Networking, Resourcing, & Advocating
for Faith Formation Ministries
AUCE-Recomended
Faith Formation Resources
If you have suggestions for resources that would benefit other UCC faith formation leaders throughout the US, please share them with us and we will add them here.
*The AUCE Board of Directors reserves the right to decline submissions that do not comply with the mission and beliefs of the United Church of Christ.
Websites
(some include curriculum materials; see below for the Curriculum Resources category)
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A Sanctified Art
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Faith in the home (Traci Smith)
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Faith Inkubators (resources for parents)
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Illustrated Ministry
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Keep Connected (for families from Search Institute)
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Lifelong Faith
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Messy Church
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Milestones Ministry
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Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education
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Palestine Israel Network (UCC) - resources for children & youth
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Parenting Forward
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Picture the Bible
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SALT (progressive seasonal digital/printable resources)
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Sticky Faith
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Storypath (children's book reviews and lesson suggestions)
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Workshop Rotation
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Worshiping with Children
Blogs
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Building Faith (faith formation blog)
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reFocus Ministry (Christine Embree)
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Rows of Sharon (Sharon Ely Pearson)
Curriculum Resources and Assistance
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UCC-friendly curriculum materials with thanks to the Southern New England Conference Faith Formation Team
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Curriculum resource help from the Southern New England Conference Faith Formation Team
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Adult faith formation resources curated by the Southern New England Conference Faith Formation Team (scroll down to Adult Faith Formation)
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The Ministry Lab - cultivating vibrant church leaders and congregations by pooling the wisdom and resources of the Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church, Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ, Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area, The Synod of Lakes and Prairies (PCUSA), and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.
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Practical Resources for Churches - resource consultants, on-line catalog, live and recorded webinars
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Vacation Bible School resources and support from Building Faith
Curated Faith Formation & Youth Ministry Resources
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The Ministry Lab
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Practical Resources for Churches
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Southern New England Conference UCC Faith Formation Team
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Yale Youth Ministry Institute
Facebook Groups
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Association of United Church Educators (AUCE)
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Birthing Cross+Gen Community
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Hope4CE
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Progressive Youth Ministry
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Raising Children Unfundamentalist
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The Changing 21st Century Sunday School
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Unfundamentalist/Progressive Children's Ministry
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Parenting Forward
Other Networking Communities
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Catalyst from Vibrant Faith - a free online community & resource center for faith formation leaders
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Faith Formation & Youth Ministry Leaders Cohort - an informal group within The Damascus Project Network that meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays 10:00-11:30 a.m. Central Time. Contact Lisa Hart for more information and to join.
Resources for AUCE Members
Members of AUCE are granted access to a specially curated page of member-created resources, which includes downloads of the UCC's Faith Practices materials at no cost.
Lost your password? Contact Lisa Hart to have it e-mailed to you.
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Launched in January 2020, Vibrant Faith Catalyst is an online community and resource center for Christian leaders committed to transforming the way we envision and design faith formation for all ages in the 21st century. Vibrant Faith created Catalyst to build a community of Christian leaders who support, encourage, and challenge each other toward vital and vibrant faith formation in their churches, and to provide resources, tools, training, and enrichment to develop, sustain, and grow lifelong faith formation.