"Live without fear: your Creator has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Go in peace to follow the …
Welcoming New and Returning Students to Your Campus Ministry
Making your church community easily encounterable is foundational to any campus ministry. As a new academic year approaches, …
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Pew Cards: 4 Approaches to Communicating “Children Welcome”
Fully welcoming children in worship, with their wiggles and super loud whispers, can be a starting point for welcoming other folks …
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Cookie Church: Training Worship Leaders Can Be Meaningful & Fun!
Cookie Church is a child-centered-but-not-just-for-kids, mostly child-led evening liturgy...We want to invite kids deeper into our …
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“We Should Start a Coffee Shop at Church!” Responding to Big Ideas with Coaching
"Our goal is to build up, not shut down. Empowerment looks a lot like discernment: discovering together where a person (or a …
Wizards Unite! Why the Church Should Care
“Wizards Unite” is not only a fun game to play. Similar to the original seven Harry Potter books, the game has deep and compelling …
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Gathering, Blessing and Sending Forth with Paperless Music for All Ages
This type of music is wonderful for children, older adults, and intergenerational gatherings because you do not need to have …
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Saying Goodbye to Pets
Burying pets offers us the opportunity to share something of what our pet meant to us. I had the somewhat unique experience …
VBS Update: Roar!
Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary has a long history of providing Vacation Bible School Reviews to equip …
VBS Summer of Service
For the past 2 years, we have done what we call our Local Mission Trip for those in 6th grade and younger in place of a more …










