21st CENTURY LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION for all ages & generations
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AGENDAfor
DEACONS in FORMATION
1. Greetings & Opening Prayer2. Self-Introductions3. Introduction of Topic: “21st Century Lifelong Faith
Formation”4. PPT Presentation, Part I: “Who Are We As Church, as
Faith Formators?”5. Comments, Discussion, Questions (Break!)6. Comments, Discussion, Questions7. Part III: “From Here, Where to? How? Where?”8. Closing Remarks9. Closing Prayer
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• “We are living in an historical moment of transformations in religion, technology, generations, education, culture, family & society” (John Roberto, CMD).
• Hmmmmmmmmmm…
• What are the most dramatic changes you have experienced in your lifetime? (Name 3-4 of them...)
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GENERATIONAL
FAMILY LIFE
ROLE OF WOMEN
ETHNIC & CULTURAL
FAMILY PRACTICE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
RELIGIOUS
TECHNOLOGICAL
RECREATIONAL, etc.
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• iGeneration (2000 -)
• Millennials (1980-99)
• Generation X (1961-79)
• Baby Boomers (1946-60)
• Builders (pre 1946)5
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The 1950s Family The 2013 Family
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20% of Americans claim no religious affiliation.
32% of 18-29 year olds claim no religious affiliation.
18% of 18-39 year olds say that they are “spiritual, but not religious.”
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15% of 50-64 year olds claim no religious affiliation. 21% of 30-49 year olds are unaffiliated.
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According to Pew Research, Americans do not generally become more affiliated as
they move through the life cycle from young adulthood through marriage, parenting, middle age, senior years, and
retirement.
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With few exceptions, the unaffiliated say they are not looking for a religion that would be right for them. Overwhelmingly, they think that religious institutions are:
• too concerned with $$ and
power, • too focused on rules,• and too involved in politics.
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The number of religiously unaffiliated is growing….
• because Americans who rarely go to church are more willing than in the past to drop their religious attachments altogether.
• Because of generational replacement, (the gradual supplanting of older generations by newer ones).
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Changing Participation Patternsin Church Attendance
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Religious Practicein a Modern Parish
MinimalEngagement
with Faith andthe
Community
Vibrant Faith
& ActiveEngagement
In the Community
Spiritual butNot
Religious
NotReligiousl
yAffiliated
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TECHNOLOGICALREVOLUTIONS
• SOCIAL NETWORK REVOLUTION
• INTERNET REVOLUTION
– MOBILE REVOLUTION
All three “revolutions” are coming together to shift people’s lives away from densely-knit family, neighborhood, parish and group relationships toward more far-flung, less tight, more diverse personal & communal networks.
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