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Generations of Faith

The Generations of Faith Project is a service of the Center for Ministry Development, funded through a four-year grant from the Lilly Endowment.

Generations of Faith is an innovative approach to parish faith formation that involves all generations in learning and growing together through their experience and participation in church life. Funded through a grant from the Lilly Endowment, the Generations of Faith Project helps parishes develop lifelong, intergenerational, Church-based faith formation that is focused on the educative power of the church community: the feasts and seasons of the Church Year, sacraments and liturgy, prayer and spirituality, justice and service, proclamation of the Word, and community life. The Generations of Faith approach promotes participation of all ages and generations in the shared experiences of church life (events) as a focus for learning. The Generations approach utilizes a catechetical process of preparing all ages and all generations for meaningful participation in church events through a variety of learning programs, engaging them in church events, and guiding them in reflecting and applying the significance and meaning of the events for their lives as Catholics. The Generations approach weaves home and parish in a comprehensive model of faith formation for all ages and generations.