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Mission and Vision for the 21st Century

MISSION

Forma | A Ministry of Lifelong Learning celebrates, equips, supports and connects leaders who form followers of Jesus. - Ephesians 4:11-16

Core Values

Forma | A Ministry of Lifelong Learning is a community of...

Love and Care: We share God’s love and care for others by fostering connection, celebration, hospitality, and reconciliation.

Creativity and Wonder: We explore God’s creation with curiosity by encouraging openness, playfulness and stewardship.

Formation and Education: We equip the saints for ministry by forming Christian leaders who will shape the Church.

Integrity and Dignity: We act with authenticity and integrity by respecting the dignity of every human being.

Honor and Call: We discern and honor the gifts God has given each of us by listening and answering God’s call.

Vision and Objectives for the 21st Century

Lead by Example: Forma | A Ministry of Lifelong Learning is committed to engaging a process of reconciliation through reflection and action that leads to an ongoing transformation of our hearts, minds, and work to manifest peace and justice within the board, our membership, the church, and the world.

Professional Development: Forma | A Ministry of Lifelong Learning develops and articulates a web of professional opportunities for formation ministers including:

  • An annual nurturing, renewing, equipping conference
  • Certificate programs which support our life-long formation and equips us to form followers of Jesus
  • A mentor program

As an advocate of formation:

  • Forma | A Ministry of Lifelong Learning advocates for practitioners in their own congregation and diocese and denomination
  • Forma | A Ministry of Lifelong Learning advocates for justice in the vocation of Lay professionals.

Resources for the Church: Forma | A Ministry of Lifelong Learning provides resources to the wider church through a variety of means. These resources equip and support formation leaders:

  • from clergy to lay
  • from paid to volunteer
  • from corporate to family size parish
  • from preschool to university chaplaincies
  • for lifelong formation from the youngest to the oldest
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Forma | A Ministry of ECF, is the Network for Christian Formation for the Episcopal Church and beyond. We have members from across the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Europe. We work ecumenically with several denominations including the Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian, Presbyterian, and Catholic communities. Forma is a ministry of Episcopal Church Foundation, a 501(c)3, and is independent of the Episcopal Church, and yet, closely partnered with the Office for Formation Ministries at The Episcopal Church office.

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