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One Complete Journey. Or Exactly the Stone You Need.
Faith Stepping Stones works either way. Run all eight Stones together as one complete, cradle-to-graduation family ministry system — or use any single Stone on its own to meet a specific need in your congregation right now. Every Stone stands fully on its own, and also builds toward something bigger.
$199 per year — 12 full months of access from the date of your order. Across all eight Stones, that works out to about $25 a Stone.
How Faith Stepping Stones works
At eight key milestones in a child's and family's faith journey, parents and children gather for meaningful connection and engaging learning. Each Stone closes with a blessing service that marks the moment and deepens the bond between church and home.
Each Stone can stand alone as a complete Christian parenting course, or the full set can be used together for a cohesive, long-term ministry strategy — whatever best fits your church's setting and schedule.
The eight Faith Stepping Stones
Included with every membership. We're refreshing the series Stone by Stone — entries marked Recently updated below reflect the new 2026 content, and each remaining entry will be replaced as its own refresh is completed.
1 Raising a Healthy BabyStone 1 of 8 Recently updated
In the early months of a baby's life, parents are filled with deep love — and often deep exhaustion. Faith Stepping Stone 1 offers a much-needed space for new parents to find support, encouragement, and community during this tender and transformative season.
Whether run as three shorter sessions or combined into one longer gathering, parents come together to share, laugh, and learn about:
- Their baby's physical, emotional, and spiritual development
- Their own well‑being as new parents
- Building a strong foundation for faith at home
Many churches choose to conclude the experience with a beautiful "Blessing of the Babies" during worship — a meaningful, optional milestone that affirms God's presence in this new beginning. Stone 1 pairs wonderfully with infant baptism or dedication preparation, offering both spiritual depth and practical support for families at the very start of their faith journey.
Session 1: Infant Physical Development
Objective: Help parents understand their baby's physical needs and encourage healthy, confident parenting from the start.
Session 2: Infant Emotional Development
Objective: Equip parents to recognize and respond to their baby's emotional needs with empathy, love, and assurance.
Session 3: Infant Spiritual Development
Objective: Guide parents in nurturing their baby's spiritual life by committing to the FAITH5 practice — share, read, talk, pray, bless — every night in every home.
2 Raising a Healthy Preschooler/ToddlerStone 2 of 8 Recently updated
A child's transition from infant to toddler to full-blown preschooler is a period of constant discovery for parent and child alike. Bringing parents together during this exciting time will bless them and their child with support and community.
At Faith Stepping Stone 2, parents spend three sessions sharing, laughing and growing as they learn about their preschoolers' physical, emotional and spiritual health, as well as their own. Stone 2 concludes with a group blessing of the preschoolers in worship.
Session 1: Preschooler Physical Development
Objective: To help parents understand the physical needs of their toddlers and to encourage them in healthy and confident parenting.
Session 2: Preschooler Emotional Development
Objective: To help parents understand the emotional needs of their toddlers and to encourage them in healthy and confident parenting.
Session 3: Preschooler Spiritual Development
Objective: To help parents understand the spiritual needs of their toddlers and to encourage them in healthy and confident parenting through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
3 Entering SchoolStone 3 of 8 Recently updated
The whole world changes for the family when little ones head off to school. Setting up a pattern for regular, open, caring communication between parent and child becomes extremely important at this stage.
At Faith Stepping Stone 3, parents spend three sessions learning about their child's physical, emotional and spiritual development as school begins, and add a new practice to the family's nightly routine: sharing Highs & Lows. Starting now builds a habit that pays off all the way into the teen years. Stone 3 concludes with a blessing of the children in worship.
Session 1: Physical Development
Objective: To help parents understand the physical needs of their children as they enter school and to encourage them in healthy and confident parenting.
Session 2: Emotional Development
Objective: To help parents understand the emotional needs of their children as they enter school and to encourage them in healthy and confident parenting.
Session 3: Spiritual Development
Objective: To help parents understand the spiritual needs of their children and to encourage them in healthy and confident parenting through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
4 My BibleStone 4 of 8
Many churches have the tradition of presenting Bibles to children. This practice provides a wonderful opportunity to bring parents and children together for learning and fun.
