Interview of Paul Cannon, CYF MDIV graduate

Interview of Karen Gieseke, CYF MA graduate and CYF Prize Winner 2012 Read Karen’s full paper: A Future I Trust In: Identity and Vocation as the Parent-Leader See Karen’s Blog Post Here

For more ways to expand your thinking about pushing forward Karen Gieseke’s ideas about the vocation of parents as leaders in the faith of their children, be sure to order:  Parents and Faith Formation issue of the journal Lifelong Faith, (Vol 5.3)  It is filled with both helpful content/reading and also applicable praxis. Parents are the most important factor in the healthy development

Photos by Sandy Troyan, MA CYF graduate from Luther Seminary As you reflect on Andrew Kellner’s idea of Communities of Creativity, here is a resource for you to use in your context. What kind of religious symbols could kids find in this pictures? What meaning do these pictures convey to youth? What images convey the Christian story to your youth?

Interview of Andrew Kellner, CYF MA graduate and CYF Prize Winner 2012 Read Andrew’s full paper: Communities of Creativity: The Role of Symbols in Youth Formation See Andrew’s Blog Post Here

Dr. David Lose weighs in on the future of seminaries, and theological education, with this provocative statement: I’d argue the single most significant cause of decline is far simpler: most seminaries are training leaders for a church and world that no longer exists. Lose references Alan Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk’s book, The Missional Leader, and the three zones that organizations

Dee Pederson talks about building cross-cultural relationships in Saint Cloud, Minn., forming the connective tissue between members who don’t share the same culture or language. Dee Pederson: Many Cultures and Languages from Discerning Mission on Vimeo.

Annotation by Jeffrey Eisele. Moltmann, J.The Trinity and the Kingdom : The Doctrine of God. 1st Fortress Press ed. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1993. In The Trinity and the Kingdom, Jurgen Moltmann offers a complex and thorough examination of the Christian doctrine of God as Trinity. His aim is to reveal what the implications of this doctrine are for understanding

Annotation by Jeffrey Eisele. Bass, Dorothy C. Practicing Our Faith : A Way of Life for a Searching People. 1st ed. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass, 1997. My biased suspicions about a book on faith practices were that it will probably offer some way for the reader to try harder at adding spiritual workouts to one’s life in order to live

Listen as Laurie Skow-Anderson talks about the challenges of moving from a uniracial congregation to a more multiracial one: Laurie Skow-Anderson: “Pentecost on the Prairie” from Discerning Mission on Vimeo.

March 13 at 11am CST | Live Online | Tell the Story | Workshop

Thursdays, April 8 - May 27, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST | Live Online | Cultivate Community | Course

March 4, 11, 18, 25 at 1:00 PM CST | Live Online | Connect with God | Course