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Envisioning the Future of Faith Formation
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Focus
What could faith formation in Christian churches look like in 2020?
Specifically, how can Christian congregations provide vibrant faith formation to address the spiritual and religious needs of all ages and generations over the next 10 years?
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Driving Forces
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Driving Forces: Outside-In Thinking
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Driving Forces
1. Declining number of Christians and growing number of people with no religious affiliation.
2. Increasing number of people becoming more “spiritual” and less “religious”
3. Declining participation in Christian churches
4. Increasing diversity and pluralism in U.S. society
8 Key Driving Forces
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Driving Forces
5. Increasing influence of individualism on Christian identity and community life
6. Changing patterns of marriage and family life
7. Declining family religious socialization
8. Increasing use of digital age & web technologies
8 Key Driving Forces
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Four Scenarios
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4 Scenarios
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.
Two Critical Uncertainties
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Faith Formation 2020 Matrix
Dominant Cultural Attitude toward Organized Religion
Receptive
Low High People’s Hunger for God and the Spiritual Life
Resistant
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4 Scenarios for the Future
Scenario 4 Uncommitt
ed & Participati
ng
Scenario 1 Vibrant Faith & Active
Engagement
Scenario 3 Unaffiliate
d & Uninterest
ed
Scenario 2 Spiritual but Not
Religious
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4 Scenarios
Receptive to Scenario #4Uncommitted but Participating
Organized Religion Scenario #1 Vibrant Faith and Active Engagement
Low Hunger
Scenario #3Unaffiliated and Uninterested
Resistant to
for God High
Scenario #2 Spiritual but Not Religious
Organized Religion
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Strategies Scenario 1
Targeting generations iGeneration Millennials Gen X Baby Boomers
Targeting young families Empowering the community to
share their faith Online & digital faith formation
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Family Socialization: Begin faith formation early in life – at Baptism and focusing on early childhood. family faith formation at
home – family faith practices
parent formation parent support system /
mentoring resources for the first 5-6
years of life milestone faith formation
Family Faith Formation
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Empowering the Community to Share
their Faith
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Strategies Scenario 4
Family faith formation, especially families with children
Milestones faith formation Pathways to vibrant faith and
active engagement Faith formation in Christian
practices Online & digital faith formation
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Birth / Baptism & Anniversaries of Baptism
Welcoming Young Children to Worship Starting Faith Formation at Church Starting School Kids and Money Blessing of Backpacks First Communion Receiving a first Bible Confirmation Graduation (HS, College) A New Home / Apartment Career / First Job Engagement Wedding Retirement or AARP Card Adult Transitions Death / Funeral
Milestones Faith Formation
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Our Lady of Soledad Catholic Parish
Mini-Retreat 101: “Catholics Alive!” “What does it mean to be a follower of Christ?”
Mini-Retreat 201: “Alive and Growing Spiritually!” maturing in the Catholic faith
Mini-Retreat 301: “Alive and Gifted!” discerning how to serve God in ministry
Mini-Retreat 401: “Alive in the World!” living as witnesses for Christ, as contagious
Catholic Christians Mini-Retreat 501: “Alive to Praise God!”
Catholic worship and the sacraments
Pathways to Vibrant Faith & Active Engagement
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Strategies Scenario 2
Targeting the Millennial Generation Milestones faith formation Faith formation in Third Place
settings Targeting spiritual seekers Apprenticeships in discipleship Spiritual formation Faith formation in Christian
practices Online & digital faith formation
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Apprenticeship Processes
Apprenticeships in Discipleship
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Strategies Scenario 3
Faith formation in Third Place settings
Community-based ministry sponsored by congregation(s):
Family center / early childhood center
Service & mission projects Drama and Art Music
Online & digital faith formation
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The Wesley Playhouse
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Lifelong Faith Formation Network
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Lifelong Faith Formation Network
Shifting from. . .
“One Size Fits All” Curriculum & Programming
to Personalized & Customized Faith
Formation focusing on addressing people’s spiritual and religious growth by offering a wide
variety of religious content and experiences
“Differentiated Faith Formation”
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Lifelong Faith Formation Network
ConceptA Lifelong Faith Formation Network that addresses the diverse life tasks and situations, spiritual and religious needs, and interests of all ages and generations in the four scenarios by offering a variety of content, programs, activities, and resources.
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Lifelong Faith Formation Network
Move from a curriculum approach to a network approach
Provide 24 x 7 x 365 faith formation for all ages and generations—anytime & anywhere
Integrate faith formation in physical settings—church, home, community—with virtual (online) faith formation—websites, learning programs, resource centers
Incorporate communities of practice to connect individuals and groups throughout the congregation.
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Lifelong Faith Formation Network
PHYSICAL SETTINGSInteractive
Transformative Experiences
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Lifelong Faith Formation Network
Activity
Activity
Activity
• Face-to-Face• Virtual
1. On Your Own2. At Home3. In Small Group4. In Large Group5. In Church6. In Community
& World
Spiritual & Religious
Needs
Topics or Themes
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Faith Formation Curator
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Faith Formation Curator
Shifting from providing religious content and programming to curating religious content and experiences for all ages
A content curator is someone who continually finds, groups, organizes, and shares the best and most relevant content on a specific subject to match the needs of a specific audience.
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The Process of Curation
Research
Aggregate & Evaluate
Deliver
Communicate &
Connect
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Lifelong Faith Resources
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www.faithformation2020.net
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www.FaithFormationLearningExchange.net
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www.LifelongFaith.com
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Envisioning the Future of Faith Formation