Two common liturgical traditions that churches of various denominations practice in Lent and Holy Week are "Stations of the Cross" …
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Living Stories Sermons: An Emerging Preaching Model for Intergenerational Belonging
Traditional sermons have long been the foundation of preaching, offering deep reflection and theological insight. Yet they can …
VBS, Summer Camp, and Intergenerational Curriculum Perennial Favorites
A number of publishers of Christian formation resources release new Vacation Bible School and camp program curricula every year. …
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Building a Lego Cathedral and Being Church Together
Recently, as part of its Architecture series, Lego released a beautiful build of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. I have a …
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Evaluating a Program: One Church’s Process and Lessons Learned
About a year ago, our Children’s Formation Committee decided to make a big change to the children's formation program. Our …
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Prayer Partners: Building Intentional, Intergenerational Community
When I started at St. John’s in Olney, Maryland, the church's biggest challenge was children's ministry. In its recent past, the …
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Summer Formation Bingo: A Family or Church-wide Challenge
As the daylight creeps longer and trees begin to blossom, I put away our boots and mittens for (hopefully) a few months and dig …
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Intergenerational Celebrations Using “Faithful Families”
As the church enters a new normal with COVID and people are moving back into the busy-ness of life, how can we be meaningfully …
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A Storytelling Pilgrimage Through the Christmas Story
Storytelling can take many forms: oral, digital, and written. A pilgrimage, as the Episcopal Church defines it, is “a journey …
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Gathering to Write: An Intergenerational Advent Practice
Writing is a way of paying close attention to our lives. Finding just the right words to describe our thoughts, emotions, and …
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