Faith Practices
We are living in unprecedented times—a health pandemic with economic uncertainty and unresolved racism. There is much that we cannot control, but we can control our choices of behavior. Now is the time to intentionally choose healthy patterns to offset the grief and lament related to these times as we shift to a new normal.
Healthy choices includes faith practices. The Affirmation of Baptism provides five faith practices to integrate into our daily life. Receive each as a gift from God:
- live among God’s faithful people
- hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper
- proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed
- serve all people following the example of Jesus
- strive for justice and peace in all the earth
(Affirmation of Baptism, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, p. 236)
Five Gifts of Discipleship Resource
Explore and download the Five Gifts of Discipleship resources which includes a personal inventory on the inward and outward gifts.
NEW Resiliency Resources
Resiliency includes others, hope, and meaning! That’s nothing new to God. Jesus lived it. The Holy Spirit provides all three on a continual basis. These new resources use the Five Gifts of Discipleship as a framework to explore resiliency in these times.
Resiliency: Faith Practices in Tough Times
Resiliency: Faith Practices in Tough Times
DownloadResiliency: Setting Free our Lament
Resiliency: Setting Free our Lament
DownloadResiliency: Parent’s Guide
Lament: A Conversation with Brenda Smith
Lament: A Conversation with Brenda Smith
DownloadDisaster Response: Using the Gifts of Discipleship
Disaster Response: Using the Gifts of Discipleship
DownloadRapid Response Team Model for Synods and Congregations
Rapid Response Team Model for Synods and Congregations
DownloadDaily Faith Practice Bible Studies
Daily Faith Practice Bible Studies
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Daily Faith Practice Bible Studies
Daily Faith Practice Bible Studies
DownloadChildren and the Five Gifts of Discipleship
Children and the Five Gifts of Discipleship
DownloadPersonal Inventory: Inward, Outward Gifts of Discipleship
Personal Inventory: Inward, Outward Gifts of Discipleship
DownloadPrayers for Gifts of Discipleship
Prayers for Gifts of Discipleship
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Magnet of Five Gifts
Living Our Baptism - Magnet of Five Gifts
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Implementation Guide
Living Our Baptism - Implementation Guide
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Implementation Guide (Spanish)
Living Our Baptism - Implementation Guide (Spanish)
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Overview
Living Our Baptism - Overview (Spanish)
Living Our Baptism - Overview (Spanish)
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Music and Prayers
Living Our Baptism - Music and Prayers
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - New Member Orientation with Five Gifts
Living Our Baptism - New Member Orientation with Five Gifts
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Youth: Rite of Affirmation Preparation
Living Our Baptism - Youth: Rite of Affirmation Preparation
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - 5 Bible Studies on the Five Gifts
Living Our Baptism - 5 Bible Studies on the Five Gifts
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Bible Study: Fruit of the Spirit
Living Our Baptism - Bible Study: Fruit of the Spirit
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Advent and Christmas
Living Our Baptism - Advent and Christmas
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Advent and Christmas (Spanish)
Living Our Baptism - Advent and Christmas (Spanish)
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Epiphany
Living Our Baptism - Epiphany (Spanish)
Living Our Baptism - Epiphany (Spanish)
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Lent
Living Our Baptism - Lent (Spanish)
Living Our Baptism - Lent (Spanish)
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Easter
Living Our Baptism - Easter (Spanish)
Living Our Baptism - Easter (Spanish)
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Pentecost
Living Our Baptism - Pentecost (Spanish)
Living Our Baptism - Pentecost (Spanish)
DownloadLiving Our Baptism - Small Group Resource
Living Our Baptism - Small Group Resource
DownloadDiscipleship Series: Going Deeper
Adapted from John Herman
Discipleship Series: Going Deeper
DownloadBooklet: Faith Practices in the ELCA
Booklet: Faith Practices in the ELCA
DownloadBrochure: Building Faith Practices
Brochure: Building Faith Practices
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Conversations: Race Relations
The Journey to Right Relationship—a Christian Response
Conversations: Race Relations - Spanish
The Journey to Right Relationship—a Christian Response
Conversations: Race Relations - Spanish
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Senior Adult Ministry: Growing Aging Disciples
Senior Adult Ministry: Growing Aging Disciples
DownloadAdvancing Evangelism in Your Congregation
Advancing Evangelism in Your Congregation
DownloadCreating an Evangelism Team
Launching Evangelism in Your Congregation
Launching Evangelism in Your Congregation
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Finding Your Spiritual Gifts - Printable Version
God has given each Christian two gifts. The first is the gift of faith in Jesus Christ. The second is the gift of one or more special abilities. These abilities are called spiritual gifts and they are
received through our baptism.
Finding Your Spiritual Gifts - Printable Version
DownloadFinding Your Spiritual Gifts - Online Version
God has given each Christian two gifts. The first is the gift of faith in Jesus Christ. The second is the gift of one or more special abilities. These abilities are called spiritual gifts and they are
received through our baptism.
Finding Your Spiritual Gifts - Online Version
DownloadTen Days of Prayer Following Renewal
Ten Days of Prayer Following Renewal
DownloadWorkshop Description for Prayer and Revival Events
Workshop Description for Prayer and Revival Events
DownloadPossible Biblical Stories that Might Capture a Congregation's Identity
Possible Biblical Stories that Might Capture a Congregation's Identity
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The Incarnational Preacher
An Intergenerational Curriculum Based on Affirmation of Baptism
A Book of Faith/Life of Faith Resource
An Intergenerational Curriculum Based on Affirmation of Baptism
DownloadFaith Practices (in The Lutheran)
Faith Practices (in The Lutheran)
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