The passion that moved me into religious education – The words “church,” “education” and “public” are at the heart of Christian religious education. These words came together for me into a vocation in the midst of seminary and graduate school, yet were born much earlier. First, an evangelical Methodist “church” was a formative in my
There are several significant sources behind my becoming a religious educator. I grew up in the church. My mother played piano and organ at a variety of congregations in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) so my brother (also an ordained minister in this denomination) and I grew up being in worship and in both
My formation initially began at home with my parents. More formal religious education was nurtured at Lutheran Church of the Epiphany in Brooklyn, New York. I can remember a number of my Sunday school teachers, although not formally trained, were dedicated to the task of passing on the faith tradition to us youngsters. While in
I became inspired to pursue Religious Education while a seminary student. Kieran Scott was the faculty person teaching my first RE course and I became inspired through his enthusiasm for the discipline. The more I studied, the more inspired I became. I had come to the seminary after having taught a couple of classes in
The fourth plenary at our recent annual meeting was focussed on the questions of religious education in public life, and specifically on caring for creation. Jennifer Ayres, Kyle Kramer and Timothy Van Meter all addressed these issues, and there was robust discussion following their presentations.
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The third plenary session of the REA annual meeting in 2015 featured Graham Rossiter exploring the topic of media and imagination in religious education. Marisa Crawford and Katherine Turpin offered responses.
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FORMA is a grassroots association of members of The Episcopal Church and kindred individuals and institutions. Forma supports, networks, advocates for, resources, and celebrates Christian formation leaders in their Christian formation ministries. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION The executive director will report directly to Forma’s Board of Directors and will work collaboratively with the board, seeking
The second plenary session of the 2015 REA annual meeting featured Dr. Fred Edie (Duke Divinity) and Nick Stuart (Odyssey) exploring the power of imagination both within and outside of communities of faith.
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We have now placed video recordings of all of the plenary speakers from this 2015 meeting online. We will highlight each speaker in a news post here, and we encourage you to share the videos and use them in teaching. In the opening plenary of the 2015 meeting Emilie Townes focused on the challenges of imagination
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We have now placed video recordings of all of the plenary speakers from last November’s meeting online. We will highlight each speaker in a news post here, and we encourage you to share the videos and use them in teaching. In the opening plenary of the 2015 meeting Emilie Townes focused on the challenges of imagination
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