Include older adults in the youth group's activities when appropriate. Involve singles as part of the Sunday school Christmas program. A few congregations approach faith education by placing the entire responsibility in the home. For this to happen, parents need many opportunities to grow in their own faith and learn about faith formation in their children. Here, Sunday school for adults is considered even more essential than classes for children and youth.
Confirmation focuses on mentoring instead of pastor-led classes.
The probing faith discussion of a youth group might be overshadowed by relationship-building and fellowship because the faith talk has happened intensely in their own homes. Here the leader empowers families, recommends resources, and celebrates growth as it is reported. Books, commentaries, biographies and storybooks. Nearly every congregation is already doing some form of family ministry within their youth ministry approach. But, considering time, skills and faith vocabulary needs of today's families, nearly every congregation still has room to grow.