The pandemic has taught us very clearly that we cannot always meet in-person. Many parishes turned to Zoom and other platforms to...
One element of becoming a mature Christian is the practice of unlearning. The hope of the Christian learner is less about gaining...
The recording and presentation materials are now here for the Online Christian Formation Webinar. Thirty-six registrants signed up for...
Note: this article was first published in 2020, but the apps listed below are still relevant and available. New ones are added...
Few things are more special in the life of the church than the celebration of baptism. There is a moving moment in Marilynne Robinson’s...
It’s almost Year A. What does that mean? It means that beginning on December 1, 2019, the gospel we will hear from the most on Sundays...
It’s the year of Luke beginning on November 28th. On the first Sunday of Advent, churches throughout the world begin a new cycle...
This is one of an occasional series of posts from the members of the Christian Formation Subcommittee, whose joyful task it is to...
Podcasts for Formation This list has been updated for Spring 2023. The summer can be a time to enjoy reading or other things we...
God comes to you disguised as your life – Paula D’Arcy Spiritual Formation is a process of being transformed into the image of Christ...
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.Matthew 7: Start with prayer....
A number of parishes in the diocese are experimenting with a new course in Christian formation called Pilgrim. Aimed at explorers new...
It can be hard to find formation resources that fit within our context as Canadian Anglicans. The national church doesn’t have the same...
We would be hardpressed to find a time of year when many people experience more expectations, more social engagements, more targeted...
It’s that time of year again when many parishes are getting ready to prepare a new group of people for the sacrament of confirmation....
Awkward silences or contentious conversations. Starting off with a group of twelve but now there’s only three or four. Many of us know...
The gospel of Mark, with its repeated use of the word “immediately”, is known for its fast and urgent action as Jesus bursts in fully...
“Whenever my niece complains that what we do in church is meaningless to her, I sit up and take notice. Her expectation that this event...
