Faith formation is central to the ministry of every congregation and to The Ministry Lab’s calling.
The Ministry Lab exists to help you innovate and connect you to resources for faith formation with all ages.
The Ministry Lab’s support includes:
- Seasonal Opportunities for camps, workshops, trips, etc., pop up throughout the year. Our current favorites can be found here.
- Robust and ever-evolving online resources for all ages – through our lib guides (curated lists of multi-media resources).
- Hard copy resources you can borrow, including books, DVD, curricula and study guides
- Free and unlimited one-on-one consultations for all member congregations; call or email Emily Meyer.
For Leaders
Prepare meaningful Lent, Holy Week, & Easter gatherings.
Create safe spaces for Diversity including hospitality with/for:
- LGBTQ2S+ folx
- Multicultural/Multiracial Congregations
- Multilingual/Multimedia Resources
- People with Special Needs
Develop best practices and other tools for Leadership, by working on:
- Boundaries & Safety
- Digital/Hybrid Ministry
- Leadership Skills
- Mentors & Volunteers
- Technology – Boundaries & Best Practices
- Additional Trainings & Webinars
- Young Leaders
Find additional resources for all areas, curated for easy accessibility in our Faith Formation lib guides. We break them down here:
For Children & Families
- Antiracism with Children & Families
- Backpack & Back-to-School Sundays
- Bible with Children
- Children’s Ministry
- First Communion
- Hybrid Ministry (See also Family Faith, below)
- Nursery
- Prayer & Worship with Children
- Sexuality & Gender Identity with Children
To support At-Home Faith Formation, see our Family Faith guides, including:
- Parenting
- Prayer
- Raising Confident Kids
- Raising Confident Tweens & Teens
- Spiritual Practices
- Talking about Grief & Trauma with Children & Families
For Tweens & Teens
Engage youth in meaningful Pride and Juneteenth observances – and process these challenging days – with resources from our lib guides:
- Affirmation of Baptism/Confirmation
- Antiracism: Tweens & Teens
- Bible
- Grief & Trauma
- Online and at-home tech ideas
- Prayer
- Sexuality & Gender Identity
- Youth Ministry
For Young Adults & Adults
Invite folx to develop deepen personal and communal awareness of systems of oppression as they grow in empathy and hope – and the ability to celebrate with joy! – with resources for:
- Antiracism with Adults
- Bible Study & Other Curricula
- Grief & Trauma with Adults
- Sexuality & Gender Identity
- Small Groups
- Spiritual Practices
For Intergenerational & Innovative Ministries
Find resources for Revamping Youth Ministry / Going Intergenerational or ideas for ministry with all ages in the following specific areas:
- Camps, Retreats, Summer, & VBS
- which includes Mission Trips
- Church Year/Seasons with more for:
- Creation Care
- Discipleship
- Doctrine & Theologies
- Emotional Awareness
- Interreligious Dialogue
- Pop Culture
- Relationships & Identity
- Sabbath & Rest
- Sacraments & Life Stages
- Truth Telling & Story Telling
- Science & Faith
- Social Justice
- Spiritual Gifts
- Spiritual Growth
- Truth Telling & Story Telling
Great Idea
Generated by The Ministry Lab’s partners, congregational leaders and director. If you’ve got a Great Idea to share, let us know!
DRAW(ING) THE CIRCLE WIDE
An invitation to undertake the work of auditing congregational resources – with ‘societal and eschatological ramifications’.
Read more here.
Learn More
Have something you’d like to discuss? Need to check out resources? Share questions, interests and ideas with The Ministry Lab’s Executive Director, Rev. Emily Meyer or search our site.