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PART ONE REIMAGINING FAITH FORMATION

FOR THE 21ST CENTURY John Roberto

[email protected] www.LifelongFaith.com

Adaptive Challenges We Face

Changing People

Life-‐Span Diversity

Genera2onal Diversity

Family Diversity

Religious & Spiritual Diversity

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We Are More Diverse

Generational Diversity

Generational Differences

¨  Relationship to Institutions ¨  Relationship to Authority ¨  Family Relationships ¨  Work-Life Balance ¨  Communication Style ¨  Technology Usage ¨  Learning Style ¨  Religious Expression ¨  Worship Style

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0-‐10 11-‐19 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s

Ten Decades of Life

The 1950s Family The 2010s Family

Family Diversity

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Family Diversity

1.  Married Couple with Children (original biological family) 2.  Married Couple with Children (blended family) 3.  Single Parent with Children 4.  Unmarried Couple with Children 5.  Unmarried Couple without Children 6.  Same Sex Couple with Children (married or unmarried)

7.  Same Sex Couple without Children (married or unmarried) 8.  Grandparents & Parents with Children (3-generational 9.  Grandparents as Primary Caregivers 10.  Parents with Single Young Adults Living at Home

Religious Diversity

Scenario 4 Variable

Commitment & Occasional Par2cipa2on

Scenario 1 Vibrant Faith & Ac2ve

Engagement

Scenario 3 Unaffiliated

& Uninterested

Scenario 2 Spiritual but

Not Religious

Recep-ve to Organized Religion

Resistant to Organized Religion

Low Hunger & Commitment to Spiritual Life

High Hunger & Commitment to Spiritual Life

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Not Religiously Affiliated

Spiritual but Not Religious

Minimal Engagement with Faith and Community

Vibrant Faith & Ac2ve

Engagement

Religious Diversity

Religious Diversity

ª  20% of Americans claim no religious affiliation

ª  32% of 18-29 year olds claim no religious affiliation

ª  Americans do not become more affiliated as they age

ª  Unaffiliated are not looking for a religion

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Adaptive Challenge: Digital World

Digital Abundance

Digital World

Abundance of Digital Tools

Abundance of Mobile

Technologies

Abundance of Digital Content

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Mobile Technologies

Social Networking Tools

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Digital Content

ª  Mobile devices have fundamentally changed the relationship between information, time, & space.

ª  Information is now PORTABLE, PARTICIPATORY, PERSONAL

ª  Information will find you through social networking. “If news is important it will find its way to me.”

ª  People turn to their social networks to help them evaluate new information they encounter.

ª  People have become content creators – when they discover content they will share it with their broad network.

ª  Reciprocal sharing is the way people build their social capital and reputations.

Mobile Revolution

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Embedded Social Networks

Adaptive Challenge: Social Life


Church

Home

Ethnic Culture

Neighborhood

Network-Centered Life Group-Centered Life

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Group-Centered Society

1.  Contact within and between groups

2.  Group contact 3.  Neighborhood

community 4.  Local -es 5.  Bowling leagues 6.  Homogeneous -es 7.  Somewhat involuntary

kin and neighborhood -es

Networked Individualism

1.  Contact between individuals

2.  One-‐to-‐one contact 3.  Mul-ple communi-es 4.  Local and distant -es 5.  ShiXing networks of

friends who bowl 6.  Diversified -es 7.  Voluntary friendship

-es


Group-Centered Society

8.  Strong social control 9.  Broad spectrum of

social capital within group

10.  Tight boundaries with other groups

11.  Organized recrea-on groups

12.  Public spaces 13.  Bulle-n boards 14.  Focused work unit

Networked Individualism

8.  Weak social control / shiX to another network

9.  Diversified search for specialized social capital

10.  Permeable boundaries with other networks

11.  ShiXing networks of recrea-onal friends

12.  Private spaces and online 13.  Facebook, Twi[ers 14.  Networked organized


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Adaptive Challenges: Education

A shift from education to learning anywhere, anytime.

A shift from consumption of information to participatory learning.

A shift from institutions to networks.

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How do I get rid of the fear?

Alas, this is the wrong question. The only way to get rid of the fear is to stop doing things that might not work, to stop putting yourself out there, to stop doing work that matters. No, the right question is, "How do I dance with the fear?"

Fear is not the enemy. Paralysis is the enemy. (Seth Godin)

Reimagining Faith Formation

for the 21st Century

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You never change things by Eighting the existing reality.

To change something, build a new model that makes

the existing model obsolete.

Buckminster Fuller


Lifelong & Lifewide Intergenerational & Generational

Networked Missional

Connected & Blended Personalized

Curated

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Lifelong & Lifewide Faith Formation for

Everyone!

0-‐10 11-‐19 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s

Lifelong Faith Formation

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Lifewide Faith Formation

Holistic & Comprehensive

Life

Faith

Faith Life

From. .. .

To. .. .

