Growing up our family had one of the Avon Christmas Countdown Calendars from 1987 with the mouse that moved from one day to the …
Hallmarks of Intergenerational Worship: Empowerment
In the spring of 2025, the Roots & Wings: Intergenerational Formation Collaborative grant team conducted a literature review. …
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Best Practices for Talking about Death in Ministry Settings
In our work as formation leaders, we will encounter opportunities to talk about death and minister to people who are grieving. It …
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Hallmarks of Intergenerational Worship: Relationality
In the spring of 2025, the Roots & Wings: Intergenerational Formation Collaborative grant team conducted a literature review. …
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New and Recent Formation Resources for Advent
Advent is an exciting season in the church year. As many of the resources below underscore, Advent ushers in a new liturgical year …
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“Magical Questions” for Formation Gatherings
I love deep conversations: the kind that draw me in to thought-provoking ideas or heartfelt exchanges, in which time flies and I …
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Building Faith’s Top Picks for Intergenerational Curriculum
Looking for the “best” intergenerational ministry curriculum? There are a variety of options from different publishers and …
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Season of Creation Formation Resources
The Season of Creation is a time that communities across Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant denominations observe from September …
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Cultivating Adventurous, Missional Leaders
Few will remember it—and fewer still will believe it—but when I was a seminarian at Virginia Theological Seminary, I was president …
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Intergenerational Insights: A Vision Rooted in Scripture, Theology, and Sacraments
This article is part of a series on Intergenerational Formation Insights written after a literature review by the Roots & …










