A family who has a son with special needs has recently begun attending our church. How do we help make this transition into our church programs good for this family?
Faith Formation
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Doesn’t God grant us faith by grace? Why do we need to “form” faith?
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I’ve reached the third third of my life. What does faith formation look like after a life of going to church and being serious about my faith?
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My church expects parents to help in children’s worship once a month. Is that necessary? What do we gain and what do we lose?
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READ MOREMy small group is boring because people sit there but don’t participate. How do I get the members to engage?
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Faith formation is more than just acquiring knowledge. It is about transformation.
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READ MORELent and advent celebrations were totally absent in the first 30 years of my 75-year CRC experience. Now they abound. Why now and not then?
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In terms children can understand, how do you explain what it means to bless someone in the name of God?
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My church no longer reads the Ten Commandments in worship. Isn’t hearing the Commandments an important part of our faith formation?
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Reasons for busyness vary from family to family, but one reason is we don’t want to miss out on anything.
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READ MOREFaith questions are and should be asked as teens start to make faith their own.
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READ MOREIt takes a delicate balance to identify what helps children to worship and what disrupts worship.
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Our church has a lot of programs for children and teens but nothing for those of us who are retirement age. I feel as if I don’t count. Shouldn’t the church have things for us too?
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My daughter and her husband attend a church that offers only Sunday school and not children’s worship. Our congregation has had both for years. What are my grandchildren missing?
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READ MOREOur church leadership is talking about faith milestones. What are they, and why should we be interested?
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It is a mistake to assume that just because a lesson is for young children it can be theologically neutral.
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Teaching children with different degrees of Bible knowledge is a challenge for teachers in church education and in day schools.
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Children this age are exciting but also challenging and tiring.
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In their efforts to create meaningful worship services, worship planners sometimes overlook the needs of children.
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