faith formation
What We’re Learning: Connecting Matters More Than You Think
In Vibrant Faith’s ongoing Fourth-Soil Parenting Project, we coach church ministry leaders to: Honor (uphold) parents as the primary
March 19, 2024
Author: Nancy Going
faith formation
What We’re Learning: Parents’ Unique Spiritual Longings
Parenting tips, strategies, and philosophies are well-resourced in our culture—through books, seminars, social media, and online resources. And in
February 15, 2024
faith formation
What We’re Learning: 3 Unsung Heroes
The old saying goes: “The church is always one generation away from extinction.” Typically, we use that sort of “fear
February 1, 2024
faith formation
The Programification of the Church
I know, “program-ification” is not a real word. One of our Vibrant Faith Coaches, the Rev. Erik Samuelson, made that
December 20, 2023
faith formation
The Way We Look at Parents
It’s a sad-but-true reality—we often see parents primarily as our church volunteers, not the faith-forming leaders of their families and
December 20, 2023
faith formation
What We’re Learning: But They Don’t Have Time…
When we gather with other ministry leaders, the conversations inevitably gravitate toward a common complaint—we disapprove of the way most
November 2, 2023
Nancy Going
What We’re Learning: Setting Unrealistic Expectations
(EDITOR’S NOTE: At Vibrant Faith we’ve partnered with our team of ministry leadership coaches to name the obstacles and challenges
October 24, 2023
Wrong Assumptions about Parents
Ministry leaders generally agree that parents matter most for the formation of faith in their children, but nevertheless have multiple
September 26, 2023
faith formation
Obstacles of Forming Faith: What We’re Learning
It’s maybe the oldest “shop talk” topic in ministry—Why can’t or won’t parents take responsibility for forming faith in their
September 5, 2023
Nancy Going
The Truth About Our Obstacles
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve heard an important truism more than once, so maybe that’s a nudge to
August 21, 2023