Welcome to Faithelement

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Faithelement is a Bible study curriculum for youth and adults that uses multiple forms of media — video, music, text, images — to help groups explore faith and the scriptures.

Everything is online. Each week we post a new session that includes a Bible background video and a set of "Session Pages" from which you can choose an approach for leading the group. The session pages come in 5 flavors:

Mental — for groups that enjoy discussion.

Media — for groups that enjoy using movie clips, music and other media to help launch discussion.

Mystic — for groups that prefer a contemplative approach.

Create — for groups that enjoy writing and drawing as a way of engaging the text.

Youth — offers movie clips, music and other media along with discussion prompts designed for teens.

Our sessions are selected from the Lectionary text each week, and are written very close to the date of use.

Faithelement is a service of Faithlab. Help support Faithelement by talking to Faithlab about a range of creative and spiritual services, including: retreats, books, website development, photography and more. Learn more about Faithlab.

We hope you enjoy Faithelement.

Introducing Faithelement Studies for Women

These short-term topical studies are designed for women's groups and individuals. Each study provides a DVD with an introductory video, as well as a video that is to be shown within each session. A leader's guide provides insight into the topic, as well as ideas for leading each session. Participants are provided with a printed journal designed to prompt prayer and reflection.

Intentional Living. Coming May 2013.

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Our lives rush by in a blur of activity. How do we live intentional lives? How can our faith support and enrich intentional living? This resource offers a five week course of study, complete with DVD, leader's guide and participant's journal. Each session will look at a different aspect of what intentional living can look like. The first session discusses how God is an integral part of the process of living an intentional life. In the second session we discuss ways that we can engage our faith practice in intentional ways in order to make the space for a deeper faith to flourish. Session three discusses the importance of actively remembering and recalling the ways that God is present in our lives. And finally, in the last two session we will discuss ways that we live in community with other people of faith and ways the we engage the outside world and carry to them the love of Christ.

Nikki Hardeman

Rev. Nikki Carroll Hardeman is currently a stay at home mom who enjoys opportunities to minister outside of the home through preaching, adjunct teaching, and leading retreats.  Nikki graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Mercer University in 2002 and from the McAfee School of Theology with a Master of Divinity in 2005. While at Mercer, Nikki met her husband, Daniel, and they were married following graduation. After McAfee, Nikki served as the pastoral resident at the First Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia and then as the Associate Coordinator for Congregational Life at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia. Daniel and Nikki have two children at home; Natalie, a curious five year old, and Liam, a very busy 2 year old. They also have a loveable basset hound, Emma. When she has a free moment, Nikki enjoys chocolate chips, quite time with Daniel, knitting, and experimenting with new dishes in her kitchen.

New Website Launched

Mobile-ready and Stronger Archives

This updated website is mobile-optimized so using it with your smartphone or tablet works better than ever. We've also cleaned up the design and added a more robust archives area. We hope you enjoy the new site.

Thanks for using FaithElement!

Partnership Announced

We are pleased to announce that FaithElement has partnered with the new Nurturing Faith curriculum. Both curriculums share similar values about honesty in Bible study, appreciation for biblical scholarship, and a willingness to ask hard questions and deal with real issues.

As part of the partnership, Nurturing Faith and FaithElement will link to one another's sessions each week. Because we follow the same Lectionary texts, the resources are very complimentary.

Nurturing Faith provides resources for both adults and youth, and features a video each week by Tony Cartledge. On their website you will also find adult teaching and youth teaching plans.

Best of all, if you would like printed Bible backgorund materials, they can be ordered by clicking on "core lessons" on the Nurturing Faith website.

We hope you enjoy our partnership and the additional resources provided through it!

Visit Nurturing Faith and check it out.