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6727 S Sheridan Rd
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-492-3698

Faith Stepping Stones

Faith Stepping stones is a family ministry system that pulls parents into the role of primary faith mentors for their own children every night in every home. Faith incubation happens best when parents are involved throughout the process. The development of faith grows best at home, not in the church. This program helps parents and their children to learn about that development of faith together.
Faith Stepping Stones Overview After eight years of concept work and field testing. Faith Inkubators introduces eight short courses--29 sessions in total--designed to help congregations help parents keep their promises to God at eight critical moments ("Faith Stepping Stones") in parenting.		The Faith Stepping Stone Method Redesigning faith education from a once-a-week church program into a natural process that takes place every night in every home, with parents equipped to be the faith mentors and guides for their own children, and with church serving as reinforcement of--not a replacement for--the parents' duties

For More Information Contact
For Stones 1-5 Kara Farrow Children's Minister	For Stones 6 - 8 Jennifer Guel Student Minister

Stone Summaries & Dates

Stone 1: Raising a Healthy Baby Three sessions on physical, emotional and spiritual needs of infants and their parents. Parents are also taught how to do a nightly blessing as a family faith practice.	Thursday Evenings May 1, 08 May 8, 08 May 15, 08
Stone 2: Raising a Healthy Preschooler Three sessions on physical, emotional and spiritual needs of preschoolers and their parents. Parents are taught to add prayer to the nightly blessing as a faith practice.	Sunday Evenings April 6, 08 April 13, 08 April 20, 08
Stone 3: Entry Into School Three sessions on physical, emotional and spiritual needs of kindergarteners and their parents. Parents are taught to share Highs & Lows with their children, and add it to their nightly prayers and blessing.
Stone 4: My Bible Eight sessions highlighting 120 key verses in young readers’ Bibles. Youth and parents commit to read a Bible verse nightly, and continue with Highs & Lows, prayer and blessing nightly.	Sunday Mornings Sep 7, 08 Sep 14, 08 Sep 21, 08 Sep 28, 08 Oct 5, 08 Weekend Retreat Sep 5-6, 08

Stone 5: Livin’ Forgiven Three sessions from Passover to Lord’s Supper, with nightly confession and absolution added to the faith practices of Bible reading, Highs & Lows, prayer and blessing.
Stone 6: Surviving Adolescence Three sessions on "Surviving Adolescence" where youth and parents learn and commit to the art of theological reflection (i.e. setting the Bible verse and the Highs & Lows of the day together to ask "What is God saying to us today?"), and adding this to the previous faith practices of confession/absolution, Bible reading, Highs & Lows, prayer and blessing continue.	Sundays at 12:15pm Oct 21, 07 Oct 28, 07 Nov 4, 07
Stone 7: Confirmation As Ordination Three sessions where youth and parents look at their confession, their confirmation, and their call.	Wednesday Evenings Apr 23, 08 Apr 30, 08 May 7, 08
Stone 8: Graduation Blessing Three sessions spread over the fall, winter, and spring where seniors and their parents look back God’s blessings, look to the moment, and look to the future.	Preps & Graduation Sun, Nov 11, 07 Sun, Feb 17, 07 Sat, May 3, 07

Redeemed by God's Grace, Called by Jesus Christ, and Empowered
by the Holy Spirit; We Joyfully Live and Proclaim the Gospel
~ The Mission of Fellowship Lutheran Church ~