Journeying in Faith - DMC Annual Journal [August 2024]

31 Experienced Faith (Preschool and Early Childhood) a u t n t dT h e h e r e s v t j e o a r n u y d r n y oe fa y u i t n o h g f f a t a h g i r e t o h w u d g h e h e v ne s l e a o n p c s m h e i s e ld . n t A a s b t t l a e th r t t i o s s ebaarsleyd os tna geex,p etrhi ee n cdee av ne ldo pi mmiet antti o ni s a cmt ioorne. Iunn do tehr es trawn do irndgs , oi ft fi sa int ho.t Tbha es eddo oo nr icnotgonfiat iivt he gp raor wt i ct ihp aatti otnh ias neda irnl yv osl tvaegme eins t tihnrroiut ug ahl st hoer wa boorus th iepxsp earci et invci tei .e Ts .h ePraerf toi rcei p, aa tt i ot hni s bsrt iangges, f a i tThhirsoiungt rhotdhui sc el edntsh, rIocuagnhael sxop eurni edne cr set. a n d tThhee psaetet edr no f oCf amt hyo ol iwc nf a fi at hi t hwda se vpellaonptme de ni tn. mm ea sbsy. Mmyy ppaarreennttss at hr er ovuegrhy pi na vr toilcvi epda tiinn gt hi ne pr eamr i es hm b( Ce rh uwrhc he )n wI wh earse f oI ugrr eywe a ruspo. l dI , smt i lyl po na rSe un nt sdaany ds , It aa ll kwi anygs tgootthoeg eptrhi eesrtt, ol iCs theunr ct ho tt hh ee cc hh oo ii rr. iTnh wi s hei xc hp emr i ye nmc eo trheemr aai nl sso i nl e amdys ma gien da baonudt ef ani at hb laens dmi tes teoxkpnr eo sws i aotnt. hI ta ti setarrul ye tphearts oenx p e�riiresnt c e l ei sa rfno u nCdhart ii sotn a lntoot f a ai tsh . Aa tehxepoelroiegniccael. af�irmation, but as an affective 3 Affiliative Faith (Childhood and Early Adolescent) i a n n t o Ai t m a t p c h o o is m r t s m a ta n u g t n e p i , t t a y h r , e t b s i i g e n g n es f r a e i tt o h h f a b n d e e f l a o v m n el g i o l i y p n , m g p n l e a e n y s t s s . Tl ehviesl sot af g es hoafr egdr o we xt hp ebr irei nn cges owni tthh eont heexrt pweiothple.thIet gicvoems mbuirnthityto itnhe wcohnicnhecttiohne ms aemmebrei trus asl hs ,afreee lt hc oe nsna emc et ebdeal inedf , bf oe ll loonwg . t hAet tahs i si t sitsasgeee, nt hbeystehnissekoi nf db eolfosntgaitnegmies nstt r“o n g this is our church and this is what we believe”. Di nuvroilnvge s ti nh i tsh epceor mi o md uonfi t yt iwmiet h, tah e pset rros onng sense of identity.4 g C r a o tI h w n o i m nlic g y V u o i p w ll a i n n g p e a , e C i r t s a o c t o h n m o a l l e i c fs a I i e s t a h la s n dil d e y v , t e l o i l v o m i p n e m g t i e h n n a t a t , wb eel i ea vl le i nt hteh es avmi l lea gGeo sdh, aarnedt hbee lsoanmg et of a ti thhe, soaf mb eel or ne lgi igni og nt o. It ha el s Co aet xhpoel irci eCnocme mt huen si teynbs ye ibnevi on lgv i anlgt ai rn ms ear nv ye rC, hl eucrtcohr aac nt idv i tj ioei sn isnugc ht ha es pbealroisnhgincghotoir.thTehciosmfmosutneritsy. the sense of Searching Faith (Late Adolescent and Young Adulthood) d qu ev eT e s h l t o i i s o p n m i e s e d n, a t w ve h w r e y t h h e c e r r r e i t i i c t a fl a i i s t p hh s a t s il e i l s o m f b a f k e a i i i n n th g g sense or not, whether what we believe within the community is what I believe and rs et al egveainst a wpirtohc ews sh aotf qI utehsitni ko niisn gt rtuhee. t Tr uhtihs oanf do/noer’scrfiatiicthal. jIutdgismtehnet. action of doubt 5 In other words, 4 Westerhoff, Will Our Children Have Faith?, 117. 3 Westerhoff, Will Our Children Have Faith?, 115. 5 Westerhoff, Will Our Children Have Faith?, 119.

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