You're invited to Faith Formation In A Secular Age: How we can partner with God in reshaping the church in the 21st century, with presenter Andrew Root, Ph.D. of Luther Seminary at Living Water Lutheran Church in Scottsdale. Saturday, 3/19/2022, 2-5pm MST, 1-4pm PST. Reception to follow. View PDF.

A virtual option will also be available. Space is limited. To register for free, please email aschmidt001@luthersem.edu or call 651-641-3431 by March 11, 2022.

Why is faith formation so difficult?

We’re confronted at every turn with the narrative of decline, the rise of the “nones,” the constant refrain to pastors and churches that “the world is changing.” But the most fundamental challenge facing the church today is that God is no longer an assumed reality.

How might ministry, the church, and the role of the pastor need to shift when belief in God and transcendence is optional? What is faith in a secular age? And how can we help form it?

Join us for an afternoon of conversation and exploration of how each of us can form and strengthen our own individual faith and come alongside God as the church is reshaped in this secular age. Expect to come away with a renewed sense of hope for the future for our faith communities.

Living Water Lutheran Church, 9201 E. Happy Valley Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85255.

Andrew Root, Ph.D., is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. More info at andrewroot.org.

He writes and researches in areas of theology, ministry, culture, and younger generations. His most recent books are The Congregation In A Secular Age, The End Of Youth Ministry, The Pastor In A Secular Age: Ministry To People Who No Longer Need God, and Faith Formation in a Secular Age.