NAME IT FIRST

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What My Family Does Different: Church Every Sunday

You miss things because of church and you feel two ways about it.

Sunday belongs to church. You feel two ways about that. Both ways are allowed.

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For the young person raised in a church-going family who misses things because of Sunday service and is working out what they think about the faith that structures their week.

You'll produce:your Your Church Identity Page

The Name It First Experience

What My Family Does Different: Church Every Sunday is for the young person who goes to church because their family does — and who is old enough to wonder what they think about it. A structured space to name what church means to you, what you believe, and what you want your faith to mean on your own terms. The output is not a lesson. It is Your Church Identity Page.

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Sample questions

  1. What do you actually think about going to church — not the answer that makes your family proud, the true one?
  2. What have you missed because of Sunday service — and how do you feel about that?
  3. What would you choose if you were choosing your own relationship to faith right now?

Research basis

Fowler (1981) stages of faith development / Boyatzis (2013) religious identity in children / church belonging and adolescent identity research / spiritual autonomy development

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