ADULT MINISTRIES
Formation doesn’t stop once a Christian ages out of Sunday school, vacation Bible school or youth group. A wealth of resources are available for adults looking to deepen their biblical knowledge, learn a new spiritual discipline, or find some comfort and inspiration. We’ve collected a handful of our favorites below.
CONTACT
Jenny Beaumont
Missioner: Adult & Life-Long Formation
Jenny Beaumont
Missioner: Adult & Life-long Formation
919-600-5299
EMAIL
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 21st-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.
RESOURCES
LAY PREACHER SUPPORT
Are you a lay preacher in your congregation? Join us for our monthly gathering for support, to deepen your practice and for continuing education.
Related Organizations
FORMA
Forma is an association and dynamic community of Christian educators, formation professionals, and their institutional partners that celebrates and upholds the diverse ministries of Christian formation across the Episcopal Church. You can join and participate in this network for idea-sharing with Episcopal Christian educators and formation personnel across all ministries of the Church, including children, youth, young adults, adults, chaplaincies, camp and conference centers, resources centers, seminaries, publishers, and more. Contact Jenny Beaumont for assistance with the membership fee.
Mental health programs
The diocese regularly offers Mental Health First Aid from the National Council of Mental Well Being. Learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of a mental health challenge in its various stages and how to do the 5-step Action Plan to help someone experiencing a mental health challenge. A certification is offered for completion of the course.
BUILDING FAITH
Building Faith is a free website that offers practical resources for ministry with children, youth, and adults. You’ll find articles, advice, reviews, features, and resources for Christian formation with people of all ages. They are here to serve you, as you make and form disciples of Jesus Christ.
Building Faith is a resource of the Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) at Virginia Theological Seminary.
Cursillo
Cursillo in the Diocese of NC is an Episcopal movement under the direction of our bishop. The goal of Cursillo is “to change the world, to remake the world in Christ and to restore all things to Christ, beginning with our own environments. The Three-Day Weekend introduces the strategy of Cursillo – a structure or a backbone for Christian life in every environment. The Fourth Day represents the ways that we continue to support each other in living that Christian life and it consists of Group Reunion (small group), Ultreya (an area wide gathering), Spiritual Direction, and Communities in Action.
RELATED ARTICLES
Disciple: Stepping Away
A Lenten Meditation By Jenny Beaumont Lent is almost here—a time of reflection and an invitation to deepen our spiritual lives. We are encouraged to step away, set aside time to …
Disciple: Starting a Spiritual Practice
If Jesus found the time for spiritual practice, so can we all By Jenny Beaumont As you read this issue of the Disciple, the holy season of Lent is underway. As a season …
