REA2023

Lakisha Lockhart reminds us all that proposals are due January 31.

Many discussions of children’s religious education focus on the ‘nuts and bolts’ of children’s ministry approaches and practices or the intersections of development and faith formation. However, there’s another area that needs our attention: the historical and continuing malformation of children’s lives by religious institutions because of intentional or implicit bias. An example of such

Happy New Year! Whether you typically make new year’s resolutions or not, I hope you will resolve this year to propose a paper, collaborative session, or poster that explores some aspect of the conference theme “Whose Children Are They? Responsibilities for religious formation of a new generation”. Proposals are accepted online (REA 2023 Proposal Submissions)

Eileen Campbell-Reed, in the 3MMM podcast (three minute ministry mentoring) talks about what is being learned coming out of the pandemic, and in this entry focuses on what it can mean to listen to children.

When we gather this summer to talk about who’s responsible for nurturing children’s spiritual sensibilities and identities, we hope to hear from practitioners as well as researchers (and those that understand themselves as both). Think about the reflective practitioners you know who work with children, youth, and families in thoughtful and effective ways. Invite them

Writing my dissertation on the emerging ecclesiology of a 19th century American religious movement, I stumbled across numerous ‘morality tales’ in the publications of that nascent denomination. They often featured wayward children, especially girls, who found their way to faith after the death of their mother or another existential crisis. As a mother of three

As a program team we are thrilled to prepare the next REA annual meeting, to be held online from 10-14 July 2023. In three short blogs the three of us want to share our personal passion with the main theme: Whose Children are They? Responsibilities for Religious Formation of a New Generation. What makes such

Please download and post this flyer with details about the REA Annual Meeting 2023, Whose Children are They? Feel free to send it to your colleagues or post on social media. Color 8.5 x 11 inch flyer: Black and White 8.5 x 11 inch flyer: Color A4 flyer: Black and white A4 flyer:

This website is being launched in time to share with members at REA2022. Please remember that everything here is still in draft form until the REA Board meets and approves the theme and call. Feel free to let us know of any issues you see with the site any time.