Faith Formation

Cory Willson on Inhabiting the Liturgy

Maybe you feel like a bad Christian when you catch yourself thinking about work or weekday concerns during corporate worship. But doing so can help you worship more deeply and faithfully.

March 21, 2016 | 6 min read
The 91ÁÔÆæ Pastor: Thinking Through the Pastoral Dimensions of 91ÁÔÆæ Leading

Whether we know it or not, as worship leaders, we are pastors. The services we plan and lead have a formative effect on the worshipers with whom we gather weekly. The question is not if people are being formed by our leadership, but how.

March 14, 2016 | 55 min listen
Faith Formation, Cradle to Grave

Churches have a variety of faith forming activities. It can be difficult to see how they fit together to form the faith of young and older members of the congregation. 91ÁÔÆæ is one of the few activities that many churches do with all ages.

March 14, 2016 | 59 min listen

What Does World Christianity Mean for Your Church?

The remarkable story of Christianity's growth as a world religion has implications not only for mission work in the far corners of the globe but also for ministry in each local congregation.

March 4, 2016 | 55 min listen

Incorporating Faith and Work into the 91ÁÔÆæ Service

How do we help people connect their faith to their work in our worship services? For many Christians, bringing faith into the workplace falls into two main categories—evangelism and ethics.

March 3, 2016
Children and 91ÁÔÆæ

With a new frontier of research on children's spirituality, research as well as experience is showing churches that creating a sacred space for children, where they can encounter the living God, is vital for their faith formation.

March 2, 2016 | 52 min listen

Olivia Stewart on Young Children and 91ÁÔÆæ

It sounds counter-intuitive, especially today. But it turns out that helping children learn to get quiet in their own ways is huge for helping them encounter God.

January 21, 2016 | 5 min read
Children and 91ÁÔÆæ: Helping Them to Experience God

This video provides information on the Children & 91ÁÔÆæ program and why it is so effective in the spiritual development of young children.

January 5, 2016 | 1 min video