21st century lifelong faith formation for all ages & generations
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21st CENTURY LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION for all ages & generations. AGENDA for DEACONS in FORMATION. 1. Greetings & Opening Prayer 2.Self-Introductions 3.Introduction of Topic: “21 st Century Lifelong Faith Formation” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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AGENDAfor
DEACONS in FORMATION
1. Greetings & Opening Prayer2. Self-Introductions3. Introduction of Topic: “21st Century Lifelong Faith
Formation”4. PPT Presentation, Part I: “Who Are We As Church, as
Faith Formators?”5. Comments, Discussion, Questions (Break!)6. Comments, Discussion, Questions7. Part III: “From Here, Where to? How? Where?”8. Closing Remarks9. Closing Prayer
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• “We are living in an historical moment of transformations in religion, technology, generations, education, culture, family & society” (John Roberto, CMD).
• Hmmmmmmmmmm…
• What are the most dramatic changes you have experienced in your lifetime? (Name 3-4 of them...)
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GENERATIONAL
FAMILY LIFE
ROLE OF WOMEN
ETHNIC & CULTURAL
FAMILY PRACTICE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
RELIGIOUS
TECHNOLOGICAL
RECREATIONAL, etc.
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• iGeneration (2000 -)
• Millennials (1980-99)
• Generation X (1961-79)
• Baby Boomers (1946-60)
• Builders (pre 1946)5
The 1950s Family The 2013 Family
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20% of Americans claim no religious affiliation.
32% of 18-29 year olds claim no religious affiliation.
18% of 18-39 year olds say that they are “spiritual, but not religious.”
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15% of 50-64 year olds claim no religious affiliation. 21% of 30-49 year olds are unaffiliated.
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According to Pew Research, Americans do not generally become more affiliated as
they move through the life cycle from young adulthood through marriage, parenting, middle age, senior years, and
retirement.
With few exceptions, the unaffiliated say they are not looking for a religion that would be right for them. Overwhelmingly, they think that religious institutions are:
• too concerned with $$ and
power, • too focused on rules,• and too involved in politics.
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The number of religiously unaffiliated is growing….
• because Americans who rarely go to church are more willing than in the past to drop their religious attachments altogether.
• Because of generational replacement, (the gradual supplanting of older generations by newer ones).
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Changing Participation Patternsin Church Attendance
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Religious Practicein a Modern Parish
MinimalEngagement
with Faith andthe
Community
Vibrant Faith
& ActiveEngagement
In the Community
Spiritual butNot
Religious
NotReligiousl
yAffiliated
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TECHNOLOGICALREVOLUTIONS
• SOCIAL NETWORK REVOLUTION
• INTERNET REVOLUTION
– MOBILE REVOLUTION
All three “revolutions” are coming together to shift people’s lives away from densely-knit family, neighborhood, parish and group relationships toward more far-flung, less tight, more diverse personal & communal networks.
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