Faith Practices

Using distinctive practices of faith — such as “Keeping Sabbath” and “Playing and Living Joyfully” — Faith Practices is designed to invigorate worship, service and education in a congregation. Faith Practices‘ non-linear activities-based approach can be used with a wide variety of age groups or church settings. The role of the leader using Faith Practices is not to be an expert but to be a pilgrim guide, exploring spiritual practices alongside participants.

Practices in the Curriculum

Faith Practices is designed to be a “living curriculum” that can be used as a whole set or as individual components, exploring each spiritual practice through scripture, art and music, justice-focused service, discipleship conversations, and more. The twelve practices are:

Imagine: 12 spiritual practices. 12 age/focus groups. 100s of activities. What might your congregation do with such a resource?

Ways to Introduce Faith Practices

There are many fantastic ways to make Faith Practices work in your community. Think outside the box – there’s no wrong way!

• Invite all those interested to meet at a coffee shop or café to engage Daily Life with the twelve practices.
• Have your leadership choose a spiritual practice to engage together for one year. 
• Use prayers and other worship ideas to inspire choir practices, mission activities, youth group gatherings, church workdays, and more.
• Compile activity suggestions for use at home, and share them with every household in your community.

• Use the “Living Stewardship” materials for a year to engage stewardship holistically and creatively as a faith community.
• Pick a practice and use that resource to plan an all-church retreat or annual meeting.
• Use the Scriptures from Faith Practices to plan Bible study sessions … for a group and/or for yourself.