Young people need a sense of "growing," of being in a process of transition. - David Elkind
Faith Stepping Stones + The Eight Stones
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The Eight Faith Stepping Stones
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1: Raising a Healthy Baby Three (3) sessions on physical,
emotional and spiritual needs of infants and their parents. Parents
are also taught how to do a nightly blessing as a family faith practice.
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2: Raising a Healthy Preschooler Three (3) sessions
on physical, emotional and spiritual needs of preschoolers and
their parents. Parents are taught to add prayer to the nightly
blessing as a faith practice.
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3: Entry Into School Three (3) sessions on physical,
emotional and spiritual needs of kindergarteners and their parents.
Parents are taught to share Highs & Lows with their children,
and add it to their nightly prayers and blessing.
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4: My Bible Eight (8) sessions highlighting 120 key
verses in young readers’ Bibles. Youth and parents commit
to read a Bible verse nightly, and continue with Highs & Lows,
prayer and blessing nightly.
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5: Livin’ Forgiven Three (3) sessions from Passover
to Lord’s Supper, with nightly confession and absolution
added to the faith practices of Bible reading, Highs & Lows,
prayer and blessing.
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6: Surviving Adolescence Three (3) sessions on "Surviving
Adolescence" where youth and parents learn and commit to the
art of theological reflection (i.e. setting the Bible verse and
the Highs & Lows of the day together to ask "What is God
saying to us today?"), and adding this to the previous faith
practices of confession/absolution, Bible reading, Highs & Lows,
prayer and blessing continue.
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7: Confirmation As Ordination Three (3) sessions where
youth and parents look at their confession, their confirmation,
and their call.
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8: Graduation Blessing Three (3) sessions spread over
the fall, winter, and spring where seniors and their parents look
back God’s blessings, look to the moment, and look to the
future of their new callings.
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If you have any questions about the Faith Stepping Stones system, please contact Ben Hoogland, Faith Stepping Stones Coordinator , at bhoogland@faithink.com or 888-55FAITH. Ben can also be reached via Skype at "finkbenhoogland". |