Intergenerational & Generational

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Missional

Networked

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Connected & Blended

Personalized

Resource Resource

Resource Resource

Resource

Resource

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Curated

New Faith Formation Operating System

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Age Group Intergenera2onal

Family

On Your Own & Small Groups

At Home

Large Group: Course,

Workshop, Retreat

Church Life & Events

Community Programs, Events, & Ac2vi2es

Online Ac2vi2es & Resources

New Operating System: Faith Formation Network

Network Programming

¨  A wide variety of diverse faith formation experiences, programs, activities, and resources to match with people’s diverse needs and tailored to their busy lives.

¨  Multiple ways to learn and grow

¨  Online/virtual & Gathered/physical

¨  Mobile - available anytime & anywhere.

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Baptism

Mentors

Faith Practices @ Home

Prayer, Rituals, Bible, Family Conversation,

Service

Parent Faith Formation &

Parenting Skills

Workshops Courses Online Resources Support Groups

Milestones

Baptism Anniversary, First Prayers, Start of

School

Family Learning Programs

Church Gatherings Small Groups

Workshops

Parent/Family Online Resource

Center

Families in the First Decade of Life

Intergenerational Experiences with the Whole Faith

Community

Sunday Worship @ Home

Seasons of the Year

Family Life

Practicing Our Faith Milestones

For Parents

Children’s Programs & Events

Families with Children Faith Formation Network

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Intergenerational Experiences & Connections

Sunday Worship

through the Week

Scripture Enrichment

Spiritual Enrichment

Faith Enrichment

Discovering Faith

Life Issues

Service & Mission

Grand-parents

Adult Faith Formation Network

Spiritual Enrichment

Online Courses Resource

Apps & E-newsletters Resource

Online Prayer & Spirituality Resources

Small Group Bible Study Resources

Retreats Resource

Day at the Monastery Resource

Spiritual Book of the Month Club Resource

Monthly Spiritual

Practices Series Resource

Adult Faith Formation Network

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Three Seasons of Programming

Fall Season: September 1 –

January 1

Winter/Spring Season: January

1 – May 1

Summer Season: May 1 –

September 1

Fall

Winter-‐Spring

Summer

Connected & Blended Faith Formation

Online Faith Formation

Mostly Online with

Regular Interaction in

Gathered Sessions

Online Faith Formation &

Gathered Sessions (Flipped

Classroom)

Gathered Program with

Online Components beyond the

Program

Gathered Program with

Supportive Online Content

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Connected Faith Formation

Connected Faith Formation

Church Life èè Daily & Home Life via Online Life

Online Life èè Daily & Home Life èè Church Life

Community Life èè Daily/Home Life via Online Life

Online Life èè Church Life èè Daily & Home Life

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Church èè Daily/Home via Online

ª  Sunday worship ª  Church year feasts and seasons ª  Sacrament and ritual celebrations ª  Children, teen, or family programming ª  VBS and summer camp ª  Mission trips and service projects ª  Retreat experiences . . . . and more

Connected Faith Formation: Worship

Church Life èè Daily & Home Life çç Online Life

Experience of Worship in the Congregation •  Sunday worship

and lectionary •  Church year feasts

and seasons •  Church rituals:

baptism, communion, funerals, etc.

Experience of Sunday worship, rituals, and church year seasons in daily life •  Reflecting on the

sermon and readings at home

•  Practices: Lectio, etc. •  Application to daily

living

Online worship, church year, and lectionary resources on the church’s faith formation website •  Lectionary

commentaries online

•  Video reflections and commentary

•  Online activities and projects

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Connected Faith Formation: Lent

Church Life èè Daily & Home Life çç Online Life

•  Ash Wednesday •  Lenten Sunday

liturgies •  Stations of the

Cross •  Lenten prayer •  Lenten retreat •  Lenten service •  Lenten soup

suppers

•  Fasting •  Praying •  Service/Almsgiving •  Lectionary

reflection •  Family activities

•  Lenten learning resources

•  Lenten calendar •  Daily Lenten prayer •  Weekly table

prayer •  Video resources •  Online retreat

experience

Flipped Classroom

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Flipped Classroom

Personalized pathways for discipleship & faith growth. . . . ¨  Guide people in discerning their religious and

spiritual needs ¨  Equip people with the resources and tools to

learn and grow at their own pace ¨  Provide mentoring and support for the

journey

Personalized Faith Formation

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Create expectations for participation in faith formation and church life by providing a seasonal/yearly growth plan with a variety of options for experiencing the Christian faith through community life. For example: ª  Sunday worship ª  Church year feasts and seasons ª  Service/mission projects ª  Retreat experience ª  Faith practices @ home, e.g. reading the Bible,

praying, rituals, and more

Faith Growth Plan

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Current Roles

¨  Developing religious content

¨  Designing programming

¨  Managing programming

¨  Teaching/Facilitating programming

Emerging Roles

Ø  Designing learning environments—architecture

Ø  Curating religious content and experiences

Emerging Roles

Curated Faith Formation

Curating Content & Experiences

1.  Church Programs & Activities 2.  Denominational Resources 3.  Community Programs &

Activities 4.  People Resources 5.  Print, Audio, Video Resources 6.  Art, Drama, Music 7.  Websites, Courses, Blogs 8.  Apps & Digital Resources

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Lifelong & Lifewide Intergenerational & Generational

Networked Missional

Connected & Blended Personalized

Curated

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