Verna J. Dozier, a teacher and Bible scholar who lived from 1917 to 2006, was a gifted lay person who was tapped by Virginia …
Profile: John H. Westerhoff
In the mid 1970s John Westerhoff, theologian and educator, began a campaign in the church to move from a schooling model of …
Profile: Maria Harris
In 1989, Maria Harris, a Roman Catholic educator, published Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church, and Christian …
CMT Ushered Christian Formation into a New Era
When the Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) opened at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in 1984, the heyday of the …
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One Day Youth Confirmation Retreat
With so many well-crafted resources available, there is no reason to write your own. We adapted activities from My Faith, My …
An Intergenerational Epiphany Pageant
"Saints before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear. Suddenly our hope unending, in Creation shall appear.Come and …
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Reading Paul’s Letter to the Romans
"The whole of chapter 12 is something like a love letter identifying and praising and giving thanks for life lived as one of God’s …
Your Spiritual Year In Review
"This spiritual practice of reflection is powerful and honors one year as it travels back into the Lord’s hands. Then my hands are …
Three Teaching Points for Epiphany
Epiphany reminds us that Christmas is just the beginning of the story. The Meaning of Epiphany The church celebrates Epiphany on …
Welcoming Visitors at the Holidays and Year Round
"All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me …
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