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Title: Faith Webbing
Author : Gary M. Pecuch
Release Date : January 13, 2013
Genre: Christianity,Books,Religion & Spirituality,
Pages : * pages
Size : 203 KB

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We call it faith webbing. Our vision is to wrap our children and youth in a web of faith so loving and caring that they will know Christ and always want to be a part of a local congregation. The goal is to envelop our children and youth with as many people of faith of all ages as possible—people whose faith they can look up to and admire.

It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. From a spiritual viewpoint, it takes a congregation. That means we need a faith family in which members have an understanding of their parts in passing on the faith to our young people. Faith webbing is a concept we have been developing at St. John’s since 1982. It attempts to help all members of the congregation to fill the relationship voids in each other’s lives. These people are like surrogate grandmas and grandpas, moms and dads, brothers and sisters, cousins, and nieces and nephews.

In this book, you will meet various youth. Youth like Christopher, who at a young age has learned to turn to his church family in a time of need. Youth like Tori, who jumped into a congregation at the age of twelve and six years later graduated from high school totally immersed in her congregation. And you will meet youth like Josh, who at the age of fourteen has over one hundred people in his life whose faith he admires. From our standpoint, that is true youth ministry. That is faith webbing at its best, and that is what our young people need in order to grow up strong and true.

So, jump on in, meet some youth, and start thinking about how faith webbing can not only impact your children and youth but your entire congregation.

GARY PECUCH has been the director of youth and family ministry at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grove City, Ohio, since 1982. He and his wife, Laurie, have developed a ministry for young people in their congregation based on the principle of wrapping their children and youth in a web of faith, developing faith skills in young people, and focusing on outcome-based youth ministry. Originally from the Philadelphia area, Gary has a bachelor’s degree in administration of justice and a master’s degree in not-for-profit administration and management. Since 2008, he has also contributed to the ministry of local congregations through his denominational Bishop’s office, where he holds the same title. Both he and Laurie have a great passion for passing on the Christian faith to the next generation.