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Faith Formation

Games/Activities

Praygrounds/Children’s Sermons/Worship

Articles

Articles

Magical Questions for Formation Gatherings, an article from Building Faith about an NPR podcast episode with Priya Parker.

Flexible Faith Formation, read an article by 25 year educator, Elizabeth Christie

Opening Doors to Discipleship on Children’s Ministry

Planning Faith Formation for 2022 and Beyond: A Time for Creativity, Experimentation, Innovation, a paper by John Roberto

Cultivate: Growing in Faith, a newsletter from PRC full of great Christian Education ideas for all ages, 8/2022

Simple Things: A Pre-School Tweak, 5/2022 APCE article

Developing a New Plan for Children’s Ministry, 11/2021 Children’s Ministry Basics article

Simple Things: A New Arena for Simpler Sundays, 5/2022 APCE article

Practices for Forming Faith with Families & Parents

Games/Activities

Fun and Memorable Children’s Ministry Games

Creating a Thanks Jar

Learning about Relationships with The Wild Robot, an article that breaks down different ways to use the movie The Wild Robot to explore the interdependency of relationships, just as God designed us to be

Opportunities

APCE Children’s Ministry Network Connection group meets the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM EST via Zoom and you don’t have to be an APCE member to attend. This meeting is an excellent opportunity to share ideas, learn from others, and grow in your ministry

Praygrounds/Children’s Sermons/Worship

Kids in Worship: The Prayground, April, 2023 PRC webinar

Into The Prayground, from PRC, written for every week of the year, following the Narrative Lectionary and Revised Common Lectionary. Contains prompts for the children’s message along with activities for children that further explore the message.

Narrative Lectionary

Revised Common Lectionary

Blog post from A Sanctified Art (11/2022) about children in worship – bags for them, creating a pray-ground in your sanctuary

Storypath from the Center for Excellence in Christian Education from Union Seminary – great ideas to use for children’s sermons

Webinars

Faith Formation Leader Connection Resource Zoom, A PC(USA) resourcing Zoom with time to share what’s new, what’s in season, and ask what you are looking for. One registration link with two times to choose from, a daytime or evening meeting

Office of Christian Formation Webinars 2023 both on demand and register for upcoming

Empowering Parents to Practice Faith at Home: A Ministry Leader Workshop, 5/2021 webinar from Yale Divinity School and Rev. Traci Smith

What’s Next in Christian Education Workshop, 6/2022 PRC webinar

A Messy Church for a Messy World, 3/2022 PRC webinar, Messy Church is a global movement that focuses on a way to be church for all-ages together to engage in faith formative activities celebrating the centrality of the love of Jesus Christ.

Resources

Opening Doors to Discipleship (ODTD), PC(USA) free resources for teacher training, volunteer support, and more

Liturgical Calendar Poster Print (2024–2025) from Illustrated Ministry, Paid.

Holy Moments resources from PRC: Click here or purchase individual parts here at Dandelion Marketplace

Summertime Faithful Families calendar/packet from PC(USA) minister Traci Smith, Paid.

Holy Moments resources from PRC: or purchase individual parts here at Dandelion Marketplace

Summer at home care package from Cultivate Faith PRC Practical Resources for Churches. Four care packages (play dough prayers, family labyrinth walks, prayer garden, and prayer deck) you can send home for families

Gathered at The Table: Celebrating Communion by Glenys Nellist, Zonderkidz 2024 – use this book to help all ages understand the meaning, ritual, and practice of communion. You can also download this free activity pack to go with it:

Free downloadable activity packs to go with books by children’s author Glenys Nellist

Living The Word: Kids Mini Lessons, from Truth and Spirit Publishing

Vision, Mission, and Goals for Ministry resource is insightful, well-organized, and gives you a ready-to-go method for effective and faithful ministry planning. (Use code TENOFF for 10% off anything in her store, too!), Paid.

Resource Pages

Topics for Faith Formation Leaders, a curated list from the PC(USA) to help leaders discover resources they need

Around the Table at Home, a curated list of resources from the PC(USA) to share with households

Karen Ware Jackson newsletter full of ideas & resources

Guides for sharing stories with children from the PC(USA)

PC(USA) Christian Formation Resources

Around The Table resource page from PC(USA) with resources to help foster faith formation in the home

Faith Formation Playlists for all ages

Faith Practices Toolkit from the PCUSA

Around the Table: Design a Summer Series on the Faith Practices! From Worship Ministries and Faith Formation Ministries’ (ELC) Everything you need to create an interactive and intergenerational series on the faith practices of Prayer, Celebrating, Listening, Wonder, Service, Remembering, and more

Creative Ways To Energize Your Sunday School, booklet by Debbie Kolacki for PRC

Relational Children’s Ministry: Turning Kid-Influencers Into Lifelong Disciple Makers by Dan Lovaglia, Zondervan 2016

Godly Play Foundation

Intergen, free resources – Resourcing and supporting best practice ministry and mission with children and their families, with a focus on intentional intergenerationality

Taking Faith Home cards from Milestones Ministries

Holy Moments, resources for families to share from PRC, 2023, Paid.

Dandelion Marketplace: Progressive Spiritual Formation for Families and Churches, 1/25, 1:00pm PRC webinar

Children’s Ministry Basics website

APCE Resource Page

Vibrant Faith: Transforming the way we envision and design faith formation for all ages and generations in the 21st century

Family Faith Formation Resources by Topic (Christian Reformed Church)

Hope4CE: A place where innovative ideas and lesson plans can be shared for Christian Education

Techtools4CE (only on facebook)

Lifelong Faith Formation for Today’s World

Building Faith, a ministry of Virginia Theological Seminary (article, webinars, resources)

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