2016 Family Symposium Program
Report from the Symposium
This Symposium report presents some of the work that Symposium participants did throughout the program. The first section contains ideas generated from Session 1 on how to put families at the center of ministry. The second section contains project ideas, develop by the participants, through a mind mapping process to address significant adaptive challenges in family faith formation. The report contains the project areas and then ideas/activities/strategies for designing the project. The third section of the report contains ideas developed in the milestones workshop.
Symposium Program Overview
Session 1. Transforming Our Narratives about Families for the 21st Century
Session 2. The Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
Sessions 3-4. Strategies for the Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
Session 5. Designing 21st Century Family Faith Formation – John Roberto
Session 6. A Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation in a Congregation: Designing Prototypes of Family Faith Formation Projects
Session 7. Sharing Prototypes of Family Faith Formation Projects
Session 8. Implementing New Approaches, Strategies, and Projects
Symposium Program Overview
Session 1. Transforming Our Narratives about Families for the 21st Century
Session 2. The Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
Sessions 3-4. Strategies for the Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
Session 5. Designing 21st Century Family Faith Formation – John Roberto
Session 6. A Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation in a Congregation: Designing Prototypes of Family Faith Formation Projects
Session 7. Sharing Prototypes of Family Faith Formation Projects
Session 8. Implementing New Approaches, Strategies, and Projects
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Opening Session
Our Family: A Film about Family Diversity: https://youtu.be/cTqC4U_98Xo
Session 1. Transforming Our Narratives about Families for the 21st Century
Gene and Jolene Roehlkepartain
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transforming_our_narratives_about_21st_century_families_presentation.pdf |
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Session 2. The Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
Leif Kehrwald and John Roberto
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families_at_the_center_of_faith_formation.pdf |
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Session 3 & 4: Strategies for the Families at the Center Approach to Faith Formation
Connecting Families Intergenerationally
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connecting_families_to_the_ig_faith_community.pdf |
Developing a Strong Family Life
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Discovering God in Everyday Life
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discovering_god_in_everyday_life.pdf |
Empowering Parents & Grandparents
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empowering_parents___grandparents.pdf |
Forming Faith at Home: Adolescents
Click here for: Resources to Accompany Jolene's Workshop
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Forming Faith at Home: Children
Click here for: Resources to Accompany Jolene's Workshop
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Forming Faith through Milestones
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Session 5: Designing 21st Century Family Faith Formation – John Roberto
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designing_21st_century_family_faith_formation.pdf |