Formation Resources

Please visit these pages to find resource suggestions and formation tools for all age groups.

Disclaimer: Resources listed on these pages are sent to us by the publishers or groups producing them and do not necessarily represent the views of the diocese. They are not vetted by a committee of any sort but generally come from trusted vendors.

If you have a resource you would like us to include, contact Canon Jimmy Hartley.

• Forma, the network for Christian formation professionals
• Building Faith is published by Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary, with a mission to equip and inspire churches and individuals for the ministry of Christian education and faith formation
• Grow Christians, an online community of discipleship focused on the practical details of life at home. Gathering reflections, stories, images, and recipes from diverse Episcopalians, this group blog inspires generations to come together as they celebrate the presence of God through the Christian year.
• Faith Formation Learning Exchange – organized by different ages and groupings, offers current research, effective practices, and models in faith formation
• Church Publishing offers a number of print resources for purchase
• Forward Movement offers numerous formation resources and curricula
• Episcopal Church Foundation
• Episcopal Church Foundation's Spanish-language resources

Children

• God's Word, My Voice
  A Lectionary for Children by Lyn Zill Briggs. This collection of the Revised Common Lectionary readings is paraphrased for children. Read aloud in Sunday morning worship, it will help kids read the word of God and understand its meaning for their lives.
• Children Formation Curricula Overview – a simple comparison chart of a variety of curricula; developed by Sharon Ely Pearson, the Christian Formation Specialist for Church Publishing and updated annually.

Youth

• Confirm not Conform
  Confirm not Conform is a confirmation program that celebrates questions and choices. It provides a safe place for young people to explore the breadth of the Christian tradition, to ask questions and express their doubts, and to discover what they truly believe.

Adult

• Education for Ministry
  Lay persons face the difficult and often subtle task of interpreting the richness of the church's faith in a complex and confusing world. They need a theological education which supports their faith and also teaches them to express that faith in day-to-day events. As the emphasis on lay ministry has grown, Education for Ministry has come to play an important role by providing a program that develops an informed and knowledgeable laity.