This project is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative. It will be coordinated by the Wesley Innovation Hub and centers diverse children’s spiritual experiences and insights, particularly those who are neurodiverse, racially and ethnically diverse, and/or identifying as LGBTQIA. The aim of the initiative to help parents and caregivers share their faith and values with their children.

Cohorts of selected congregations will experiment with building intergenerational community, integrating contemplative spiritual practices for kids and their parents/caregivers, and centering children’s voices in child advocacy and activism. At the end of the program, each congregation will be invited to create or refine a resource that can be shared with other families and churches and to host a congregation or neighborhood-wide celebration to share what has been learned.

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