LifelongFaith Associates
The Seasons of Adult Faith Formation website is designed as a demonstration of an online platform for congregational adult faith formation. It is designed as a network of faith formation with a diversity of ​content (programs, activities, and resources), a variety of media (print, audio, video, apps, and more), and multiple environments for engagement (independent, mentored, family, small group, large group, church-wide, community-wide). 

To learn more about Adult Faith Formation and to explore the vision and skills for designing a network of adult faith formation go to the Reimagine Faith Formation website. Explore the Adult section and the Design sections for assistance. For digital faith formation resources consult our Curating Faith Formation website. 
Find resources for being a Caregiver and an invitation for joining our Caregiver Support Group. 

Discover faith forming activities for grandparents to do with their grandchildren. 














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Discover Jesus and the Christian faith with two of our invitational experiences:
  1. Basics of Christianity - explore the video series on your own; join a Basics small group experience
  2. Explore the Christian Faith through the ten-session Alpha Course with a small group of inquirers








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Grow deeper in your Christian faith with one or more of our offerings:
  1. A Yearlong Journey into the Christian faith - a 10 session program, monthly at church
  2. Living the Spirit-Filled Life Course
  3. Practice Makes a Christian - a small group study program
  4. Practicing Our Faith - a self-study or group-study for growing in the practice of the Christian faith 
  5. Sacraments 101- a video-based introduction or refresher on the Catholic sacraments​​
The focus for each season of Scripture Enrichment is one Gospel - Matthew, Mark, or  Luke. We are offering a variety of ways for you to study and read the Gospels:
  1. Participate in the Gospel Presentation Series
  2. Participate in a Small Group Gospel Bible Study
  3. Explore the Gospel On-Your-Own
  4. Take an Online Course
  5. Develop a Gospel Study Plan using a Bible App
  6. Discover Online Devotions and Bible Studies




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Deepen your understanding and celebration of the seasons of year at home during Advent-Christmas, and Lent. 

​Deepen your understanding of the death and resurrection of Jesus as presented in the four Gospels in preparation for Holy Week. 
  1. Participate in a Four-Session Presentation Series at Church 
  2. Watch the Four Video Presentations on Your Own or with a Small Group
  3. Participate in a Six-Week Small Group Scripture Study
  4. Study the Death and Resurrection of Jesus of On-Your-Own
The Focus for the year is Poverty in our Community & Country. ​Get involved with an action project and learn more about poverty. 

Action: 
  1. Build a Home
  2. Participate in "Serve the Community" Day
  3. Support the Education of Children
  4. Assemble Promise Packs for Refugees 

Learn:
  1. Explore the Christian practice of transforming the world
  2. Explore poverty in the U.S.
  3. Explore stories of poverty in the U.S. 
  4. See who's poor in the U.S. 
Develop your spiritual life through a variety of spiritual enrichment experiences: 
  1. Participate in our five-session Spiritual Practices Course
  2. Join a Book Study for Spring: Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
  3. Explore Prayer Practices - experience a variety of ways to pray with these online resources 
  4. Take Time for Daily Devotion - select a daily prayer resources from the variety of online daily devotions
  5. Take an Online Course or Make a Retreat with a Spiritual Master
  6. Make an Online Retreat using the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises 
Bring Sunday worship home with you and make it a seven-day experience:
  1. Read the Daily Scriptures & Watch a Video Reflection
  2. Watch a Video Reflection on the Sunday Readings
  3. Reflect on the Sunday Readings with Lectio Divina
  4. Learn More About the Sunday Scripture Readings
  5. Live Sunday All Week @Home