Christian formation
Imagine how Christian teaching could transform our lives
Mark Jordan’s gentle, urgent invitation
Imagination is at the heart of faith
It’s not that we lack information about religion. It’s that we don’t deeply inhabit the religious stories we do know.
Godly Play and the language of Christian faith
At the heart of each lesson is storytelling and wondering.
Can Christianity be a counterforce to finance capitalism?
“Religious vocation sits very uneasily with individual self-advancement.”
David Heim interviews Kathryn Tanner
What makes for an undivided life?
True character is only formed over long periods of time.
Spiritual Companioning, by Angela H. Reed, Richard R. Osmer, and Marcus G. Smucker
The authors of Spiritual Companioning suggest a way forward for those disenchanted with polite, shallow church relationships.
reviewed by Daniel Schrock
Online fellowship: The ethical world of multiplayer gaming
"Anyone for Assault on the Ringwraith's Lair?" types Kam. The fellowship he forms may include old or young, male or female, Jew or Greek.
by David Keck
Against hegemony, not state: Resident Aliens at 25
We need the spiritual agility to recognize counter-hegemonic "citizenship in heaven" whenever and however it becomes flesh.
What reaches children? The Sunday school challenge
Churches need to take time to discern their particular Christian formation mission. Only then can they choose curricular resources to support this.
Celluloid scripture?
The anxiety over Zero Dark Thirty reveals what happens when we cede the task of constructing our social narrative to the entertainment industry.
Planning for grace
The resources for faith formation have grown in recent decades, yet the task remains elusive. After all, everything the church does is formative—and one can never predict how formation will happen.
Faith forming faith: Learning from new Christians
The opportunity arose for our church to host a group of homeless people. We anticipated that people might threaten to leave if we went through with it. We weren't prepared, however, for the newly baptized Kathryn.