Adult Formation Resources

Episcopal Church Resources

• Lesson Plans that Work
• Bible Studies that Work
• Sermons that Work
• Aging is Changing
• The Way of Love
  • Centered: A Christian Discipleship Experience
  • Living the Way of Love in Community small group curriculum
• Sacred Ground: a film- and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith.
• Sharing Faith Dinners: A simple model for hosting evenings for listening and sharing faith.
• The Center for Lifelong Formation at VTS
  • Building Faith: To equip and inspire churches and individuals for the ministry of Christian education and faith formation.
  • Baptized for Life
• Education for Ministry
• ChurchNext: Engaging and convenient online learning from Episcopal experts on liturgy, evangelism, discipleship, stewardship and more.
• Forward Movement: Forward Movement has been inspiring disciples and empowering evangelists around the globe since 1935.
• The Episcopal Digital Network offers a lectionary based Bible study

Other Organizations

• The Text This Week
• Vanderbilt Divinity Library: Revised Common Lectionary
• Feasting on the Word curriculum (PCUSA)
• Act 8 Movement is dedicated to renewing the church
• The Society of St. John the Evangelist is an online community of men rooted in ancient traditions
• Contemplative.org is a gateway to find and share trusted resources for your spiritual journey
• Bible Challenge – read the Bible in a year
• Living Compass outfitting people with tools and training for the journey toward wellness and wholeness

Book Recommendations

• The Episcopal Handbook by Morehouse Publishing
• Your Faith Your Life by Jennifer Gamber
• Crazy Christians by Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry
• Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer by Rowan Williams
• The Episcopal Story: Birth and Rebirth by Thomas Ferguson
• Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
• Accidental Saints Nadia Bolz-Weber
• The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century by Joan Chittister

Know of a great resource? E-mail it to Karen Schlabach at kschlabach@episcopal-ks.org to get it added to this list.