Welcome  to FPC Family Faith Formation

Spring Resources
 Enjoy taking moments for Mini Sabbath time and just breath, or smell the flowers, take a walk, or watch the birds.  And then share with each other what you are grateful for.  Or try one of these below.
AT HOME THIS SEASON
Family Devotions and Activities
(From Grace and Gratitude - PCUSA)
      Grace and Gratitude Bible Stories
       Free Download available for Apple Ibooks or Amazon Kindle
            with picture and audio
         (Click here for directions)
         Click here for audio sample (no picture sample available)
      Grace Sightings
         Download Here
        Click here for Sample
        (Activity and discussion sheets for each week,
        based on bible story of the week.)

Look how our faith continues to grow!

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Dear Families - 
Faith formation begins at home. Families are the primary nurturers of faith for children.  The resources provided here, recognize the 24/7/365 lifestyle we lead.
  • Are you interested in family faith practices but don't know where to start?
  •  Are there free minutes you have between carpooling for sports or activities, and that's when you'd have interest in reading a parenting article?
  • Do you wonder about new books to read to your children or encourage them to read?  
  • Are you looking for guidance and affirmation related to faith and parenting?
If any of these apply to you, then this web site is a resource for you.  FPC Family Faith Formation is an effort to provide resources and links in a space where you can explore on your time.  Looking for overall "tips" - Click here for an article by Traci Smith based on Faithful Families.

Church in the ways of Worship, Sunday School, music, mission opportunities, and relationships is also foundational in Christian faith formation, of course. The FPC website provides details on those opportunities which are provided regularly.

Peace,
Miatta Wilson
Director of Children's Ministries

What is Faith Formation anyway?

 Leif Kehrwald from Vibrant Faith Ministries explains it this way  - - -  "In a single line we could say faith formation is: equipping people to live as disciples of Jesus".

In his book, Generations Together, John Roberto reaffirms a traditional, but very rich notion that faith formation informs, forms, and transforms the person—whether child, youth, or adult—into a robust, vital, and life-giving Christian faith that is holistic: a way of the head, the heart, and the hands.

And faith formation does the very same for the Christian community as it immerses people into the particular practices and particular way of life that identifies them as followers of Jesus.

Roberto goes on to say, “While expressed in many different ways, faith formation seeks to help people:
  • Grow in their relationship with God for the whole of life
  • Live as disciples of Jesus at home, at work, in the community, and in the world
  • Develop an understanding of the Bible and their faith tradition
  • Deepen their spiritual life and practices
  • Engage in service and mission to the world
  • Participate in the life and ministries of their faith community
So, faith formation may indeed occur at the parish picnic or on the gym floor, but it has little to do with eating hot dogs or sinking baskets, and whole lot to do with forming disciples. DO WHAT MATTERS! "
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