The document discusses creating a culture of faith formation and making disciples across generations in churches. It emphasizes that faith formation is a long-term process that requires prayer, listening to hopes and fears, and building trust and understanding. It also stresses communicating a vision for following Jesus and practicing faith through specific behaviors and maintaining momentum over the long haul.

2. Pastoral Leadership
for Faith Formation
The Rev. Eric W. Evers
Reformation Lutheran Church
Milford, DE

3. Creating a CultureCreating a Culture
of Faith Formationof Faith Formation

4. A Culture ofA Culture of
Making DisciplesMaking Disciples
Great CommissionGreat Commission
Great CommandmentsGreat Commandments

5. A Culture ofA Culture of
Making DisciplesMaking Disciples
Followers of JesusFollowers of Jesus
Across the GenerationsAcross the Generations

6. A Culture ofA Culture of
Making DisciplesMaking Disciples
For All ChurchesFor All Churches
All in Unique WaysAll in Unique Ways

9. Pray!

10. Seek
specific
leading

11. Read
Scripture
to Listen

12. Clarity

13. What if
Jesus
cares more
than
we do?

14. Specific
Call
Gifts
Gaps

15. Patience
vs
Anxiety

16. Not
patient!

17. Culture of Disciple Making &
Intergenerational
Faith Formation
Long-Term Unique Processes
Prayer Is Essential

18. Listen!Listen!
Hopes &Hopes &
DreamsDreams
Fears &Fears &
DoubtsDoubts
VictoriesVictories
GriefsGriefs

19. Trust
Knowledge
Understanding

20. The Long
Haul!

21. Wish We Were There

22. “We’re
headed
this way!”

23. From
“growing the
church” to
“growing disciples”

24. From blaming the
culture “out there”
to changing the
culture “in here”

25. Paint This Picture!

26. How do you
communicate?

27. Don’t focus on
consequences

28. Focus on the real
goals!

29. Kingdom of God

30. Following Jesus

31. Practicing Faith

32. Invite them to want to
go to this place

33. Teach them to yearn for theTeach them to yearn for the
vast and endless sea...vast and endless sea...

34. DoDo youyou yearn for it?yearn for it?

35. Wish We Were There

36. Tell a Better Story

37. Questions?
Feedback?

38. Build a
Team

39. Take with
you some
of the
elders of
Israel...
(Ex 17:5)

40. Luke 6:12-13Luke 6:12-13

41. Vision

42. Prayerful
& Patient

43. Know the
context

44. Big Picture
& details

45. Respected
Voices
(and newer
ones!)

47. Your gifts & role

49. Setting CourseSetting Course

51. Specific Behaviors

52. Mark a
Clear
Pathway

53. Make it clear

54. Seek
blessing

55. KeepingKeeping
MomentumMomentum

56. Use the
goal to
know
when to
say Yes
or No

57. Is this theIs this the
responseresponse
to change?to change?

59. Questions?
Feedback?

61. @mit4trs
pr.evers.rlc@gmail.com
www.reformation-lutheran.net
Pastor Eric W. Evers