Worship & Liturgy

Make Your Annual Meeting Something to Celebrate

January doesn't just mark the Season of Epiphany, but the Season of Annual Meetings as well. In many congregations, January …

Ultimately the well-formed life of prayer is about unifying that experience: two sides of the same card. Gamifying the Liturgy I …

"Especially when teaching inter-generational groups, or communities with widely varying levels of education, grounding a …

"The children had no trouble finding words to tell God how wonderful God is and to thank God for the gifts God gives us. We wrote …

"Now is the fun part. Brainstorm a list of objects that connect with the direction that you are being pulled. For example, let’s …

"I want us as a church to turn away from the easy stereotype of a once-a-year Youth Sunday and towards a more spirit-filled and …

"Tonight we wash one another’s hands in a deep spirit of love, preparing one another to enter into the service of God who came …

"Even young people who said their parents had first 'forced' them to acolyte expressed a newfound connection to worship and an …

"The ministry of an acolyte is built upon a formative system of development that is changeless, consistent, powerful, and …

"Give each child one pipe cleaner. Have them form a prayer. For example, a child might form an airplane to pray for family …