LIFELONG LEARNING BEYOND General Assembly 2013 Louisville KY

LIFELONG LEARNING & BEYOND General Assembly 2013 Louisville KY Workshop #2035 Kentucky International Convention Center - 207

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OVERVIEW Introduction to Faith Formation 2020 Faith Formation Networks Resources

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No Religious Affiliation The Rise of Digital Media & the Internet Aging Baby Boomers Spiritual, not Religious The Changing Landscape Declining Religious Socialization Declining Church Participation Increasing Diversity & Pluralism Changing Marriage & Family Life

21 ST CENTURY FAITH FORMATION What could a 21 st century approach to faith formation look like? How would we address the diversity of people’s religious and spiritual needs today? How would we engage people? How would we reach people? What technologies would we use? What resources would we access?

ENVISIONING A Lifelong Faith Formation Network is a way to provide faith formation for everyone, anytime, anywhere, 24 x 7 x 365.

Identify a Target Audience Implement the Network with a Wider Audience & Continue Evaluation and Improvements Network Design Process Create and Test a Network Prototype Research the Target Audience Define the Group’s Point of View Design the Network

FAITH FORMATION SETTINGS On Your Own Community & World Church Community Mentored Face-to-Face & Virtual @Home Large Group Small Group

A NETWORK APPROACH Church Programs Small Groups & Support Groups User. Generated Content Mentors Social Media for Connection Blogs Faith Formation Network Community Programs Online Courses & Activities Apps Video Conference Online Resources: Print, Audio, Video

LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION NETWORK IN YOUR LOCAL CONGREGATION Network Curation Lifelong Faith Formation Family Ministry Technology

RESOURCES

www. facebook. com/Growing. Unitarian. Universalism

www. newmediaprojectatunion. org/pages/The-Project/default. aspx

pinterest. com

twitter. com

www. facebook. com/UUMedia

vibrantfaithathomeblog. org/2012/10/11/october-faith-home

www. questformeaning. org/page/reflecting/for-famillies

UU WORLD FAMILY PAGES

UU PARENTING BLOG blogs. uuworld. org/parenting

UU ILLUMINATIONS APP uua. org/beliefs/illuminations

UU PARENTING ONLINE

www. unitarianuniversalism. tv

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