ Mentors, spiritual guides, and apprenticeships ¨ Large group: workshops, speaker series, multi-‐session programs,
single session program, roundtable discussions, intergenerational programs, film festivals, conferences, field trips
¨ Small group: book clubs, online courses, discipleship or faith sharing groups, Bible study groups, theology study groups, Sunday lectionary-‐based or sermon-‐based faith sharing groups, practice-‐focused groups (prayer, service/faith in action), support groups
¨ Retreats, camps, and extended programs ¨ Study-‐action: study program with action projects, service projects
and mission trips with reflection and learning ¨ Online tools and social media: blogs, wikis, video conferencing
(Skype, Google+), webinars, websites
Faith Forma�on Network Methods
Church Events Courses
Workshops Series
Study & Faith Sharing Groups
Online Courses
& Ac�vi�es
Webinars & Video Confer-‐encing
Book Clubs
Audio & Video
Programs
Study-‐Ac�on & Service Projects
Retreats Extended Programs Trips
Mentors
Online Blogs & Social Media
Apps & Digital
Resources
User-‐Generated Content
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21st Century Faith Formation: Principles
6. Offer programs and activities in face-‐to-‐face physical settings; in virtual, online settings, and in blended settings that combine both.
Ø They can be offered only in physical locations Ø They can be offered only in virtual settings
(online course, wiki, online resource center. Ø They can be offered in a blended approach,
combining a gathering in a physical location with online delivery (activities, group projects, interaction)
A Continuum of Approaches
Fully online program or activity with options for face-‐to-‐face interaction in physical settings.
Mostly or fully online program or activity with regular interaction and programming in physical settings.
An online platform that delivers most of the program or activities with leaders providing on-‐site support on a flexible and adaptive as-‐needed basis through in-‐person mentoring and small group sessions.
Programs and activities in physical settings guided by a leader with online components that extend beyond the program sessions.
Programs and activities in physical settings that include online resources to supplement the program content.
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7. Incorporate communities of practice to connect individuals and groups throughout the congregation who have a shared interest.
21st Century Faith Formation: Principles
Justice & Service Communities Bible Study & Reading Communities Spiritual Practices Communities Ministry-‐focused Communities of Practice
A Faith Formation Learning Architect: 1. Researches the life tasks and issues, interests
and needs, and spiritual and religious needs of of people in our community
2. Plans, designs, and implements faith formation networks – virtual and physical environments in which people can engage in faith formation experiences
3. Coordinates resources and technologies to support faith formation networks
21st Century Faith Formation: New Roles
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A Faith Formation Curator: who continually finds, groups, evaluates, organizes, and shares the best and most relevant content and experiences on a specific topic to match the needs of a specific audience
21st Century Faith Formation: New Roles
Curating. . . . ¤ Programs & Activities: Church, Community ¤ People Resources ¤ Print Resources ¤ Audio & Video Resources ¤ Art, Drama, and Music Resources ¤ Online Content: Websites, Courses, Blogs ¤ Apps & Digital Resources
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We Can Now Provide Faith Formation for All Ages & Generations!
A Connected, Network Model for 21st Century Faith Formation
Part 3. Faith Formation Networks
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Types of Networks
1. Events, ministries and activities such as Sunday worship, service and mission projects, and programming (children’s faith formation, youth ministry, Vacation Bible School)
2. Age groups, generations, and the whole family: children, adolescents, emerging adults, young adults, midlife adults, mature adults, older adults
INTERGENERATIONAL
EXPERIENCES Worship Learning Service
Community Life
Bringing Sunday Worship Home Whole
Family Programs
Children’s Programs & Events
Faith Prac�ces:
Bible, Prayer, Rituals. Service
Milestones
Parent Faith Forma�on
Paren�ng Educa�on & Support Groups
Mentors for Parents
“Ge�ng Started in Faith”
Experiences
Parent Blog Social Media
Family Life Center
Families with Children
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Families with Children Network Scenario #4
Parent faith forma�on @Bap�sm Parent mentoring–Bap�sm & beyond “Deepening Faith & Engagement” Milestone & church year celebra�ons VBS (w/ parents), early childhood FF Mom’s groups / Dad’s groups Family service, family camp Online family resource center
Scenario #1 Faith Prac�ces @Home (rituals, Bible reading, devo�ons, service, prayer) Parent faith forma�on & mentoring Milestones celebra�ons @Church family gatherings VBS, family camp, family service Early childhood faith forma�on Online family resource center
Scenario #3 Family life center Family events: movie nights, concerts, children’s fes�vals Mom’s groups, Dad’s groups VBS (with parents), family camp, family service Paren�ng programs & resources Online family resource center
