Throughout the church year, many appropriate opportunities for gift-giving arise, including confirmation, graduation, and thanks …
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Throughout the church year, many appropriate opportunities for gift-giving arise, including confirmation, graduation, and thanks …
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I was recently in a group discussion where the leader asked, "Do you practice what you preach?" This is a fair question and a good …
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You are invited to join in a multimedia meditation for a moment of "hush in the rush" this Advent season. The Center for Christian …
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Forma's annual conference is right around the corner, January 17 - 19, 2023, and all Christian educators and formation leaders, …
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Bible study in community can be a profoundly enriching experience for adults. Familiar stories can spark fresh insights. A text by …
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Sue Vogelman taught kindergarten and first grade for more than 10 years at Sandy Hook Elementary School (SHS) in Newtown, CT. She …
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When you need to choose a resource, a prayer, or even a group game for a formation program, the theological dimensions of that …
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This year, I made the transition from Associate Rector at a program-sized church in downtown Chicago to solo Rector and the only …
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In Fashion Me A People: Curriculum in the Church (1989), Maria Harris writes, "Now we are in a time of movement toward …
We have crossed the threshold into the long, green season after Pentecost. We have turned the corner into "Ordinary Time." Program …
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