Below you will find a series of links highlighting: 1) my work on various projects over the years, 2) resources I’ve written or created, 3) blogs to which I have contributed, and 4) a smattering of other videos and links. If you do run into a broken link, please let me know at jasonbriansantos@gmail.com. Enjoy. 🙂
Christian Formation Collective
Christian Formation Leaders Identify Lifelong Practices of Faith
Activities Include Making Prayer, Service and Storytelling Part of Daily Living
Presbyterian News Service, November 17, 2017
From Ages and Stages Ministry to Intergenerational Faith Formation PC(USA) Christian Formation Team Seeks Collaborative Approach
Presbyterian News Service, July 31, 2018
PMA Leaders to Speak at Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network National Conference
Scholarships Still Available for Conference and Pre-event Think Tank on Faith Formation
Presbyterian New Service, August 5, 2019
Communities of Practice/Christian Practices
PC(USA) Leaders Meet to Discuss Future of Camp and Conference Ministries
Attendees Discover that Their Spaces are Increasingly Vital for Christian Formation in Church and World
Presbyterian News Service, September 7, 2017
Faith Practices Toolkit From the Office of Christian Formation
[Resource] Faith Practices Toolkit from the Office of Christian Formation
Office of Christian Formation, PC(USA), 2020
Essential Practices – Sabbath
[Resource] Essential Practices for Sabbath Introduces the Doctrine of Sabbath and Explains Why it Matters. It Also Looks at Sabbath in Scripture and in Action
Office of Christian Formation, PC(USA), 2020
Intergenerational Formation
Lakes and Prairies Synod School Draws More Than 600
Weeklong Synod School Puts Successful 65th Year into the Books
Presbyterian News Service, August 7, 2018
PC(USA) Christian Education, Formation Professors Gather in Louisville
The Shift is Toward Intergenerational Faith Formation
Presbyterian News Service, December 13, 2018
Church Revival Will Follow “Killing Church Softly”
Christian Formation Specialists Deliver Straight Talk During APCE Workshop
Presbyterian News Service, February 12, 2019
Intergenerational Formation
[Resource] An Introduction to Intergenerational Formation and Ministry
Compass Points: Guiding Faith in Practice, February, 2021
Liturgy
Epiphany Traditions Awaken Sense of Wonder Across the PC(USA)
From Computer-Generated ‘Star Words’ in the Presbytery of the Western Reserve to Traditional Coloring Sheets for All Ages, Presbyterians Delight in Celebrating the Ancient Festival Day in New Ways and Spaces
Presbyterian News Service, January 5, 2024
Princeton Theological Seminary Farminary
Farminary Combines Theological Education and Sustainable Agriculture Roots of Relevance at Princeton Theological Seminary
Presbyterian News Service, May 19, 2016
Small Church
Early Arrivers Put On Their Thinking Caps
Small Church Think Tank Attracts a Baker’s Dozen Ahead of the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network Conference
Presbyterian News Service, October 15, 2019
Sabbath
Evangelism Conference to Explore New Way of Being Together as Presbyterians
Gathering of Sabbath Community and People “Like No Other Conference You’ve Gone To”
Presbyterian News Service, July 23, 2018
PC(USA) Evangelism Conference Underway
Focus is on Experiencing “Sabbath” Together
Presbyterian News Service, October 16, 2018
PC(USA) Evangelism Conference Explores “What is Sabbath?”
Conference Attendees Practice Dwelling in the Presence of God–And Each Other
Presbyterian News Service, October 17, 2018
Holy Rhythms
Synod School Explores the Role of Sabbath During the Pandemic
Presbyterian News Service, July 29, 2020
Taizé and Contemplative Theology
Collegiate Ministry Professionals to Make UKirk-Sponsored Pilgrimage to Taizé
Princeton Seminarian, Meredith Cox, Awaits Hard Work, Transformation
Presbyterian News Service, April 27, 2016
Christian Camps and a French Contemplative Community Draw the Faithful for Similar Reasons
Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Staff are “Gathering as One” Online
Presbyterian News Service, November 18, 2020
Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review for A Community Called Taizé
Theology of Play and Gaming
What’s “On Deck” for the Presbyterian Youth Triennium?
New Card Game, UGRAD, Readied for Thousands of High School-Age Youth
Presbyterian News Service, July 14, 2016
Intergenerational Faith Formation: It’s in the Cards!
