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“Behold, I Am Doing a New Thing!”: The Radically Hybrid 2024 Forma Conference

Editor's Note: This article is in a forthcoming issue of VTS Magazine. Some of its content is also published on the Forma website. …

Imagine you had flour, sugar, baking soda, and water in front of you. What might you make? Even if you don’t bake, things like …

Recruiting volunteers is an active activity. Let me say that again. Recruitment is an active activity. Actually, let me restate …

If you have enough volunteers on your team and in your ministry, stop reading this now. Take the next few minutes to grab a drink, …

"Do you really want me? I do not have any experience.”Have you approached someone about becoming a formation leader and heard this …

Summer can be a great time to dive into a book or two (or more!). If you want to do some summer reading and would like to add a …

Recently I attended a conference on children and youth formation practices. It was a joy to meet with other formation ministers …

This January, I had the privilege to present on prioritizing wellness in a church setting at FORMA. I felt honored and excited by …

Throughout the church year, many appropriate opportunities for gift-giving arise, including confirmation, graduation, and thanks …

I was recently in a group discussion where the leader asked, "Do you practice what you preach?" This is a fair question and a good …