Milestones Faith Formation
Faith formation around milestones, sacramental celebrations, and life transitions provides an excellent way to promote the spiritual and faith growth of all ages and generations, enhance family faith practice at home, and strengthen people’s engagement in the church community or invite people to join or rejoin the church community.
First, churches can develop lifelong faith formation around the significant lifecycle milestones, sacramental celebrations, and transitions in the lives of individuals and families across the whole life span from birth to death. Second, churches can develop multi-faceted faith formation (learning, worship/ritual, faith practices) around lifecycle milestones, sacramental celebrations, and life transitions to deepen people’s faith, strengthen their engagement in church life, and equip them with practices for living their faith. Third, churches can utilize lifecycle milestones, sacramental celebrations, and life transitions to develop relationships with those who are not actively engaged in the church community. Milestones faith formation provides an important means to address the religious and spiritual needs of all four scenarios.
For strategies and ideas for "Milestones Faith Formation" read the section from Chapter 4 of Faith Formation 2020, pages 172-175.
First, churches can develop lifelong faith formation around the significant lifecycle milestones, sacramental celebrations, and transitions in the lives of individuals and families across the whole life span from birth to death. Second, churches can develop multi-faceted faith formation (learning, worship/ritual, faith practices) around lifecycle milestones, sacramental celebrations, and life transitions to deepen people’s faith, strengthen their engagement in church life, and equip them with practices for living their faith. Third, churches can utilize lifecycle milestones, sacramental celebrations, and life transitions to develop relationships with those who are not actively engaged in the church community. Milestones faith formation provides an important means to address the religious and spiritual needs of all four scenarios.
For strategies and ideas for "Milestones Faith Formation" read the section from Chapter 4 of Faith Formation 2020, pages 172-175.
Practices & Approaches
- Passing on Faith: Milestone to Milestone - Linda Staats
- One Home at a Time - Jennifer Hooks
| passing_on_faith-milestone_to_milestone_-_staats.pdf |
| one_home_at_a_time_-_hooks.pdf |
Resources & Websites
- Faith Stepping Stones. Faith Inkubators. (www.faithink.com)
- Family Faith Celebrations. Loveland: Group, 2010. (http://familyfaithcelebrations.group.com)
- Haynes, Brian. Shift—What It Takes to Finally Reach Families Today. Loveland: Group, 2009.
- Keeley, Laura and Robert Keeley. Celebrating the Milestones of Faith. Grand Rapids: Faith Alive, 2009.
- Legacy Milestones (Brian Haynes): www.legacymilestones.com
- Milestones Ministry Manual for Home and Congregation. Bloomington: Vibrant Faith Ministries, 2007. (www.vibrantfaith.org)
