Memorization and formation
by Lisa Fischbeck The year after I graduated from college, I worked for a marketing research firm in Dallas, Texas, where I befriended Pat, a
by Lisa Fischbeck The year after I graduated from college, I worked for a marketing research firm in Dallas, Texas, where I befriended Pat, a
Leroy Huizenga offers interesting perspective on the role of cathechetics, writing on Krista Tippitt’s blog, On Being. While his piece centers mostly on practices in
Is it important that we speak compellingly about Jesus?
by Derek Olsen The state of Adult Christian Formation in the Episcopal Church seems to be in a state of serious decline. The recent piece
What I have noticed lately is a movement to what I call “home churching.” Parents who want their children to have faith and moral guidance and meaning for life, are teaching their children at home rather than sending them to Sunday school or taking them to church services.
“We’ve cancelled it all.”
A recently released report has some sobering news for American parents. Children in the U.S. are falling further behind world standards in education. Some of
In England the schools run by the Church of England are some of the only places where children can be educated in a climate that represents a true cross-section of their communities.
We now have four different generations and a major cultural divide between those people above versus below the age of approximately 45. While many of us understand that there are some differences in worldview, beliefs, and values, we don’t understand how deep they are and cannot really articulate the differences that affect church participation and membership.
The publishing arm of The Episcopal Church, Church Publishing Inc., recently started a blog for the Christian Ed community called buildingfaith. Posts come from a