Formation

Unabashedly Episcopalian (Young Adult, Adult, Senior Adult)

Episcopalians newly discovering their church home or long-time members who may have forgotten why they love the church will appreciate Unabashedly Episcopalian. Bishop Andy Doyle has mined the Baptismal Covenant and his own experiences leading the Diocese of Texas. The result is a heartfelt, smart and practical book that calls Episcopalians to wake up to the church’s unique gifts and story, and equips them to share that witness in their neighborhoods and out in the world.

Orgullosamente Episcopal (Edición español)

Este libro será bien recibido por personas recién llegadas a la Iglesia así como personas episcopales de por vida quienes a lo mejor han olvidado por qué aman a su Iglesia. El Reverendísimo Andy Doyle ha estudiado muy de cerca el Pacto Bautismal y ha incorporado sus vivencias como Obispo de la Diócesis de Tejas para presentarnos esta guía. Este es un recurso práctico que nos invita a reconocer la historia de nuestra iglesia y los dones de la feligresía episcopal que a su vez prepara al lector para compartir su tesoro y dar testimonio en sus comunidades y en el mundo.

Following the Way of Jesus (Young Adult, Adult, Senior Adult)

Use the whole series for a rich and meaningful large or small group study! The new Church’s Teaching series has been one of the most recognizable and useful sets of books in The Episcopal Church.

My Faith, My Life: Leader’s Guide Revised (Youth, Confirmation)

My Faith, My Life is a trusted confirmation curriculum for the Episcopal Church.

With this leader guide, leaders can create short, intermediate, and longer programs, including confirmation sequences of six, nine, or twelve-sessions, a retreat or similar short program, or a longer study that is integrated with other current programs over the entire academic year. Filled with prayers to begin and end each session, plus a variety of activities that tap into multiple learning styles and ways to interact with the congregation, this is a primary go-to resource for any youth leader. New material includes how to select, train, and support mentors, as well as how leaders can strengthen their own spiritual life.

Growing Christians (Children, Youth, Families)

This book is the perfect guide to celebrate at home all of the important holy days in the Episcopal Church. The book features the best of our reflections from Grow Christians, our faith at home blog, on major feasts, holy days, and fasts. Some of the feasts will be familiar—Easter Day, Pentecost, and Christmas Day, for example. Also included are feasts of apostles and evangelists who are lesser-known, such as Saint Matthias and Saint James of Jerusalem.

Each entry also includes a response activity to do with children of all ages. The day’s reading offers a section to learn more, to dive deeper into the history and context of the day, and concludes with a prayer.

Your Faith, Your Life (Adult)

The everything-you-need to know adult guide to the Episcopal Church.

This updated and revised edition incorporates new initiatives and changes in the Episcopal Church, including marriage, inclusion of LBGTQ+ persons, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s call to join the Jesus Movement, and taking our faith out into the world. A Leader Guide is included in this revised edition in addition to the “transformation questions” that follow each chapter.

Easy to read but with substance for newcomers, adult formation groups, and lifelong Episcopalians, this book is for all who desire to know more about the Episcopal Church.

My Faith, My Life Revised (Youth, Confirmation)

My Faith, My Life is a trusted confirmation curriculum for the Episcopal Church.

The Five Marks of Mission and what it means to be a disciple of Christ will be a focus of this updated version, which also models student-centered learning as opposed to teacher-driven instruction. For teen study and confirmation preparation, this book can serve as a curriculum for helping teens discover Scripture, church history, sacraments, the meaning and practice of prayer, and what ministry means in the lives of real teens today. A framework for small-group gatherings for each chapter is included as a new section in the back of the book.

Tu fe, tu vida: Una invitación a la Iglesia Episcopal

The everything-you-need-to-know adult guide to the Episcopal Church—now in Spanish.

This updated and revised translated edition incorporates new initiatives and changes in the Episcopal Church, including marriage, inclusion of LBGTQ+ persons, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s call to join the Jesus Movement, and taking our faith out into the world. A Leader Guide is included in this revised edition in addition to the questions that follow each chapter.

Marked for Mission (Ages 15-25)

Put faith into action with this mission guide book

Building on the success of Call on Me: A Prayer Book for Young People, this book focuses on the themes and core values of youth ministries in the Episcopal Church. Youth seek ways to put their faith into action and claim their “power,” which is a hallmark of the millennial generation according to recent research. This book offers reflections and prayers to help young people do just that—to live out their faith at home, church, community, and beyond.

Faith Confirmed

Faith Confirmed is an introduction to Episcopal beliefs and practices and is a perfect primer for those preparing for confirmation in the Episcopal Church and for all those who want to know more about the essentials of the faith.

Weaving God’s Promises (Ages 3-14)

Weaving God’s Promises is a digital three-year formation curriculum for children ages 3 to 11, and youth ages 12 to 14, that features:

• Lesson plans that are easy to understand and prepare.
• Class sessions structured around the Holy Eucharist as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer.
• Special sessions for the church seasons, special holidays/feast days, and more.

Journey to Adulthood (6th-12th Grade)

Journey to Adulthood is an online, downloadable youth ministry program of spiritual formation for 6th-12th grades. Fully revised and updated, it is centered on inclusive, relational ministry and uses Bible study, prayer, rites of passage, and outreach ministries. Creative, developmentally appropriate lessons are arranged within three categories of Self, Society, and Spirituality.