Faith Stepping Stone 4 is an 8-session course that helps children get to know their Bible, while teaching them the stories of faith found in it. It culminates in worship where parents present the Bibles to their children and are blessed on this important, faith-forming day.
Session 1: The Book of Moses
Objective: To help guests understand and experience key stories from the first five books of the Bible, and to equip and encourage them to add Scripture to their nightly bedtime ritual through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
Session 2: Into the Promised Land
Objective: To help guests understand and experience the history of God's people from the entry into the Promised Land up to the time of the Psalms, and to equip and encourage them to add Scripture to their nightly bedtime ritual through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
Session 3: The Songs of Israel
Objective: To help guests understand and experience the Psalms as a rich hymn book of prayer and praise, and to equip and encourage them to add Scripture to their nightly bedtime ritual through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
Session 4: Wisdom & Major Prophets
Objective: To help guests understand and experience the richness of Wisdom Literature and the message of the Major Prophets, and to equip and encourage them to add Scripture to their nightly bedtime ritual through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
Session 5: The Minor Prophets
Objective: To help guests understand and experience the messages of justice and mercy from God through the Minor Prophets, and to equip and encourage them to add Scripture to their nightly bedtime ritual through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
Session 6: The Gospels
Objective: To help guests understand and experience the Gospels as the Good News of what God has done in Jesus Christ, and to equip and encourage them to add Scripture to their nightly bedtime ritual through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
Session 7: Paul's Letters
Objective: To help guests understand and experience the amazing grace of God as shown through the letters of Paul, and to equip and encourage them to add Scripture to their nightly bedtime ritual through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
Session 8: Universal Letters & The Revelation
Objective: To help guests understand and experience the last section of the Bible as a call to faithful and courageous living in Christ, and to equip and encourage them to add Scripture to their nightly bedtime ritual through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
5 Holy CommunionStone 5 of 8
Faith Stepping Stone 5 is a communion instruction course for late elementary-age children and their parents. Three sessions engage everyone in learning the history of Holy Communion and the meaning and practice of Holy Communion today.
No matter what age first communion is celebrated at your church, Faith Stepping Stone 5 is a perfect opportunity for preadolescents and their parents to explore the meaning of Holy Communion together. Faith Stepping Stone 5 culminates at the altar with a family communion service and blessing of the children.
Session 1: From Passover to Last Supper
Objective: To help guests understand and experience the Lord's Supper and its roots in the Passover; to encourage confession ("I'm sorry") and absolution ("I forgive you") in the home; and to aid families in healthy and confident parenting through a commitment to the FAITH5 (share, read, talk, pray, bless) every night in every home.
Session 2: The Meaning of the Meal
Objective: To create a theme event that leads guests to understand and experience the meaning of Holy Communion; and to lead parents and children toward the commitment of saying "I'm sorry" (confession) and "I forgive you" (absolution) every night in every home.
Session 3: Living Forgiven
Objective: To create a theme event that leads guests to understand the importance of living a forgiving, forgiven lifestyle; and to lead parents and children toward the commitment of saying "I'm sorry" (confession) and "I forgive you" (absolution) every night in every home.
6 Entry into Confirmation (Surviving Adolescence)Stone 6 of 8
Making a big deal about entry into your church's confirmation program provides a great opportunity to gather parents and youth around the theme of "Surviving Adolescence."
Stepping Stone 6 is a three-session course that helps youth and their parents develop a "survival plan" for adolescence that includes healthy listening and communication tools. Stone 6 also provides your church with tools to recruit, train, and motivate parents to serve as leaders in your confirmation program.
Session 1: Haystack Theory
Objective: To create a theme event that helps parents and teens to understand how societal pressures and support structures are different today than they were a generation ago, and leads parents to commit to serving as the "Impact Adults" in their children's lives.
Session 2: Working on the Dream
Objective: To create a theme event that helps parents and teens to articulate their dream relationship and take specific steps to make that dream a reality — including sharing Highs & Lows as a family each night throughout the adolescent journey.
Session 3: The Secret Formula
Objective: To create a theme event that leads parents and teens to understand the importance of nightly communication and to commit to applying God's Word to their highs and lows every night throughout the adolescent journey.
