Faithbooking
What Is It?
Faithbooking at its core means creating a tangible expression of one’s faith! Some choose to create a chronological scrapbook album in which they record their faith journey. Some also have a notebook where they record meaningful phrases, scripture passages, and other words that inspire them. All are continual works in progress.
Who Benefits?
First and foremost - YOU - to strengthen your faith journey
- Your families, siblings, children's children
- Your friends and faith community
- Anyone who discovers your Faithbook
Let your Faithbook speak to your personal relationship with God and how He has touched your life.
For What Purpose?
- Reconnect with your past
- Clarify the meaning of faith in your life
- Gain perspective
- Realize the potential for your future
- Discover deeper dimensions in your prayer life
- Perhaps the most personal gift you can leave for your loved ones and even for those you don't know who one day discover your writings
Where Do I Start?
First Steps
Choose a medium that inspires you. It can be writing a journal, a digital storybook, a scrapbook, a photo album, or anything in between. Find something that will allow you to include photographs, sketches, poems, scripture readings, drawings, clippings from articles, and hand-written or digital documents. Choose something expandable and fun; choose something you want to spend time with - because your faith journey is NEVER over - it is a work in progress. Think about whether it will stand the test of time - so it will last many, many years!
Choose a Style/Format
Timeline
Sacred Spaces
Sacred Spaces
Chronologically walk through your life and capture those moments where God's presence was obvious - in good times and bad.
Sacred Spaces
Sacred Spaces
Sacred Spaces
Share places where you felt/feel closest to God and explain why and how you feel when you are there.
God Moments
Sacred Spaces
God Moments
Capture and record random moments in life where you look back and recognize God's hand at work.
Mentors
ABC of Scripture
God Moments
Gather pictures of people who have been instrumental in reflecting God's love to you and describe how they touched your heart or motivated you in your actions.
Inspirational
ABC of Scripture
ABC of Scripture
Capture scripture verses, readings, prayers, hymns, songs, or other words that are special to you and explain why.
ABC of Scripture
ABC of Scripture
ABC of Scripture
Gather special events, verses, moments, or people into an alphabetical list and describe how they were meaningful to you.
Gratitude
Prayer Journal
Prayer Journal
Consider all the things you are grateful for and share them. Reflect on the positives in your life, even when they are hard to see.
Prayer Journal
Prayer Journal
Prayer Journal
Keep a prayer journal of everyone and everything you are praying for and keep updating as you go along, noting how prayers were answered in God's plan.
10 Questions
Prayer Journal
10 Questions
Rhonda Anderson, co-founder of Creative Memories and Heritage Makers, has created 10 Questions to create an album reflecting on the "Fingerprints of God." Use the answers to those questions to form the basis of your Faithbook.
Ten Questions for Faithbooking:
- What was religion/faith like in your childhood home?
- Who most influenced your beliefs?
- How did you come to know Jesus Christ as your Savior?
- How did you see the Lord leading, protecting and guiding you through your dating experiences?
- If you are a parent, or you interact with children regularly, how has your faith been affected by them?
- How did you start on the path that led you to the career path you are in today?
- What faith lessons have you learned through adversity?
- How have music and other forms of artistic expression influenced your faith?
- What scripture verses have been especially meaningful in your life?
- How has the Lord provided for your needs or answered a specific prayer?