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Lifelong Christian Formation

Welcome to the Congregational Learning web site.  As part of the Evangelism and Congregational Life Center we are committed to providing those individuals who are responsible for congregational learning with resources and information which you will find useful as you provide your worshiping community with exciting faith formation opportunities.  

Faith formation is a life long process and we are excited about our department’s new structure.  There are now four distinctive areas of focus in Congregational Learning; Children, Youth, Adult and Older Adults. Although each area has a staff member specializing in a particular chronological age it is important to remember that each area is woven together, providing continuous and consistent formational education and experiences.  The foundation of scripture, tradition and reason are trends that weave together all generations. It is through the telling of individual stories, the community story and the great story people presently affiliated with the institutional church as well as those beyond the threshold of church doors can explore, re-discover and expand their own lifelong faith formation journey. 

Proclaiming Education for All ("PEALL")
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PEALL is a task force appointed by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church following the 2003 General Convention with the mandate to study Christian formation and theological education in the Episcopal Church and make recommendations to Executive Council for the 2009 General Convention. What follows are a variety of documents that helped inform PEALL’s work, as well as several reports and presentations that were outcomes of the task force’s deliberations.

As PEALL began its deliberations, the taskforce felt it was important to have an understanding of where the church has been before determining where the church should go.” A sub-group of PEALL developed a document called “Legacies, Lessons and Lifelines”. PEALL hopes this document along with the accompanying narrative and timeline will give the reader some background and understanding of the variety of events that have impacted education and our churches. In doing so, we learned how history repeats itself” and how it can teach us a great deal about who we are as a community of faith and where our energies and resources can make the most impact.. It is PEALL’s hope is that this material is useful as the Church plans for the future.


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Legacies, Lessons & Lifelines: The Past Present, and Future of Theological Education & Christian Formation
PEALL Glossary of Terms
2008 Survey of National Association of Episcopal Christian Education Directors (NAECED)
Resources Christian Educators are asking for
2008 Survey Appendix A– (Responses to specific survey questions)
2008 Survey Appendix B– (Responses to specific survey questions)
2008 Survey Appendix C– (Responses to specific survey questions)




ADULT FORMATION
The Thoughtful Christian
Talking with Children about Tragedy
Revised Study Guide to the NCC Church and Children Policy Statement
Resources for the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL)
2005 Survey of Christian Education and Formation Leaders Serving in Episcopal Churches