Harrisonburg, VA, and Elgin, IL — Parents want their children to have a vibrant and living faith, one that is carried into the world with tangible effects on daily actions, according to surveys carried out by publishers MennoMedia and Brethren Press. Shine: Living in God’s Light, a collaborative faith formation

Summer provides the perfect opportunity to explore God’s creation with children! Encourage people of all ages in your congregation to spend time outdoors together. Share ideas and activities that will help them notice the beauty and abundance of the created world and cultivate a spirit of wonder and gratitude. Get

We need your help! Our Shine team has launched two surveys to better understand the people and practices shaping faith formation today and to craft resources that meet their needs. One survey is for congregations to complete and the other survey is for families to complete.  Congregational leaders are encouraged to fill out the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Harrisonburg, VA / Elgin, IL — Shine: Living in God’s Light Curriculum, a collaborative faith formation initiative of MennoMedia and Brethren Press, is launching two important surveys this spring—one for congregations and one for families. With these surveys, Shine and its publishers seek to better understand the

John Roberto, a faith formation leader and founder of LifeLong Faith, has said that the intergenerational community is central to lifelong faith formation and ministry. Spiritual life is deepened and nurtured as people of all ages engage in the community’s prayer life, rituals, and blessings together. These shared practices help

What are your first memories of church? I remember the words of the songs we sang during the opening time before we headed down the hallway to Sunday school. I remember sitting at little tables with kid-sized chairs in a linoleum-tiled classroom, the smell of rubber cement we used for