Forming Faith
For Christian education and nurture leaders.
Columns
Winter 2008-09 -- Just walk across the room
Spring 2008 -- Older children learn about global hunger
Fall 2007 -- Money at life's milestones
Fall 2006 -- Transformative experiences
Summer 2006 -- Welcoming newcomers into Christian education
Spring 2006 -- Take the jitters out of teaching youth
Winter 2005-2006 -- Christian formation as a shared responsibility
Fall 2005 -- Too busy to teach?
Spring 2005 -- Prophetic church, prophetic children
Winter 2004-2005 -- Passionate leadership
Fall 2004 -- God's Gift of choice
Summer 2004 -- Keeping camp alive
Spring 2004 -- Wading into the
Winter 2003-04 -- Releasing the youth
Fall 2003 -- Nurturing the nurturers
Other Resources
Bible for Beginners: how a church in Winnipeg created a safe place for people who wanted to know the basics of the Bible but were afraid to expose their ignorance. (Word .doc)
Welcoming New Christians: A Guide for the Initiation of Adults
Faith & Life Press and Mennonite Publishing House
Acrobat PDF 568KB
This manual, published in 1995 is now out of print. A cooperative venture of pastors and denominational staff from across the continent, it offers an instruction guide and a wealth of ideas for worship and instruction, organized around four stages of initiation: invitation; inquiry and exploration; preparation for baptism (including baptism service); and post-baptism.