Family Resources
Taking Faith Home is a weekly take-home lectionary based resource supporting Vibrant Faith Ministries' Four Keys for Nurturing Faith in Home and Congregation".
Passing on Faith in Home and Congregation
Key #1 Caring Conversation
In essence, "caring conservation" involves weaving faith into our daily interactions. Great times for caring conversation include mealtimes, on the way to and from school, bathtimes and bedtimes, before and after church, and during leisure activities.
Key #2 Devotional Practices
Devotional practices are repeated activities through which the word of Christ can, as Paul, puts it "completely fill our lives". They are the spiritual equivalent of daily meals: things we do daily, almost without thinking, that permit God to feed us and sustain us, to keep us spiritually alive and healthy.
Key #3 Service
In the concrete formation of faith, service appears to play a particularly important function. As a visible expression of Christian love and belief, service puts "wheels on faith", bringing it into the arena of daily life and connecting Christian proclamation with tangible situations and practices.
Key #4 Rituals and Traditions
From a faith perspective, rituals and traditions are no less important. In fact, they sit at the very heart of the Christian faith. Sunday worship services, the Lord's Supper and Baptism are each God-given rituals and traditions that bond us into God's family and remind us of whose we are and what is truly important.
Passing on Faith in Home and Congregation
Key #1 Caring Conversation
In essence, "caring conservation" involves weaving faith into our daily interactions. Great times for caring conversation include mealtimes, on the way to and from school, bathtimes and bedtimes, before and after church, and during leisure activities.
Key #2 Devotional Practices
Devotional practices are repeated activities through which the word of Christ can, as Paul, puts it "completely fill our lives". They are the spiritual equivalent of daily meals: things we do daily, almost without thinking, that permit God to feed us and sustain us, to keep us spiritually alive and healthy.
Key #3 Service
In the concrete formation of faith, service appears to play a particularly important function. As a visible expression of Christian love and belief, service puts "wheels on faith", bringing it into the arena of daily life and connecting Christian proclamation with tangible situations and practices.
Key #4 Rituals and Traditions
From a faith perspective, rituals and traditions are no less important. In fact, they sit at the very heart of the Christian faith. Sunday worship services, the Lord's Supper and Baptism are each God-given rituals and traditions that bond us into God's family and remind us of whose we are and what is truly important.
Living Faith at Home is a monthly newsletter from the Northeast Iowa Synod- Home Life Network. This newsletter is to strengthen faith in families, equip and empower adults through resources, and facilitate cross-generational faith formation.
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