Formation

OBJECTIVE:

Form disciples of Jesus by engaging in lifelong Christian formation that is inclusive and deepens our relationship to God so that we can do the transformative work we are called to do in the world.

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DIOCESAN LEADERSHIP COMMITMENTS:

Expand formation opportunities and resources that are accessible to all members of the diocese that equip disciples with an understanding of the theological, spiritual and practical imperatives to love and serve God, ourselves and our neighbors.
Promote and support the formation offerings of the RJRC, the Chartered Committee on Environmental Ministry, the Mental Health Task Force and formation staff, other Episcopal institutions and interfaith partners.
Identify, train and empower clergy, lay leaders and volunteers to facilitate effectively formation programs.
Seek and invest in formation resources and opportunities that strengthen the faith journeys of LGBTQIA+ members, BIPOC communities, and dual-language learners.
Promote ongoing theological education, leadership training and spiritual formation to nurture and empower lay leadership and clergy.

CONGREGATION AND INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENTS:

Provide opportunities for all members to grow as disciples through prayer, study, spiritual practice and faith in action.
Promote intergenerational programs that connect different ages to learn from each other and share their wisdom and faith stories.
Connect formation to the priorities of racial reckoning, justice and healing, creation care, and collaboration with diverse community partners.
Ensure that formation opportunities are accessible to all members irrespective of physical abilities, socioeconomic status, language or cultural background.

RESOURCES:

FAITH JOURNEY:

CURRICULA:

FORMATION RESOURCES BY AGE

ANTI-RACISM & EQUITY

BE INSPIRED:

Starting a Spiritual Practice (Disciple, Winter 2023)
Create in Me a Pure Heart (Disciple, Spring 2022)
Picnic Blankets, Porch Drop-Offs and Costumes (Disciple, Fall 2021)
VIDEO: Symbols and Signs of Hope in a Season of Waiting
VIDEO: Breath of Life – Whose Breath, Whose Life? ( Part 1, Part 2)
VIDEO: I Know My Redeemer Liveth ( Part 1, Part 2)

WATCH:

Shared at the Special Convention on March 5, 2022, this video provides an overview of what we’re trying to accomplish with the priority along with stories of work already happening.

The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson

Assistant Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson

Assistant Bishop

A native of Texas and a graduate of Yale, the University of Texas School of Law and Fuller Theological Seminary, the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson’s early career was spent in the practice of commercial financial law. She was ordained in 2009. Following her ordination, she served first for two years as assistant rector at St. Stephen’s in Wimberley, Texas, and then as vicar of Saint Elizabeth in Buda, Texas, until her consecration as bishop suffragan of the Diocese of West Texas in 2017. Throughout her ordained career, Brooke-Davidson’s focus has been on congregational development, evangelism and formation, with a particular passion for developing adaptive leadership capacity in ordained and lay leaders.

Immediately prior to joining the Diocese of North Carolina as the assistant bishop on November 1, 2022, Brooke-Davidson served as the assistant bishop in the Diocese of Virginia, a position she held from 2019 until 2022. She is no stranger to transition, as part of her role there was working alongside the Rt. Rev. Susan Goff, bishop suffragan and the ecclesiastical authority of the Diocese of Virginia until the consecration of the Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson, who was elected the 14th bishop diocesan ion June 2022. As assistant bishop, Brooke-Davidson served in a full range of capacities, including Sunday and other visitations; oversight of the diocesan regional structures, including the deans; oversight of the Committee for Congregational Mission; support of persons in the ordination process; congregational development; conflict transformation; and work with other diocesan committees and commissions.

In her role as assistant bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, Brooke-Davidson focuses on Christian formation, church redevelopment and leadership training.

Brooke-Davidson is joined in North Carolina by her husband, Carrick, an environmental attorney and sports enthusiast. They have two grown daughters, Emma and Kate.

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Jenny Beaumont

Missioner for Adult and Life-long Formation
919-600-5299

Jenny Beaumont

Missioner for Adult and Life-long Formation
919-600-5299

Jenny Beaumont is a cradle-born Episcopalian who has lived in the Diocese of North Carolina for most of her adult life.

Jenny is a race and reconciliation leader and a national trainer for Education on Ministry through University of the South. She was the lead author of These Are Our Bodies: Talking Faith at Church and Home and co-author of These Are Our Bodies: Talking Faith at Church and Home: Foundation Book, all while running a learning center created to meet the needs of families and students with specific and expert support in learning.

Reimagining Christian formation for a 21^st-century context is a focus and passion for Jenny. She uses both traditional in-person gatherings as well as online models to expand offerings and networks across our diverse diocese. Jenny collaborates in efforts, strategies and approaches in adult learning, emphasizing our mission priorities.

Jenny works closely with the diocesan youth missioners and other diocesan staff, the Chartered Commission for Lifelong Christian Formation, the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee, the Commission for the Diaconate and the Diocesan Council department for Christian formation, all of whom work together to continue to build relationships and cooperative efforts with formation leaders across the diocese and the wider Church.

Jenny is a Deep Living Spiritual Life Coach, certified in the Enneagram and is currently working towards her a Masters in Religious Studies from UNC-Charlotte. She lives in Charlotte with her spouse, Michael, and her three grown children. Jenny loves to read just about anything and to have her hands in the dirt—weeding, planting and sowing seeds.

Lisa Aycock

Lead Youth Missioner
919-600-5308

Leah Dail

Assistant Youth Missioner
919-600-5309

Joy Shillingsburg

Mission Strategy Coordinator
919-521-5927

Resources

Adult Formation

Children and Youth

Campus Ministry

Intergenerational

Education for Ministry (EfM)

Gospel-Based Discipleship

Lectionary Commentaries

North Carolina Saints

Video Curricula

Licensed Lay Ministry

Our Priorities

Racial Reckoning, Justice & Healing

Congregational Vitality

Collaborations & Partnerships

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