1. L IFELONG LEARNING & BEYOND General Assembly 2013 Louisville KY Workshop #2035 Kentucky International Convention Center - 207

2. W ELCOME !

3. O VERVIEW Introduction to Faith Formation 2020 Faith Formation Networks Resources

4. F OR V IDEO, VISIT YOUTU. BE /TXD-U QX 6_W K YOUTU. BE /TXD-U QX 6_W K © 2013 by Erik Qualman. Used by permission.

5. The Changing Landscape No Religious Affiliation Spiritual, not Religious Declining Church Participation Increasing Diversity & Pluralism Changing Marriage & Family Life Declining Religious Socialization Aging Baby Boomers The Rise of Digital Media & the Internet

6. 21 ST C ENTURY F AITH F ORMATION What could a 21 st century approach to faith formation look like?  How would we address the diversity of people’s religious and spiritual needs today?  How would we engage people? How would we reach people?  What technologies would we use?  What resources would we access?

7. E NVISIONING A Lifelong Faith Formation Network is a way to provide faith formation for everyone, anytime, anywhere, 24x7x365.

8. Identify a Target Audience Research the Target Audience Define the Group’s Point of View Design the Network Create and Test a Network Prototype Implement the Network with a Wider Audience & Continue Evaluation and Improvements Network Design Process

9. F AITH F ORMATION S ETTINGS Face-to-Face & Virtual On Your Own Mentored @Home Small Group Large Group Church Community Community & World

10. A N ETWORK A PPROACH Faith Formation Network Church Programs Small Groups & Support Groups Mentors Community Programs Online Courses & Activities Online Resources: Print, Audio, Video Video Conference AppsBlogs Social Media for Connection User- Generated Content

11. L IFELONG F AITH F ORMATION N ETWORK IN YOUR LOCAL CONGREGATION Network Curation Lifelong Faith Formation Family Ministry Technology

14. R ESOURCES

15. www.facebook.com/GrowingUnitarianUniversalism

16. www.newmediaprojectatunion.org/pages/The-Project/default.aspx

17. pinterest.com

18. twitter.com

19. www.facebook.com/UUMedia

21. vibrantfaithathomeblog.org/2012/10/11/october-faith-home

22. www.questformeaning.org/page/reflecting/for-famillies

23. UU W ORLD F AMILY P AGES

24. UU P ARENTING B LOG blogs.uuworld.org/parenting

25. UU I LLUMINATIONS A PP uua.org/beliefs/illuminations

26. UU P ARENTING O NLINE

27. www.unitarianuniversalism.tv

28. T HIS IS OUR WORK …