PART ONE REIMAGINING FAITH FORMATION FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY John Roberto

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PART ONE REIMAGINING FAITH FORMATION FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY John Roberto

Adaptive Challenges We Face

We Are More Diverse

Generational Diversity  Relationship to Institutions  Relationship to Authority  Family Relationships  Work-Life Balance  Communication Style  Technology Usage  Learning Style  Religious Expression  Worship Style

Life Span Diversity

The 1950s FamilyThe 2010s Family Family Diversity

1. Married Couple with Children (original biological family) 2. Married Couple with Children (blended family) 3. Single Parent with Children 4. Unmarried Couple with Children 5. Unmarried Couple without Children 6. Same Sex Couple with Children (married or unmarried) 7. Same Sex Couple without Children (married or unmarried) 8. Grandparents & Parents with Children (3-generational) 9. Grandparents as Primary Caregivers 10. Parents with Single Young Adults Living at Home

Religious Diversity Receptive to Organized Religion Resistant to Organized Religion Low Hunger & Commitment to Spiritual Life High Hunger & Commitment to Spiritual Life

Religious Diversity

Adaptive Challenge: Digital World

Digital Abundance

Mobile Technologies

Social Networking Tools

Digital Content

 Mobile devices have fundamentally changed the relationship between information, time, & space.  Information is now PORTABLE, PARTICIPATORY, PERSONAL  Information will find you through social networking. “If news is important it will find its way to me.”  People turn to their social networks to help them evaluate new information they encounter.  People have become content creators – when they discover content they will share it with their broad network.  Reciprocal sharing is the way people build their social capital and reputations. Mobile Revolution

EmbeddedSocial Networks Adaptive Challenge: Social Life

Network-Centered LifeGroup-Centered Life

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.

Shifts in Education  A shift from education to learning. Education is what institutions do, learning is what people do. Digital media enable learning anywhere, anytime; formal learning must be mobile and just in time.  A shift from consumption of information to participatory learning. A new system of learning must be peer-based and organized around learners’ interests, enabling them to create as well as consume information.  A shift from institutions to networks. In the digital age, the fundamental operating and delivery systems are networks, not institutions such as schools, which are a node on a young person’s network of learning opportunities. People learn across institutions, so an entire learning network must be supported.

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)

Reimagining Faith Formation for the 21 st Century

Faith Formation Goals Churches want faith formation that helps people...  grow in their relationship with God throughout their lives  live as disciples of Jesus Christ at home, in the workplace, in the community and the world  develop an understanding of the Bible and their faith tradition  deepen their spiritual life and practices  engage in service and mission  relate the Christian faith to life today  participate in the life and ministries of the faith community

Holistic Faith & Formation  A way of the head (inform) demands a discipleship of faith seeking understanding and belief with personal conviction, sustained by study, reflecting, discerning and deciding, all toward spiritual wisdom for life.  A way of the heart (form) demands a discipleship of right relationships and right desires, community building, hospitality and inclusion, trust in God’s love, and prayer and worship.  A way of the hands (transform) demands a discipleship of love, justice, peace-making, simplicity, integrity, healing, and repentance. (Thomas Groome)

Faith Forming Processes

Religious Transmission

Reimagining for the 21 st Century Lifelong & Lifewide Intergenerational & Generational Networked Missional Connected & Blended Personalized Curated

Lifelong & Lifewide Faith Formation for Everyone!

Lifelong Faith Formation

Lifewide Faith Formation Holistic & Comprehensive From.... To....

Intergenerational & Generational

Missional

Religious Diversity Receptive to Organized Religion Resistant to Organized Religion Low Hunger & Commitment to Spiritual Life High Hunger & Commitment to Spiritual Life

Networked

Connected & Blended

Personalized

Curated

1. Developing religious content 2. Designing programming 3. Managing programming 4. Teaching/Facilitating programming  Learning Architects designing a diversity of learning environments (architecture)  Curating religious content and experiences Current RolesNEW Roles Two Emerging Leadership Roles

New Faith Formation Operating System

Old Operating System

New Operating System

Thinking Like a Network

New Operating System: Faith Formation Network

New Operating System: Network

New Operating System: Faith Formation Network

Network Programming  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.

Families in the First Decade of Life

Families with Children Faith Formation Network

Family Faith Formation Network

Adult Faith Formation Network

Adult Faith Formation Network

Adult Faith Formation Network

Three Seasons of Programming Fall Season: September 1 – January 1 Winter/Spring Season: January 1 – May 1 Summer Season: May 1 – September 1

Connected & Blended Faith Formation

Connected Faith Formation

Church Life  Daily & Home Life via Online Life Online Life  Daily & Home Life  Church Life Community Life  Daily/Home Life via Online Life Online Life  Church Life  Daily & Home Life

Church  Daily/Home via Online  Sunday worship  Church year feasts and seasons  Sacrament and ritual celebrations  Children, teen, or family programming  VBS and summer camp  Mission trips and service projects  Retreat experiences.... and more

Connected Faith Formation: Worship Church Life  Daily & Home Life  Online Life Experience of Worship in the Congregation Sunday worship and lectionary Church year feasts and seasons Church rituals: baptism, communion, funerals, etc. Experience of Sunday worship, rituals, and church year seasons in daily life Reflecting on the sermon and readings at home Practices: Lectio, etc. Application to daily living Online worship, church year, and lectionary resources on the church’s faith formation website Lectionary commentaries online Video reflections and commentary Online activities and projects

Connected Faith Formation: Lent Church Life  Daily & Home Life  Online Life Ash Wednesday Lenten Sunday liturgies Stations of the Cross Lenten prayer Lenten retreat Lenten service Lenten soup suppers Fasting Praying Service/Almsgiving Lectionary reflection Family activities Lenten learning resources Lenten calendar Daily Lenten prayer Weekly table prayer Video resources Online retreat experience

Flipped Classroom

Personalized pathways for discipleship & faith growth....  Guide people in discerning their religious and spiritual needs  Equip people with the resources and tools to learn and grow at their own pace  Provide mentoring and support for the journey Personalized Faith Formation

Create expectations for participation in faith formation and church life by providing a seasonal/yearly growth plan with a variety of options for experiencing the Christian faith through community life. For example:  Sunday worship  Church year feasts and seasons  Service/mission projects  Retreat experience  Faith home, e.g. reading the Bible, praying, rituals, and more Faith Growth Plan

Current Roles  Developing religious content  Designing programming  Managing programming  Teaching/Facilitating programming Emerging Roles  Designing learning environments— architecture  Curating religious content and experiences Emerging Roles

Curated Faith Formation Curating Content & Experiences 1. Church Programs & Activities 2. Denominational Resources 3. Community Programs & Activities 4. People Resources 5. Print, Audio, Video Resources 6. Art, Drama, Music 7. Websites, Courses, Blogs 8. Apps & Digital Resources

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. Buckminster Fuller

Reimagining Faith Formation Lifelong & Lifewide Intergenerational & Generational Networked Missional Connected & Blended Personalized Curated