This year’s Forma Annual Conference took place January 27–30, 2025. Our theme, "Come Away Together (Retirémonos Juntos)," came …
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Sarah Bentley Allred is Editor of Building Faith and Associate for Christian Formation & Discipleship in Lifelong Learning. Before joining the Department of Lifelong Learning, Sarah served as Director of Children and Youth Ministries for four years and then completed the MDiv. program at VTS with a focus on Christian formation. She is passionate about children’s spirituality, intergenerational worship, and small church formation. She loves local coffee shops, board games, the beach, and exploring new places with her husband, Richard, and their dog, Grace. Find out more at sarahbentleyallred.com.
Sarah Bentley Allred is Editor of Building Faith and Associate for Christian Formation & Discipleship in Lifelong Learning. Before joining the Department of Lifelong Learning, Sarah served as Director of Children and Youth Ministries for four years and then completed the MDiv. program at VTS with a focus on Christian formation. She is passionate about children’s spirituality, intergenerational worship, and small church formation. She loves local coffee shops, board games, the beach, and exploring new places with her husband, Richard, and their dog, Grace. Find out more at sarahbentleyallred.com.
This year’s Forma Annual Conference took place January 27–30, 2025. Our theme, "Come Away Together (Retirémonos Juntos)," came …
Continue Reading about “Faith in an Exhausted World”: Forma Conference 2025 Plenary Recording
The 2025 Forma Conference is sponsored by Episcopal Relief & Development as well as over two dozen other organizations and …
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Editor's Note: This article is in a forthcoming issue of VTS Magazine. Some of its content is also published on the Forma website. …
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2020 felt like a never ending year. It was such a relief when it came to an end. But then, I woke up on January 1, 2021 and …
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It is a cool November morning just before Thanksgiving. With each gust of wind, a new bunch of leaves swirls down towards the …
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My small parish in central North Carolina started gathering for Sunday morning in-person worship again a month ago. Literally, we …
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Last fall, I created a prayer calendar as part of our church's celebration of Creation Season. Each day featured a different …
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