God Talk Trail
I. Awaken Speech.
In this step you will help your child put words to their experience of God. As Robert McCarthy explains, “Young people are experience rich-especially in their experience of God-but language poor…We are to assist young people in naming their experience of God they find already active in their lives” (Faith Talk). Begin your journey towards God by completing the God Talk trail. This trail is designed to be completed as a family. Your Family Guide will work with you throughout this trail to plan your Faith Journey course.
Faith Steps.
Parents/caregiver/hiking buddy meets with assigned Family Guide for introduction to Faith Journeys.
Take time to discuss “God Talk” questions as a family.
Each Member of the family fills out a reflection sheet (optional).
Fill out a family reflection sheet for the month.
Meet with assigned Family Guide to discuss plan.
Gear.
God Talk Handout.
Choose a few questions from this handout to discuss as a family. Give each person an opportunity to speak about their experience and understanding of God. There are no wrong answers. Each person may experience God differently.
Look through the October activities in your Family of Faith book. Decide as a family which activities you will complete.
Parent Reflection.
After the discussion take a minute to reflect over what you learned using the following questions as prompts.
Child Reflection Questions.
After the discussion, have your child use the following guide to reflect on what they learned. You may have your child journal or draw there answers.
Continue the Conversation
Do you have family members that are unsure about the faith and still searching? Would you like to continue that conversation? Talk to your Family Guide about the Alpha series coming this Easter.