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21st CENTURY LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION for all ages & generations

Explore the significant changes in religion, technology, generations, education, culture, family, and society. Discover the increasing diversity in generational dynamics, the role of women, ethnic and cultural family practices, community engagement, and the impact of technology on communal networks. Dive into the evolving nature of faith formation in the 21st century.

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21st CENTURY LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION for all ages & generations

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  1. 21st CENTURY LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION for all ages & generations

  2. “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...)

  3. INCREASING DIVERSITY GENERATIONAL FAMILY LIFE ROLE OF WOMEN ETHNIC & CULTURAL FAMILY PRACTICE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGICAL RECREATIONAL, etc.

  4. GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY • iGeneration (2000 -) • Millennials (1980-99) • Generation X (1961-79) • Baby Boomers (1946-60) • Builders (pre 1946)

  5. Family Diversity The 1950s FamilyThe 2013 Family

  6. ReligiousDiversity 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.” _________________________________ 15% of 50-64 year olds claim no religious affiliation. 21% of 30-49 year olds are unaffiliated.

  7. Religious Diversity 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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).

  10. Changing Participation Patternsin Church Attendance

  11. Religious Practicein a Modern Parish Vibrant Faith & Active Engagement In the Community Not Religiously Affiliated Minimal Engagement with Faith and the Community Spiritual but Not Religious

  12. 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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