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Intergenerational Programs

Programs and Activities

  1. Build Your Own Intergenerational Program on Calling & Vocation ​
  2. Intergenerational Program: Called to Follow Jesus
  3. Intergenerational Program: Living as Disciple
  4. Intergenerational Program: Discipleship​

Intergenerational Learning Plan

​Welcome, Community Building and Opening Prayer

1. An All-Ages Learning Experience for the whole assembly that introduces the theme or topic for the program.

2. In-Depth Learning Experiences that probe the theme or topic, organized for all ages (intergenerational) or for specific age-groups (families with children or children-only, adolescents, young adults, and adults), and conducted in one of three formats: 
  • Whole Group Format: learning in small groups with the whole group assembled in one room (age-specific or all ages small groups)
  • Age Group Format: learning in separate, parallel groups organized by ages
  • Learning Activity Center Format: learning at self-directed or facilitated activity centers (age-specific and/or all ages learning centers)

3. An All-Ages Contributive Learning Experience in which each generation teaches the other generations;  Reflection on the learning experience and interactive group sharing; Preparation for living one’s faith at home and in daily life.

4. Closing Prayer

1. Build an Intergenerational Program on Calling & Vocation 

Example #1. Discovering the Ways We Are Called

Opening Prayer 
All Ages Learning Experience
  • Design an all ages experience in keeping with the activities in the Age Group Learning
In-depth Learning Experiences: Age Group Learning
  1. Children's Program: Select Bible stories and videos
  2. Adolescent Program: Discovering Your Call - Activity #1. Discovering the Ways We Are Called
  3. Adult Program:Discovering Call and Vocation - Session 1. Called by God in Multiple Ways
All Ages Contributive Learning and Reflection
  • Design a Contributive Learning activity where people can share what they learned. Provide take-home activities to deepen and extend the learning. 
Closing Prayer 

Prayer Resource: To Bless Our Callings: Prayers, Poems, and Hymns to Celebrate Vocation. Laura Kelly Fanucci (Wipf & Stock, 2017)

Example #2. Discovering Your Call

Opening Prayer 
All Ages Learning Experience
  • Design an all ages experience in keeping with the activities in the Age Group Learning
In-depth Learning Experiences: Age Group Learning
  1. Children's Program: Select Bible stories and videos 
  2. Adolescent Program: Discovering Your Call - Activity #2. Discovering Your Calling as a Young Person
  3. Adult: Discovering Your Call & Vocation  ​
All Ages Contributive Learning and Reflection
  • Design a Contributive Learning activity where people can share what they learned. Provide take-home activities to deepen and extend the learning. ​
Closing Prayer

Prayer Resource: To Bless Our Callings: Prayers, Poems, and Hymns to Celebrate Vocation. Laura Kelly Fanucci (Wipf & Stock, 2017)

2. Intergenerational Program: Called to Follow Jesus

This program explores the dynamics of becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ: experiencing a personal call, following Jesus, and changing one’s heart. Becoming a disciple is explored through the stories of New Testament disciples who accepted Jesus’ call to follow him. Inspired by the New Testament disciples and the example of Jesus, participants discover what it means to follow Jesus today and how they can practically live out discipleship in their lives and homes. 

Design (90-120 minutes)
Opening Prayer (10 minutes)
Part 1. All Ages Learning Experience: Jesus Calls People to Follow Him—New Testament Stories 
(20-30 minutes)
  • Option A: “People Who Followed Jesus” Quiz Show - Large Group Option
  • Option B: “People Who Followed Jesus” - Intergenerational Group Activity
Part 2. In Depth Learning Experience: Following Jesus Today (1 hour)
  1. Families with Children Activity
  2. Adolescent Activity
  3. Adult Activity 
Part 3. Sharing Learning Reflections (10-15 minutes)
Closing Prayer 
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3. Intergenerational Program: Living as a Disciple

​This program explores what it means to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ. At the heart of living as a disciple is shaping our lives on the pattern of Jesus’ life. This is no simple process nor is there only one way of expressing the pattern of Christ’s life in our own. This session guides people in reflecting on the teaching and example of Jesus from the Gospels and discovering practices to live their everyday lives as disciples of Jesus Christ. 
 
Design (90-120 minutes)
Opening Prayer 
Part 1. All Ages Learning Experience: Opening Our Lives to Jesus and Discipleship (25 minutes)
Part 2. In Depth Learning Experience: Living as a Disciple Today (75-90 minutes)
  1. Learning to Be a Disciple: Families with Children
  2. Living as a Disciple of Jesus Christ: Adolescents 
  3. Discipleship Today: Adults
Part 3. Sharing Learning Reflections (15 minutes)
Closing Prayer 
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4. Intergenerational Program: Discipleship

​This intergenerational session explores Discipleship - what does it mean to be a follower of Jesus in the world today. Jesus drank water from an unlikely person. And, you’ll think about Jesus’ promise of living water. Francis of Assisi was born in Italy in the 12th century and became a faithful follower of Jesus. We remember Francis for his poverty, simplicity, and love of all of God’s creation. Learn about Francis and then choose one or two activities to help you further explore his life. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor who was killed during World War II. Learn about his life, and listen to a piece of music that may have encouraged him when he was in prison.

Design (60-90 minutes)
Using faith-forming activities on Vibrant Faith @ Home, this session is designed to be conducted in about 90 minutes, and can be adapted for a shorter or longer timeframe.

1. Gather: Living Water
2. Grow: Francis of Assisi
3. Go Forth: Dietrich Bonhoeffer 
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​The C3 Project and the Thriving Congregations Project are services of Vibrant Faith funded through two grants from the Lilly Endowment Inc.

Vibrant Faith: https://vibrantfaith.org

For questions about the Vibrant Faith Projects website contact John Roberto at jroberto@lifelongfaith.com. 
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    • Intergenerational Programs
    • Families with Children
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  • Visual Faith Project
    • Visual Faith Activities
  • All Called
    • Instruments of Calling Training
    • Instruments of Calling: Self-Guided
    • All Called Social Media Images
    • All Called Promo Videos
  • Thriving Congregations Project
    • Churches & Coaches
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    • Practicing Faith in New Media Environment
    • Thriving Congregations Characteristics
    • Innovative Churches
    • Innovation Design
    • Christian Practices
  • C3 Project
    • Introduction to Calling
    • Transitions
    • Stories We Live
    • Stories We Live Online
    • Discerning Call
    • C3 Churches
    • Calling Resources