Lisa Kimball, Author at Building Faith

Lisa Kimball

Dr. Lisa Kimball is the Associate Dean of Lifelong Learning and the James Maxwell Professor of Lifelong Christian Formation at Virginia Theological Seminary. She recently served on The Confirmation Project Advisory team, representing the Episcopal Church in a five-year study of youth confirmation, and is currently directing Baptized for Life: An Episcopal Discipleship Initiative, two outward expressions of her passion for equipping people of all ages to live courageous Christian lives.

Lisa Kimball

Carpe Sacramentum! Parish-Wide Formation for Confirmation, Reception and Renewal of Vows

As whole congregations participate in the formation of new Christians, every person is invited to go deeper into their own vows, …

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Building on the Legacy of the CMT in a Changing World

Life is flux … The only thing that is constant is change. -Heraclitus of Ephesus, 535 BC The grass withers, the flower fades, …

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Profile: Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook

With her signature pragmatism and humility, Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook acknowledged, “Most of what I do as academic dean of a seminary …

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Confirmation: Hope for a Lost Sacrament?

"The Confirmation Project data is convincing. Healthy confirmation programs exist and they can be found in tiny congregations and …

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