Christian Practices

In partnership with Lifelong Faith Associates|NCCL, these resources are now available on Fashioning Faith! Here you will discover a variety of faith themes for churches to use in intergenerational and family faith formation programming. This category includes the following sessions: Caring for the Body, Celebrating Life, Discernment, Eating Well, and Forgiveness.

Inter generational Session	Caring for the Body This session presents the Practice of Caring (or honoring) the Body. The practice of honoring the body is born of the confidence that our bodies are made in the image of God’s own goodness. As the place where the divine presence dwells, our bodies are worthy of care and blessing and ought never to be degraded or exploited. It is through our daily bodily acts that we might live more fully into the sacredness of our bodies and the bodies of others. • By John Roberto		View all
Inter generational Session	Celebrating Life Life is meant to be celebrated in all its many forms. God created the earth in generosity and love, to be a place of goodness. We celebrate life through rituals—be they simple or more involved. Some rituals occur daily—in the morning, before and after meals, or at bedtime—while others come along weekly, yearly, or once in a lifetime. Rituals celebrate special days, such as Christmas and birthdays, as well as the more routine times in life. They celebrate life as well as loss. • By John Roberto		View all
Inter generational Session	Discernment Life is full of choices. Sometimes these choices are momentous: deciding on a career path, choosing a marriage partner, having children, or retiring from full-time work. Other choices are not quite as momentous, but they are important nonetheless because they give shape to our life: moving to another place for a new job, pursuing further education, finding a new church, caring for aging parents—all these decisions shape who we are and who we are becoming. • By John Roberto		View all
Inter generational Session	Eating Well The family or household meal is one of the few rituals that allow us to act out our concern for each other, our need and desire to be together. So many good things can happen when family or household members gather together to eat. Just as a meal was central in the ministry of Jesus, a shared meal can be a central faith experience for families or household groups. It is an opportunity to discover Jesus’ presence in the midst of family or household life. • By John Roberto		View all
Category	The Practice of Forgiveness The practice of forgiveness is not simply a one-time action or an isolated feeling or thought. Forgiveness involves us in a whole way of life that is shaped by an ever-deepening friendship with God and with other people. The central goal of this practice is to reconcile, to restore communion—with God, with one another, and with the whole creation.	View all

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