Faith Formation 2020

Welcome to the
Faith Formation 2020 Resource Center

The Faith Formation 2020 Initiative guides congregations and their leaders in imagining new directions for faith formation and designing 21st century innovations. The tools and resources on this website are designed to help you and your congregation design models, practices, strategies, and activities to address the spiritual and religious needs of all ages and generations in your congregation today and into the future. Be sure to check out FF 2020 Strategies and Resources which provides you with articles, resources, and web links to learn about, develop, and implement faith formation innovations in your congregation.

Read an introduction to Faith Formation 2020.

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Four Scenarios for the Future of Faith Formation

Analyze the driving forces influencing faith formation and the diversity of spiritual and religious needs of people and communities today.
Envision the future of faith formation through four scenarios: 1) people of vibrant faith and active engagement in the parish community, 2) people who participate occasionally but are not actively engaged or spiritually committed, 3) people who are spiritual but not religious, and 4) people who are uninterested in the spiritual life and unaffiliated with religion.

Design Faith Formation for the 21st Century

Explore the principles and practices for developing a Lifelong Faith Formation Network that addresses the diverse spiritual and religious needs of people in all four scenarios
Develop a Faith Formation Network in your congregation using the step-by-step process and application tools.
Design innovative programs, activities, strategies, and resources to address the spiritual and religious needs of people in your congregation using the design process and tools.

Strategies and Resources for 21st Century Faith Formation

Explore innovative ideas, approaches, and resources for targeting the spiritual and religious needs of people in all four scenarios. These are strategies and resources that can bring the four scenarios to life in your congregation. Every congregation can customize the ideas to the size, geography, people, and cultures of a particular church.

Leadership for Faith Formation

Learn the theory and practice of six of the most important competencies necessary for leading faith formation today and into the future, including adaptive leadership, innovative leadership, change facilitation, and culturally intelligent leadership.
Discover the emerging role of the faith formation curator, reflecting important role of accessing the abundance of religious content and experiences and identifying, selecting, and providing high quality faith formation from this abundance print, audio, video, and online resources.

Book: Faith Formation 2020: Designing the Future of Faith Formation

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