About Adult Faith Formation
What is Adult Faith Formation?
Following Christ is a life-long journey. Along the way, Adult Faith Formation helps you connect with the resources you need to continue to grow in:
Following Christ is a life-long journey. Along the way, Adult Faith Formation helps you connect with the resources you need to continue to grow in:
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Why Adult Faith Formation?
As adults, each of us is called to a living, vibrant, faith that …
As adults, each of us is called to a living, vibrant, faith that …
… seeks understanding
- Education
- A searching faith leads to deeper conversion. This search is a trusting, hopeful, persistent “seeking” or “hunger” for a deeper appropriation of the Gospel and its power to guide, transform, and fulfill our lives.
… is rooted in a personal relationship with Jesus
lived in the Christian community
- Community
- God is trinity; one Being who is a community of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Because we are created in the image and likeness of God, community is essential for our growth. Keeping our relationship with Christ at the center of our lives and living in community with others deepens our understanding of our faith, ourselves and our Creator.
… and is fruitful
- Spiritual Development
- Faith is a gift of God and a human response — a recognition of God’s call and a free decision to follow this call by accepting and living the truth of the Gospel. This response becomes fruitful when it is nourished by prayer and the sacraments.
- Service
- Living faith bears the fruit of justice and compassion through active outreach to those in need. 1
By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. – John 15:8
What is the goal of Adult Faith Formation?
That every member of St. Thomas More, nourished by word, sacrament, and community, will continue to develop a deep faith and commitment to God that gives our lives guidance, sustains us in all we do, and bears fruit in the way we live our relationships with others and our responsibilities in the world.
That every member of St. Thomas More, nourished by word, sacrament, and community, will continue to develop a deep faith and commitment to God that gives our lives guidance, sustains us in all we do, and bears fruit in the way we live our relationships with others and our responsibilities in the world.
SHARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS &
THOUGHTS
What the future of adult faith formation in our parish looks like depends on what we hear from you. Share your ideas with us …
What the future of adult faith formation in our parish looks like depends on what we hear from you. Share your ideas with us …
- What areas of the faith would you like to know more about?
- What would help you deepen your prayer life?
- When is the best time for you to participate in events?
- How can we help our parish community continue to grow in faith?
| Contact: | Dawn Rouen
dawn@stmaustin.org 258-1944 x235 |
1. Information for the sections on “What is Adult Faith Formation?” and “Why Adult Faith Formation” was drawn from Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us: A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States. For more information, see the following paragraphs in Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us: What is Adult Faith Formation (#88–96) and Why Adult Faith Formation (#45–63). This document can be ordered from USCCB Publishing or found in the STM library.