Scenario #2 Small group family experiences VBS (w/parents), family camp, family service, children/family events Paren�ng programs “Spiritual Seeker” experiences for parents Mom’s groups, Dad’s groups Online family resource center
BAPTISM
MENTORS
FAITH PRACTICES @ HOME
Prayer, Rituals, Bible, Family Conversation,
Service
PARENT FORMATION & PARENTING SKILLS
Workshops Courses Online Resources Support Groups
MILESTONES Baptism Anniversary, First Prayers, Start of
School
FAMILY LEARNING PROGRAMS
Church Gatherings Small Groups Workshops
ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER
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Intergenerational Experiences Worship Learning Service
Community Life
Scripture Enrichment
Faith Enrichment
Spiritual Enrichment
(Re)Discovering Faith
Sunday Worship
through the Week
Mature Adult Life Issues,
Transi�ons, & Milestones
Family & Grandparents
Jus�ce, Service, Mission
Intergenera�onal Connec�ons
Peer Connec�ons
Blog Social Media
Mature Adults Network
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Mature Adults Network Scenario #4
+ Adult life issues & transitions + Re-‐discovering faith & practice &
church engagement + Church year feasts/seasons + Local service & mission trips + Family milestones, grandparents + Online FF center
Scenario #1 + Adult life issues & transitions + Faith Enrichment + Bible Study + Spiritual Enrichment + Local service & mission trips + Family milestones, grandparents + Online FF center
Scenario #3 + Adult life issues & transitions + Third Place faith formation + Events (movie nights, concerts,
festivals, trips) + Local service & mission trips + Family milestones, grandparents + Online resource center
Scenario #2 + Adult life issues & transitions + Local service & mission trips + Spiritual formation & practices + Spiritual seeker faith formation + Third Place faith formation + Family milestones, grandparents + Online resource center
Spiritual Growth for
Baby Boomers
Sunday Worship
Online Courses
Apps & E-‐newsle�ers
Online Prayer & Spirituality Resources
Small Group Bible Study
Trip to the Holy Land (with Road Scholar)
Retreats
Day at the Monastery
Spiritual Book of the Month Club
Monthly Spiritual Prac�ces Series
Spiritual Seeker Program
Third Place Spiritual Conversa�ons
Methods & Resources
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Intergenera�onal Experiences Worship Learning Service
Community Life
Peer Rela�onships
Adolescent Life Issues
Parent-‐Teen Ac�vi�es & Resources
Bible Study & Religious Learning
Prayer & Spiritual Forma�on
Service Projects
Mission Trips Milestones
Youth Leadership
Intergener-‐a�onal
Connec�ons
Parent Faith Forma�on
Parent Educa�on & Support Groups
Parent Blog Social Media
Youth & Families Network
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Intergenerational Experiences Worship Learning Service
Community Life
Weekly Gathering & Worship
Life Issues, Transi�ons, & Milestones
Scripture Enrichment
Faith Enrichment
Spiritual Enrichment
Jus�ce, Service, Mission
Third Place Care
Discovering Faith (Alpha Course)
YA Community Events
Social Media Connec�ons
Young Adult Network
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Add Interactivity + Social Media
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Add Safe +Secure Environments for Children & Teens
Network for Sunday Worship
Share It Blog/Facebook Ques�on A�er Worship Sharing
@Home Conversa�on Ac�vity
Study It
“Taking Faith Home” Sermon Video + Study Guide
Daily Readings Scripture Commentaries
Online Bible Study
Live It Living the Message Daily Living Chris�an Prac�ces Service/Mission Idea
Ac�on Project
Pray It Weekly Table Prayer Praying with the Saints
AM & PM Prayer Lec�o Divina
Sunday Worship
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Event or Program
TALK Caring
Conversation & Faith Sharing
LEARN Watch a Video Listen to a Talk Read a Story
LIVE Create a Project Do a Service Project
PRAY Devotions
Bible Reading Table Prayer
SHARE Write a Blog Facebook post Create & Share a Video or Project
Extending Events & Programs
Theme or
Event
On Your Own (Print, Audio, Video, Online Resources & Courses)
Small Group Program (online & physical
settings)
Family @Home (Online Resources)
Large Group Program @ Church
Age Group or Intergenerational
(Recorded & online)
Age Group Programs Children Youth Adults
Focusing on a Theme or Event
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Extending Events & Programs
Gathered Event or Program
Stream It Live
(Record It)
Learn On Your Own
Learn in a Small Group
Extend Learning
Share Learning
Differentiating Faith Formation: Settings & Methods
Core Content & Experiences
Op�on 1. Large Group Program
Op�on 2. Small Group Program
Op�on 2. Online Small
Group Program using Skype or
Google+
Op�on 3. Mentored
Op�on 4. Online Program
(print & video) with Guide
Online Projects (everyone)
Secure Social Network for
Blogging, Project Sharing
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Differentiating Faith Formation: Content
Core Content &
Experiences for Everyone
Content & Ac�vi�es for
People of Vibrant Faith & Ac�ve Engagement
Content & Ac�vi�es for
People Who Are Par�cipate Occasional
Content & Ac�vi�es for
Spiritual but Not Religious
1. Identify a Target Audience
2. Research the Target Audience
3. Define the Group’s Point of View
4. Design the Network
5. Create and Test a Network Prototype
6. Implement the Network with a Wider Audience & Continue Evaluation and Improvements
Network Design Process