Faith Practices | Encountering Scripture (Downloadable PDFs)

Encountering Scripture As Christians, we believe that scripture holds a holy, living word. We actively engage with the Bible—sometimes struggling with scripture, sometimes being unsettled by scripture—and as we encounter the text, we meet God. About Faith Practices Based on essential practices of faith—such as keeping sabbath and working for justice—Faith Practices is a versatile curriculum designed to revolutionize the way congregations equip their people for lives of faith. Faith Practices has a non-linear, activities-based approach that can be used for a range of age groups and church settings: A congregation might use Faith Practices to explore a spiritual practice across its whole life (for example, studying scripture in its adult discussion group, its worship services, and its multiage Sunday school program) ...  A church might choose to focus one of its programs on a variety of spiritual practices (for example, having a confirmation class study 12 spiritual practices across 12 m