New Game @CHURCH to Debut Next Week at Presbyterian Youth Triennium
Presbyterian News Service, July 12, 2019
Help TOPCON! Take Flight
Office of Christian Formation Crowdsources Its Theology of Play Conference
Presbyterian News Service, September 27, 2019
@CHURCH – The Card Game
[Resource] Rules for @CHURCH–A Quick Drafting Game Centered Around the Theme of Lifelong Intergenerational Christian Formation.
Office of Christian Formation, PC(USA), 2019
POTLUCK! Roll and Write Game
[Resource] POTLUCK! Roll and Write game pdf. This file is the original version of the design. This game was first published with SparkHouse Digital, 2021.
Shared with permission from SparkHouse Digital.
Trail Hiker Ministry
Trail Magic
Ministry to Thru-Hikers Helps Revitalize Oldest Protestant Church on the Western Slope of Colorado Rockies
Presbyterian News Service, September 7, 2021
Matthew 25: Building Congregational Vitality
[Report] “Sunday Night Socials”
Presbyterian Mission Agency Annual Report 2021, p.16
UKIRK, Collegiate, and Campus Ministry
Jason Brian Santos to Head PC(USA)’s Collegiate Ministries
New Associate Will Work Closely with UKirk Network
Presbyterian News Service, August 28, 2014
3 Ways to Improve Intergenerational Worship
[Resource] The Presbyterian Outlook, July 31, 2015
Seminary Students Serve Up a Hot Cup at College Conference
Potential Campus Ministers Gather in Montreat to Explore Calling to Collegiate Ministry
Presbyterian News Service, January 11, 2017
Seminarian Reflects on 2017 College Conference at Montreat Experience
“I arrived to the sound of bagpipes and left filled with hope”
Presbyterian News Service, January 27, 2017
Collegiate Ministry Network Incorporates as Independent Entity
UKirk College Ministries Association Inc. is Also Searching for a New Executive Director
Presbyterian News Service, May 24, 2019
Links to Blog Posts
Honesty About Honesty
Beaming Books Blog, January 9, 2018
Making the Most of Mealtime Prayers
SparkHouse Blog, September 24, 2020
The Benefits of Board Games in Ministry
SparkHouse Blog, October 27, 2020
Roll-and-Write Games Work Virtually and Intergenerationally
SparkHouse Blog, November 19, 2020
Preserving the Wonder of the Incarnation
SparkHouse Blog, December 22, 2020
Celebrating Epiphany
SparkHouse Blog, January 4, 2021
The Absolute Brilliance of Failure
SparkHouse Blog, February 11, 2021
The Scandal of St. Patrick’s Day
SparkHouse Blog, March 16, 2021
Learn to Letterbox
SparkHouse Blog, April 27, 2021
Mission Trips: Should You Stay or Should You Go?
SparkHouse Blog, May 4, 2021
Forgetting the Imago Dei
SparkHouse Blog, May 12, 2021
Online Articles from CV
Traveling Together: A Pilgrim’s Approach to Intergenerationality
https://www.youthworker.com/traveling-together-a-pilgrims-approach-to-intergenerationality/
10 myths of collegiate ministry
https://pres-outlook.org/2016/10/10-myths-collegiate-ministry/
Youth Worker Journal Roundtable on Adolescent Ontology
https://www.youthworker.com/ywj-roundtable-on-adolescent-ontology/
Marked: A Story of Tattoos and Transformation
https://conversatio.org/marked-a-personal-story-of-tattoos-and-transformation/
A Different Kind of Community
https://www.academia.edu/2007551/A_Different_Kind_of_Community
Technology or Taize: Debunking Our Need for a Techno-Savvy Youth Ministry
https://www.youthworker.com/technology-or-taiza-debunking-our-need-for-a-techno-savvy-youth-ministry/
Podcasts, Videos, and Other Sundries
John P. Woods–Distinguished Lectureship in Religion and Culture
“Killing Church Softly: How Age and Stage Ministry Has Hurt the Church and Why Intergenerational Formation Might Be Our Only Hope.”
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, April 9, 2018
Extravaganza 2020 Main Stage Speaker Session 1–Opening
ELCA Youth Ministry Network, February 2020
Extravaganza 2020 Main Stage Speaker Session 5–Final Wrap Up
ELCA Youth Ministry Network, February 2020
NEAUCE 50th Anniversary, Keynote Speaker
Tear Down, Transform, Transcend–A Call to Action
North East Association of United Church Educators Virtual Conference, May 1, 2021
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Podcast
Episode 14: A Theology of Play
Crossroads #14, September 21, 2021