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This blog is part of our Faith Formation Roundtables series. Carrie Mast is the Children & Youth Ministry director at First Mennonite Church in Bluffton, Ohio. In her bivocational life with her husband, two college-aged children and 10-year-old son, she makes space for teaching, learning and digging in the dirt, as a member of a farm co-op. _______________________________________________________ Declining church attendance on holidays and during summer months, as well as overall church abandonment, are challenges that might drive a church to pursue intergenerational faith formation. Such an approach may address problems like the scarcity of volunteers or a small number...
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This blog is part of our Faith Formation Roundtables series. Shana Peachey Boshart, as denominational minister for Faith Formation for Mennonite Church USA (MC USA), nurtures a network of MC USA faith formation leaders to grow faith in people of all ages. Shana has formal training in coaching and spiritual direction and is a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). She is a member of Prairie Street Mennonite Church, Elkhart, Indiana. _______________________________________________________ When I was a child, we lived a three-hour drive from our extended family, and we made that drive often. When my cousin and her family...
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Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) is hosting a series of virtual Faith Formation Roundtable discussions to connect, encourage and support faith formation leaders amid the uncertainties of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Faith Formation Roundtables will be held via Zoom twice a month in August, September and October. “The Faith Formation Roundtables will provide an opportunity for pastors, leaders, teachers and volunteers to gather and discuss topics they’re passionate about,” said Shana Peachey Boshart, MC USA denominational minister for Faith Formation and the host of the online events. “I’m hopeful that these conversations will spark new, practical ideas that...
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This blog is part of our Faith Formation Roundtables series. Ruth Goring is a poet, writer for children and visual artist, who grew up in Colombia as the daughter of missionaries. Besides her picture books for kids, she has published two collections of poetry: “Yellow Doors” and “Soap Is Political.” In 2021, she retired from a career in book editing, most recently at the University of Chicago Press. Ruth is the featured guest for the Oct. 12 Faith Formation Roundtable. _______________________________________________________ In recent years, I’ve been able to fulfill a childhood dream: writing and illustrating picture books. And becoming a...
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This blog is part of our Faith Formation Roundtables series. Andrea Wall is pastor of Faith Formation at Bethesda Mennonite Church in Henderson, Nebraska. She has served her home church on the ministerial team for 13 years, and prior to that, she worked in marketing and public relations for educational institutions and a large tech company. She currently serves on the MC USA Faith Formation Leadership Team. She and her husband, Mike, have three girls under the age of seven. _______________________________________________________ I must admit that every May, while everyone is celebrating graduation, I grieve just a little bit. Although I...
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This blog is part of our Faith Formation Roundtables series. Chris Cox was born in Texas, raised in Alabama, previously served in ministry in Georgia, and is now serving as youth and young adults pastor at C3 Hampton (Virginia). He has devoted his life to mentoring, molding and maintaining relationships with youth and young adults. Cox has traveled the nation for over a decade, speaking to students and student leaders. He is the creator of “The Collective,” a leadership development community for youth pastors and leaders. Cox has a heart for discipleship and spends most of his time developing and...
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