Faith Formation - Atlantic Coast Conference

ACC values and promotes “Faith Formation,” the ongoing growth and development as followers of Jesus Christ. We are on an lifelong journey of transformation as we are formed toward the goal of becoming more like Christ. Faith formation is for all ages and continues at every stage of our journey.

Below you’ll find resources for yourself, your family and your congregation to help you on that journey.

Places to look for resources:

Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) has a searchable database of books, videos, podcasts, music, websites and more for youth, young adults, and adults.

MennoMedia has a variety of resoures including podcasts, books for sale and free downloads. This includes the Shine curriculum.

Together in Worship is a curated collection of free online resources from Anabaptist sources that support communal Christian worship.

Voices Together hymnal website offers downloads, resources, and events on the new (2020) hymnal.

Building Faith is a ministry of Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary. We publish theologically rich, practically oriented articles on Christian formation. Our mission is to equip and inspire churches and individuals for ministries of Christian education and faith formation for all ages.

The Seed and The Soil Project creates music, art, and “Little Liturgies” that follow the liturgical year to help folks welcome the seed of the Good News as it takes root in their lives. CDs and text of the simple weekly prayers are available at Salford (Welcome Center) or can be streamed and downloaded here. The Ordinary Time series runs from June-Nov. Listen to all the albums on Soundcloud.

Church librarians may need help managing and promoting a church library. Documents developed by Western District Conference.

Resources for talking about race with children. This list provides a variety of resources including books, videos, conversation-starters and more.

Resources for talking about race with children. This list provides a variety of resources including books, videos, conversation-starters and more.

Chart: ages and stages of kids’ perceptions of race This chart helps you understand your child’s level of awareness of biological and social differences between people.

Parent Toolkit: How to Talk to Kids About Race and Racism A practical step-by-step, with tips and suggested language.

Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests This resource guides parents in talking about race, police brutality, and protests; divided by age group.

Video Overview of Systemic Racism Hear Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer explain systemic racism in a way kids will be able to grasp, in 17 minutes. Simple language and visuals; would work well in sections with family conversation.

Antiracist Books for Kids There are tons of book lists out there, and we can’t personally recommend every one on this list – but it covers a wide range of diversity in a direct way and is a good place to start.

Diverse books with everyday stories Just like none of us can be distilled into one aspect of our identity, people of color are much larger than their racial struggle. There are probably thousands of this kind of books; may this be just a starting point.

Talking About Race portal This one should maybe be listed first. Published by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, it’s a sort of self-guided curriculum for understanding race, racism, whiteness, antiracism, and much more. Extremely useful information for parents, not a lot of content that translates to kids.

Raising White Kids a five-minute interview with author Dr. Jennifer Harvey can be found here; and here is an article she wrote about raising white kids which references the story of Amy Cooper calling 911 in Central Park

Places to look for resources:

Resources from MC USA