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Matthew Floding

Matt Floding is dean of students and director of formation for ministry at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Mich. Before joining Western in 1999, he spent 20 years in ministry, serving as a youth pastor, pastor, and from 1989 to 1999 as chaplain at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Floding has been active in the Reformed Church in America at the denominational, regional synod and classis level and in 2011 completed a two-year term as chair of the steering committee of the Association of Theological Field Educators. He has a B.A. from Bethel University, an M.A. from Wheaton College, an M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from Western Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Marcia, have three adult children.

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Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative

A new grant is available to support endeavors that help children come to know and love God and grow in faith.

The Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative aims to support programs that help congregations strengthen worship and prayer practices that respect how children experience God and express their faith, include children with disabilities, draw upon the arts, create opportunities for Bible storytelling, and connect worship to the daily lives of children and families.

Proposals are due by 5 p.m. (ET) on May 6, 2024.

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