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Christian Formation

Christian Formation. O LORD, you have searched me and known me. Psalm 139:1. How were YOU ‘formed’?. Describe the people, the experiences, the study, the events that have formed and shaped you as a Christian over the years. What were the ingredients? Where did it happen?

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Christian Formation

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  1. Christian Formation O LORD, you have searched me and known me. Psalm 139:1

  2. How were YOU ‘formed’? • Describe the people, the experiences, the study, the events that have formed and shaped you as a Christian over the years. • What were the ingredients? • Where did it happen? • What role did worship play? • Who were the role models? • How did you come to your present faith commitments? • What do our stories say about our Christian education process in your congregation today?

  3. A “new Enlightenment”

  4. Called to Teach and Learn • Participation in the Communal Rites of the Church • The Environment • The Ordering of Time • The Organization of Our Life • Communal Interactions • Role Models • Disciplines • Language How is faith being formed in your congregation today? What do we learn about being a Christian as we examine our life together?

  5. The Charter for Lifelong Christian Formation

  6. A New Vision for the Church • God INVITES all people • God INSPIRES all people • God TRANSFORMS all people

  7. We are invited . . . To a life of . . . • Prayer • Service • Education • Worship

  8. We are inspired . . . To experience our faith through the lens of . . . • Worship • Scripture • Reason • Tradition

  9. We are transformed . . . To live into our Baptismal Promises . . . • Serving • Witnessing • Empowering • Holding all accountable

  10. Faith Formation for All Informs, forms, and transforms people and communities by providing an encounter with Christ and promoting discipleship.

  11. To inform, we . . . Impart knowledge of the Christian faith so that we know who we are and how we live is shaped and influenced by what we know.

  12. To form, we . . . Nurture people’s identity and lifestyle as disciples of Christ.

  13. To transform, we . . . Promote the personal and social transformation of the world according to the kingdom of God that Jesus preached.

  14. Questions about each Section of The Charter • What word or phrase in each stands out to you? • What is going on in your church that are good examples of this? • What might this section be calling your church to do? • What part of this section draws your own energy?

  15. Living The Charter . . . • How do you see this supporting or changing Christian formation in your congregation? • What resonates for you as a seed to be planted?

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