FAITH FORMATION
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Imagine people of ALL ages living their faith,
​claiming their Christian identity,
​and sharing God’s love in the world in creative and unique ways.
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Can a 5 year old serve as an usher in worship?
What do we expect of adults to know about the Bible?
This free 10 page pdf from the ELCA gives examples of expectations for all ages when it comes to faith formation.

Faith Formation encompasses all aspects of our lives.  The ELCA Recommended Practices for Lifelong Faith Formation for individuals, congregations, and various faith communities serves to guide a life-long engagement in spiritual practices, respectful relationships, guided learning and faith-filled service. 

And for more background behind why we do what we do here's a brief glimpse of a white paper (you can read more at length) about the the Faith Formation Movement happening in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  We also have a website.

"As a church with a rich history of attending to faith formation and blessed with many faith formation resources, the ELCA is poised to nurture faith in this generation and beyond. Stewarding these gifts for the sake of God’s church and God’s world rests in our hands.  Imagine people of all ages living their faith, claiming their Christian identity, and sharing God’s love in the world in creative and unique ways. Perhaps the church our children lead will be more vibrant than the one they grew up in. What a witness to the gospel this would be." 

The ELCA Faith Formation team highly recommends Growing Young!
Contact us for discounts and strategies on growing young in your community.

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Fuller Youth Institute has a book out called "Growing Young:  Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church"


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  • Home
    • About
  • Ministry
    • Artists For Hire
    • Children's Worship Resources >
      • Lectionary
      • Synod Assemblies
    • 2019 ELCA Youth Gathering >
      • 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering Resources
    • Music & Musicals
    • Sample Job Descriptions
    • Social Justice
    • Stewardship
    • Technology >
      • Podcasts
      • Social Media & Blogs
    • Varied Abilities Ministry
    • Volunteers >
      • Spiritual Gifts
  • Education
    • Books
    • Creation Care
    • Curriculum *includes Spanish >
      • Bibles
      • Book Curriculum
      • Devotionals & Prayer
      • Intergenerational Curriculum
      • Las Programas en Español
      • VBS
    • Death & Dying
    • Development & Mental Health
    • Digital Citizenship >
      • Digital Citizenship Grades K-5
      • Digital Citizenship Grades 6-8
      • Digital Citizenship Grades 9-12
    • Ecumenical & Global
    • ELCA Schools
    • Fun & Games
    • Safety
    • Sexuality
    • Training & Certification
  • Seasonal Resources
    • Advent & Christmas
    • Epiphany
    • African-American History Month: February
    • Women's History Month: March
    • Lent & Easter
    • Pentecost
    • Summer
    • Reformation >
      • Blessing of the Animals
    • All Saint's
    • Thanksgiving