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Reimagining Faith Formation in the 21st Century Workshop

Discover innovative approaches to faith formation in the digital age, tackling challenges and embracing diversity. Join us in reshaping religious education for today’s diverse families and generations. Engage with adaptive challenges and nurture spiritual growth in a changing world. Harness the power of technology and social networks for a more connected and personalized faith journey. Let’s reimagine faith for the modern age together!

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Reimagining Faith Formation in the 21st Century Workshop

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  1. Gratitude Thanks to: • Kyle Oliver @ VTS- www.cmt.edu • John Roberto @ lifelongfaith.com • Leif Kehrwald @ vibrantfaith.org For their ministries and for sharing their resources and slides for this workshop, and more importantly for their continued friendship and encouragement.

  2. Outline Reimagining Faith Formation in the 21st Century Hybrid Faith Formation Curating Faith Formation Sketching A Digital Plan For Your Congregation

  3. Reimagining faith formation for the 21st Century with thanks to John Roberto for providing some of the slides jroberto@lifelongfaith.com www.LifelongFaith.com

  4. Challenges of Faith Formation Today= - attendance dropping- the new “regular” attendance is once a month - Changing family situations- stretched to find volunteers- fill in the blank _____________Facing Adaptive Not Technical Challenges

  5. Adaptive Not Technical Challenges • Technical challenges are ones in which we have the necessary know how and procedures to solve them. • “Leadership would be a safe undertaking if your organizations and communities only faced problems for which they already knew the solutions.” • Adaptive challenges are not amenable to standard operating procedures. • “Adaptive challenges require experiments, new discoveries and adjustments from numerous places in the organization or community.” • “Without learning new ways- changing attitudes, values and behaviors, people cannot make the adaptive leap necessary to thrive in the new environment.” RonaldA. Heifetz and Marty Linsky, Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive

  6. Adaptive Challenges We Face www.lifelongfaith.com

  7. Generational Diversity Generational Differences Relationship to Institutions Relationship to Authority Family Relationships Work-Life Balance Communication Style Technology Usage Learning Style Religious Expression Worship Style www.lifelongfaith.com

  8. Family Diversity The 1950s Family The 2010s Family www.lifelongfaith.com

  9. Family Diversity • Married Couple with Children (original biological family) • Married Couple with Children (blended family) • Single Parent with Children • Unmarried Couple with Children • Unmarried Couple without Children • Same Sex Couple with Children (married or unmarried) • Same Sex Couple without Children (married or unmarried) • Grandparents & Parents with Children (3-generational) • Grandparents as Primary Caregivers • Parents with Single Young Adults Living at Home www.lifelongfaith.com

  10. Religious Diversity Receptive to Organized Religion High Hunger & Commitment to Spiritual Life Low Hunger & Commitment to Spiritual Life Resistant to Organized Religion www.lifelongfaith.com

  11. Religious Diversity • 20% of Americans claim no religious affiliation • 32% of 18-29 year olds claim no religious affiliation • Americans do not become more affiliated as they age • Unaffiliated are not looking for a religion www.lifelongfaith.com

  12. http://anothervoice-greenleaf.org/2014/10/30/goinggoinggone-church-trends/http://anothervoice-greenleaf.org/2014/10/30/goinggoinggone-church-trends/

  13. Adaptive Challenge: Digital World www.lifelongfaith.com

  14. Digital Abundance www.lifelongfaith.com

  15. Mobile Technologies www.lifelongfaith.com

  16. Social Networking Tools www.lifelongfaith.com

  17. SNS (social networking sites) enrich rather than diminish participation in face-to-face relationships • http://www.pewinternet.org/2011/06/16/social-networking-sites-and-our-lives/ • Some key findings of the report focused on the dominant site, Facebook, where some 92% of social network users have a profile. Among a long list of findings, Pew researchers found that: • Facebook users are more trusting than non-SNS users. • Facebook users have more close relationships than non-SNS users. • Facebook users get more social support than non-SNS users. • Facebook revives “dormant” relationships that are lost to non-SNS Users

  18. Adaptive Challenge: Social Life Embedded Social Networks www.lifelongfaith.com

  19. The New Social Operating System-Networked Individualism • Gone from industrial media to networked media – people are using media for personal and professional reasons that are different than just a few years ago. • They learn things, share things online • Personal relationships have been expanded beyond households and neighborhoods; encouraged individuals to create and share content, and changed the way people obtain information.

  20. Adaptive Challenges: Education A shift from education to learning anywhere, anytime. A shift from consumption of information to participatory learning. A shift from institutions to networks. www.lifelongfaith.com

  21. Flipped Classroom

  22. Flipped Classroom

  23. Digital Content=Faith Formation

  24. Reimagining Faith Formation Lifelong & Lifewide Intergenerational & Generational Networked Missional Connected & Blended Personalized Curated www.lifelongfaith.com

  25. Lifewide Faith Formation From. .. . Holistic & Comprehensive To. .. . www.lifelongfaith.com

  26. Intergenerational & Generational www.lifelongfaith.com

  27. Missional www.lifelongfaith.com

  28. Networked www.lifelongfaith.com

  29. Connected & Blended www.lifelongfaith.com

  30. Personalized www.lifelongfaith.com

  31. Curated www.lifelongfaith.com

  32. New Faith Formation Operating System www.lifelongfaith.com

  33. New Operating System: Faith Formation Network www.lifelongfaith.com

  34. Children & Families Network www.lifelongfaith.com

  35. “Programming” a Network www.lifelongfaith.com

  36. Children & Families Network

  37. Baby Boomer Adult Network

  38. Adults

  39. Connected Faith Formation www.lifelongfaith.com

  40. Connected & Blended Faith Formation www.lifelongfaith.com

  41. Network ProgrammingBlended LearningHybrid Faith Formation • A wide variety of diverse faith formation experiences, programs, activities, and resources to match with people’s diverse needs and tailored to their busy lives. • Multiple ways to learn and grow • Online/virtual & Gathered/physical • Mobile - available anytime & anywhere.

  42. Emerging Roles Current Roles Emerging Roles • Designinglearning environments—architecture • Curating religious content and experiences Developing religious content Designing programming Managing programming Teaching/Facilitating programming www.lifelongfaith.com

  43. Curated Faith Formation Curating Content & Experiences • Church Programs & Activities • Denominational Resources • Community Programs & Activities • People Resources • Print, Audio, Video Resources • Art, Drama, Music • Websites, Courses, Blogs • Apps & Digital Resources www.lifelongfaith.com

  44. How do I get rid of the fear? Alas, this is the wrong question. The only way to get rid of the fear is to stop doing things that might not work, to stop putting yourself out there, to stop doing work that matters. No, the right question is, "How do I dance with the fear?" Fear is not the enemy. Paralysis is the enemy. (Seth Godin) www.lifelongfaith.com

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