The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Summerville, SC
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Christian Formation for All Ages


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Will you continue
in the apostles' teaching
​and fellowship...

 
​Baptismal Covenant
​Book of Common Prayer, p. 304


​Formation in the Faith for Life
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Terminology in the church (and throughout the world) continually changes as we humans try to verbalize and articulate what we mean. Sometimes our language clarifies, sometimes it makes things too broad so we aren’t sure what we are talking about, and sometimes it is helpful yet still needs clarification. Both the terms “Lifelong” and “Formation” fit into all three of these categories. So let’s break each of those things down and talk about what we mean by them.
 
Formation is everything we do whether intentional or not. We are always forming who we become as people of faith and we are continually forming people of every age and who they are becoming as people of faith. Formation speaks to the formal, informal, and non-formal learning we engage in throughout each day.
 
Prayer, conversation, books, gaining knowledge from a teacher, experiences, encounters with others, reading, watching, listening, etc. are all things that happen along the formation continuum. They all shape who we are and who we are becoming.
 

Read more HERE.

Opportunities at Good Shepherd for Christian Formation for All Ages

All are welcome + All are Valued + All are Loved


Children's Program
Youth Program
Adult Program
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Mission Statement 
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville, SC
seeks to be a Christ-centered church, inspired by the Holy Spirit,
that reaches out in joyful community
​ to welcome, value, ​and love all God’s children.

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​The Rev. M. Dow Sanderson, Priest-in-Charge
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. 
119-B West Luke Avenue, Summerville, SC 29483
EMAIL: goodshep.summerville@gmail.com

TELEPHONE: 843-225-7590
Office Hours: 10 AM - 4 PM, Monday through Thursday

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