Beyond the Book Club: Adult Christian Formation for Heart, Mind and Action
Dates: July 20, 2026 - July 24, 2026
Time: 9:00 am for 3 hours
Organized and thoughtful approaches to adult formation can bring vitality and renewal to a parish or congregation. Many places have both lay and ordained leaders with gifts and passion for teaching ministry and this course will provide a time and place to activate and develop those gifts. In this course, participants will:
- Learn different models of intentional Christian formation for adults in the congregation
- Begin applying one or more models to a plan for formation over a season in the Christian calendar or identified learning need in the congregation
- Identify the needs and characteristics of the adult learner across different contexts
- Grow in self-awareness of one’s strengths as a teacher and experiment with active learning strategies
- Explore the relationship between intentional Christian formation and church growth