Adult
Faith Formation

Presenter: Janet Schaeffler

Adult Faith Formation Resources

Articles

How Adults Learn.pdf
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Adult learning principles.pdf
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Adult faith formation topics.pdf
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Interests & Needs of Adults.pdf
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Adult Faith Formation Resources & Links.pdf
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Formation with Maturing Adults
opportunities_for_growth_for_maturing_adults_.pdf
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effective_formation_practices_for_mature_adults.pdf
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Strategies 

14_ideas_for_adult_faith_formation.pdf
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adult_faith_formation_ideas.pdf
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formation_possibilities_for_adults_in_these_times.pdf
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innovative_options_for_adult_faith_formation.pdf
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many_ways_to_do_adult_faith_formation.pdf
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practical_strategies_to_do_right_away.pdf
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Third Third of Life Toolkit
Resources for ministry with people ages 55 and over
(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
Given the rapidly increasing number of people in the third third of life—ages 55 and older—the time is ripe for churches to think creatively about ministry with, for, and by older people.
​www.crcna.org/FaithFormation/toolkits/third-third-life-toolkit
Practices & Approaches for Adult Faith Formation.pdf
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Books

The Seasons of Adult Faith Formation  provides leaders with a deeper understanding of adulthood today, a vision of twenty-first century adult faith formation, and the tools and processes for designing faith formation for all the seasons of adulthood: young adults, midlife adults, mature adults, and older adults. The book’s chapters include:
  1. Faith Formation for All the Seasons of Adulthood—John Roberto
  2. The Development of Modern Adult Education and Faith Formation—Ed Gordon
  3. Young Adulthood—Kyle Oliver
  4. Midlife Adulthood—Jim Merhaut
  5. Mature Adulthood—Janet Schaeffler
  6. Older Adulthood—Dorothy Linthicum
  7. Spiritual Transformation for Adult Faith Formation—Tom Zanzig
  8. Developing Adult Faith Formation Programming—John Roberto
  9. Designing Twenty-First Century Adult Faith Formation—John Roberto​​​​
The Seasons of Adult Faith Formation Book.pdf
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Practices and Approaches for the Seasons of Adult Faith Formation
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​The Fall 2015 issue of the Lifelong  Faith Journal extends the content in The Seasons of Adult Faith Formation book by providing four practice-centered articles for each season of adulthood. Each of the authors wrote a chapter in the book exploring a contemporary understanding of young adults, midlife adults, mature adults, and older adults. In these new articles they explore effective practices for each stage of adulthood.​  ​
Liturgical Press, 2016
Deepening Faith: Adult Faith Formation in the Parish. Since the ending of Vatican II, the church has officially published no fewer than eight major documents calling for adults to be the center of the church’s educational mission. And the Catholic faithful are calling on the church to quench their thirst for a deepening of their lived faith. They realize that the catechesis they received as children simply isn’t enough to continue in the faith as adults in the church and world; they desire a deepened faith.

In Deepening Faith, Janet Schaeffler, OP, offers a practical guide and source of encouragement to parish and diocesan committees, catechists, and adult faith formation teams. She outlines the essential foundations, methods and strategies that can support this journey for today’s adults of all ages and generations.