7 ConfirmationStone 7 of 8
As youth prepare to affirm their baptismal promises on confirmation day, Faith Stepping Stone 7 gathers youth and parents around the themes of confession, confirmation, and call. These three sessions help confirmands and their parents deeply experience the power of saying yes to the God who said yes to them in their baptism.
Session 1: Confessing My Faith
Objective: To create a theme event that leads confirmands to review the basics of the Christian faith, articulate their beliefs in a Faith Statement Paper, and prepare to make their own statement of faith with strength on confirmation day.
Session 2: Confirming My Convictions
Objective: To create a theme event that leads confirmands to review the six vows of Confirmation, to articulate their vows in a Faith Statement Paper, and prepare to make those vows their own.
Session 3: Claiming My Calling
Objective: To create a theme event that leads small groups to choose a "Ministry of Sacred Service" to begin with their small group the week following confirmation, and to finish preparations for the writing of a Faith Statement Paper.
8 High School GraduationStone 8 of 8
Spread over the school year, seniors and their parents gather to look back, look to the moment, and look to the future. These three sessions are a beautiful gift to young adults and their parents as they transition into a new chapter of life.
Faith Stepping Stone 8 culminates at the altar, with parents blessing their child and then receiving a blessing in return. This is indeed holy time, as graduates are celebrated, and parents are recognized for fulfilling the promises they made at their child's baptism.
Session 1: Looking Back
Objective: To create a fall theme event that leads seniors and their parents to look back on the blessings that God has given their family, and motivates them to make the most of the time they have together by taking specific action steps to show their gratitude. Idea: make this a brunch served each fall by the juniors and their parents.
Session 2: Looking to the Moment
Objective: To create a winter theme event that leads seniors and their parents to look at the gifts God has given them in their families, and motivates them to take specific steps to restore any brokenness in their family relationships in the months before graduation. Idea: make this a special Christmas dinner served each winter by the juniors and their parents.
Session 3: Looking Ahead
Objective: To create a theme event that leads seniors and parents to look ahead to the new callings God is giving them and their families after graduation. Idea: make this a special graduation brunch served each spring by juniors and their parents on the weekend before graduation, and invite seniors to stand during the meal and publicly thank parents for three specific gifts they've received: physical, emotional, and spiritual.
FAITH5 at the core
Every Faith Stepping Stone features FAITH5 — a simple, five-step faith practice that brings families closer to each other and to God. With each new Stone, parents are invited to add one more step to their family's nightly bedtime routine, starting with a blessing for their baby and gradually growing to include all five:
- 1Share highs & lows
- 2Read a Bible verse
- 3Talk about how it relates to life
- 4Pray together
- 5Bless one another
As children grow, so does the family's nightly rhythm. At each Stepping Stone, parents and children don't just learn about FAITH5 — they practice it together, so that what's modeled at church every week becomes a habit at home every night.
What's included with your membership
One annual membership gives you instant digital access to all 8 Stones for 12 full months from the date of purchase. Each Stone includes everything you need to lead it well:
PowerPoint presentations
A complete, ready-to-lead session deck: a welcome opener, an interactive Quiz Bowl or What's That Word review game, a bank of research-backed "Digging Deeper" slides you can pick from to match the corresponding section of the Leader's Guide, embedded theme music, an opening prayer, FAITH5 small group time, and a closing blessing.
Printable Leader's Guide
Step-by-step instructions for leading the session, plus tips for customizing the accompanying PowerPoint to fit your church's unique needs.
Printable handouts
For use during each session, and to help reinforce the FAITH5 practice at home.
Drama Skits
Quick, simple skits — easy enough for a few volunteers to read straight from the class, or performed by a group from the congregation who isn't part of the class itself.
Blessing Service liturgy
This optional liturgy guides families through a meaningful worship milestone at the end of each Stone.
Music from the Faith Stepping Stones Series
50 original vocal and instrumental songs, written and recorded with real musicians, that set each lesson's Bible verse to music so families can learn it by heart, word for word.
Printable sheet music
A lead sheet and piano score for each lesson's Bible verse song, for churches that want to perform the music live.
Ready to get started?
Use every Stone as one cradle-to-graduation system, or start with the one your families need most.
$199 per year — all eight Stones included, about $25 a Stone when you break it down.