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SUMMARY:Faith Formation Creators Collective
DESCRIPTION:Click here for more info and to register! ( https://faith-formation-creators.eventbrite.com )\nTuesday through Thursday, September 23-25, 2025, daily from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET.\nThis program takes place online via Zoom meetings.\nEach plenary session and workshop will be recorded and made available for registrants.\nABOUT THE PROGRAM\nThe Faith Formation Creators Collective is a virtual mini-conference that brings together creative minds and faithful hearts to explore where pedagogy, theology, and imagination intersect.\nCrafted for those immersed in the work of faith formation—those writing, designing, adapting curriculum and resources, and dreaming of what comes next—daily interactive plenaries and workshops will enable attendees to learn from scholars and practitioners, immediately reflecting on their learning in individual or group settings.\nEach day will focus on viewing formation design through a different lens:\nMonday: PEDAGOGY\nTuesday: THEOLOGY\nWednesday: IMAGINATION\nMore than simply an event, this virtual gathering promises to be a collaborative space for creative renewal, skill development, and vocational support.\nForma Members receive a 25% discount on event registration. The discount code is available to dues-paying members through The Forma Space on VTS Plus. Learn more about Forma and become a member today.\nEVENT SCHEDULE\nlive portions: 2:00 PM – 5 PM EST | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST | 8:00 AM -11:00 AM HST\nTuesday, September 23, 2025\nWelcome and Opening Thoughts\nOpening Plenary: Create. Share. Believe: Faith Formation in the Image of the Trinity with Mary Hess\nWorkshop Block A:\n\nScaffolding for Spiritual Formation with Carly Lane\nDesigning Frameworks for Children with Lauren Breeden\nDeveloping Curriculum for Inclusive Formation with Jodi Belcher\n\nApplication Time (individually or in groups)\nClosing Announcements and Prayer\nWednesday, September 24, 2025\nWelcome and Opening Thoughts\nOpening Plenary: Your Theological Backpack with Kelly Brown Douglas\nWorkshop Block B:\n\nLearning Theories, Illustrated with Kyle Oliver\nEmbracing Mystery with Katie Nakamura Rengers\nTeaching in a Digital Age with Steve Thomason\n\nApplication Time (individually or in groups)\nClosing Announcements and Prayer\nThursday, September 25, 2025\nWelcome and Opening Thoughts\nOpening Plenary: Exploring Our Own Theological Foundations: How personal and communal narratives shape us with Kyle Oliver\nWorkshop Block C:\n\nEditing/Revising as an Imaginative Process with Melina Luna Smith\nMultimedia/Visual Arts with Steve Thomason\nUtilizing Secular Resources in Formation Creation with Samantha Clare\n\nClosing Plenary and Wrap Around Discussion\n_____________________\nPlenaries and Speaker Bios\nWorkshops and Workshop Presenter bios\nThis information will be updated throughout the summer.\n
URL:https://vts.edu/campus-calendar/faith-formation-creators-collective/
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