Description
This workshop focuses on planting the seeds of faith within families, nurturing the growth of children’s liturgical experiences as a natural extension of the broader church community’s worship. The aim is to create a liturgically accessible and spiritually enriching environment where children become a vibrant part of the living body of the church.
Activities:
• Cultivating family activities to bloom alongside children’s liturgy, setting roots for shared worship.
• Inviting parents to become gardeners, curating and cultivating their children’s worship experience.
• Creating spiritual nourishment (liturgical materials) for families to cultivate at home.
• Using sacred play as a vibrant ecosystem to model and nurture thriving, intergenerational worship.
Workshop Leader: Missiouri McPhee
The Reverend Missiouri L. McPhee, MACE, MDiv, DHLit, DMin, BCCC, CPC, CCTP, FT, CDP, HICS, is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (“AME”) Church. She serves as a Pediatric Hospice chaplain and the Coordinator of Faith-filled Families: Christian Practices for Abundant Parenting at Virginia Theological Seminary.
Co-Leader: Donna Sweeting
Donna K. Sweeting has dedicated her career to serving the needs of her community through various roles in education, social work, and faith leadership. She currently serves as Project Director at Virginia Theological Seminary of a 1.25-million-dollar Lilly Endowment Inc Christian Parenting Grant awarded in 2022 to the Seminary.