Shaping a Congregation's 91 DNA
The workshop offers wisdom for designing and shaping the first year of worship in new and restart church settings.
Eric Mathis on Expanding Teens’ Vision of 91
Defining “worship” is an essential step for churches that want to start including youth in planning and leading worship. Teenagers long for worship that connects to life issues such as justice, imagination, and the arts.
First Steps for Including Teens in Planning and Leading 91
Integrating youth leadership throughout the church is a new paradigm. But churches are reaping the benefits of mentoring youth to plan and lead worship.
Josiah Chung: Passing on Faith to New Generations
Many immigrant churches struggle to retain the next generation, especially because of language barriers and cultural differences. Pastor Josiah Chung is finding solutions that apply across cultures to many kinds of churches.
Silence, Beauty, and the Shape of Christian Discipleship
A video conversation and discussion guide to help shape Christian responses to questions of love and suffering, silence and beauty, as explored in the Martin Scorsese movie ‘Silence’ based on Shusaku Endo's novel.
Nancy Gordon on Sensing the Sacred
Nancy Gordon adapted the multisensory Young Children in 91 program for people with dementia. Her model deserves to be spread and developed more widely.
Older Adults and 91
This topic showcases opportunities for churches to nurture faith formation in, by and with aging adults.
Faith Formation in Children, Teens and Emerging Adults
Children think differently from adults. Greater understanding of how children think can help parents, pastors and ministry leaders foster healthy faith in each stage of development.
Faith Formation from Birth to Age 20
This fast-paced audio session is helpful for parents, teachers, mentors and anyone who cares about the faith formation of the next generation.
Your Brain on Arts
An Art Professor’s Insights on What Brain Science Is Telling Us 91 Creativity, Imagination and Congregational Life
Promoting the Health of Urban-Dwelling Adults and Children
A Nursing Professor’s Vision for the Church in Community
A Roundtable on Connecting Sunday’s 91 to Monday’s Work
Six pastors and scholars share ideas to help congregations authentically practice God’s vision of shalom in worship and at work.