Children's
​Faith Formation

Presenter: Tanya Campen

Children's Faith Formation Resources

Strategies

Children's Ministry Toolkit 
​(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
In this toolkit you’ll find hundreds of ideas for building a strong, vibrant children’s ministry in your church and addressing the challenges that arise.
www2.crcna.org/FaithFormation/toolkits/childrens-ministry-toolkit

Ten Ways for Families to Engage Kids in Worship 
​(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
www.crcna.org/sites/default/files/ten_ways_kids_in_worship.pdf

Ten Ways to Connect With Children and Teens in Your Church 
​(Faith Formation Ministries, Christian Reformed Church NA)
​network.crcna.org/faith-nurture/ten-ways-connect-children-and-teens-your-church​​
"Family Faith Formation Strategies" from the Families at the Center of Faith Formation Book
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Intergenerational Faith Formation Strategies" from the Generations Together book. 
intergenerational_faith_formation_strategies.pdf
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Celebrating Milestones by Lynn Barger Elliot 
celebrating_milestones.pdf
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Learning the Christian Story by Tanya Eustace Campen and Lynn Barger Elliott 
learning_the_christian_story.pdf
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Praying and Spiritual Formation by Lee Yates
praying___spiritual_formation.pdf
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Reading the Bible by Lee Yates
reading_the_bible.pdf
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Service, Justice, and Caring for Creation by Lee Yates
serving_justice_care_for_creation.pdf
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Worshipping and Celebrating the Seasons by Lisa Brown
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Articles

"Understanding Children Today" by Tanya Eustace Campen
​This essay explores what faith formation leaders need to know as they journey with children during this important decade. This includes taking a look at the four areas that impact development, identifying ten key learnings that will help ministry leaders understand the child’s faith development more deeply, and celebrating the gifts children bring that can enrich the life and faith of their surrounding community.
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Nurturing the Faith of Young People: Faith Factors by Jolene Roehlkepartain
nurturing_the_faith_of_young_people__roehlkepartain_.pdf
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Books

Holy Work with Children by Tanya Campen

Children are theologians with the ability to recognize and respond to God's presence in their lives. Listening to the stories of children helps us to understand how children make meaning out of God's presence and reveals tools that children use as they claim their faith. With this knowledge, adults can then better promote and encourage children's spiritual growth. Offering a theology of childhood, Holy Work with Children values the child's role in the Body of Christ and God's transformative work. Dr. Campen invites readers to consider: -ow does listening to children teach us about God and faith formation? What wisdom and insight do children offer to all of us by how they seek understanding of God and God's presence in their lives? How can we guide and support the children in our communities in this work? Drawing on direct research with children as they think theologically, this book extends both theological and educational research. Holy Work with Children offers practical examples for how congregational leaders, parents, and those who journey with children can encourage and guide them as they make theological meaning and discover ways to respond to God's grace and love making a difference in their communities and the world.
Faith Formation with a New Generation presents a holistic and comprehensive approach to faith formation grounded in the best understanding of the key factors that contribute to growth in faith and discipleship in the first two decades of life and build a solid foundation for a lifelong faith. You will find  something old in this book—the centrality of an intergenerational faith community and the family; and you will find  something new—twenty-first century approaches and methods for engaging a new generation of young people (Gen Z) and their parents.
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