Adult Formation

Education for Ministry

Education for Ministry, or EfM, is a program of theological education-at-a-distance of the School of Theology of the University of the South.

Participants enroll one year at a time for this f…

Centered: A Christian Discipleship Experience

Announced at General Convention in July of 2022 Centered: A Christian Discipleship Experience follows the Way of Love from the Department of Evangelism of The Episcopal Church. Centered is a well developed and supported program that parish...

God's World in Community: Tell Your Story

From GenOn Ministries , God's World in Community: Tell Your Story is an intergenerational program rooted in the Bible stories and personal story-telling as a connection to each other and to God's story and people. This series is 7 sessions,...

Mini Revolutions Curriculum by Illustrated Ministry

Mini Revolutions Curriculum was developed with the ever evolving landscape of Christian Formation opportunities in parishes. Using the Revised Common Lectionary, Mini Revolutions is designed to be intergenerational. It can be used in a traditio...

The Anatomy of a Christian: A Zine on Privilege and Solidarity

The SALT project has put together this "zine" (you can read more abut what that is in the link) to engage families, friends, neighbors and communities in the work of seeking God's justice by examining how privilege, prejudice, and inequality unde...

40 Days with the Holy Spirit: Fresh Air for Every Day

40 Days with the Holy Spirit: Fresh Air for Every Day by Jack Levison is an interactive devotional and spiritual development book for adults. This is an excellent resource for Pentecost, though not exclusively for the season following the fea...

Introducing Lent: Class for Adults

Introducing Lent is a class from ChurchNext and taught in sessions by Maggi Dawn author of Giving it Up a book of daily Bible readings for Lent. Course Summary: Lent is a holy season of devotion that offers wonderful opportunities for lif...

Poetry in Lent: A Lenten Adult Offering by SALT Project

The Poetry of Lent by the SALT Project offers three different Lenten devotions and resources based on the Poetry of Mary Oliver, Emily Dickinson, or Wendell Berry. You can purchase this resource here either individually or by congregation size.

Embracing Change

Beginning with the disciples' experience in Acts 2 on the day of Pentecost, this 4 part series from June 2021 examined the past year and how we have changed as church communities and as Christian individuals. This series occurred each Sunday in J...

Holy Lent - Adult Christian Formation Series

Observing a Holy Lent is part of the Episcopal Church’s tradition and keeping the liturgical calendar each year. What does it really mean to observe a Holy Lent? Lent is about more than what we give up or take on, it is about growing our relati...

Curriculum Charts & Recommendations

Often parishes use this time to evaluate curriculums they have used in the past and determine whether or not to change things for the upcoming year. I would say this work would need to be completed by the end of July so that volunteers will know what is expected, you will have time to ensure you have all the supplies you need and that if that any necessary training or orientation is scheduled for all teachers and volunteers.

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