These days in a world of ongoing communal crises, I find myself asking different questions of my own spirituality as well as our communal faith tradition. My questions about …
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Letter from the Editor: 2023 Highlights, 2024 Hopes
Hello, Building Faith readers! With a new liturgical year already underway and a new calendar year approaching, I’d like to share some thanksgivings and updates from 2023 at …
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Ways to Use AdventWord
’Tis the season for gift-giving guides and black Friday sales that started a month ago. As active disciples in faith communities, we prepare ourselves and each other for the …
Christmas Pageants from Two Points of View
I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It's not just the significant planning that they can require. It's not even just the stress that they can bring …
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20 Children’s Book Suggestions for Beginning a Checkout Library
I’ve written about how to build a checkout library for children and households before in Creating a Children’s Lending Library for Your Church: Where To Start and Creating a …
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Equipping Volunteers for Excellence
Imagine you had flour, sugar, baking soda, and water in front of you. What might you make? Even if you don’t bake, things like cake, brownies, bread, muffins, biscuits, cookies, …
A Path of Support and Discovery: Mentoring for Formation Leaders
"Do you really want me? I do not have any experience.”Have you approached someone about becoming a formation leader and heard this response? Have you ever said or thought this in …
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Summer Reading Picks from Publishers for Formation Leaders
Summer can be a great time to dive into a book or two (or more!). If you want to do some summer reading and would like to add a book about ministry to your list, we've got a …
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3 Planning Suggestions for Overwhelmed Formation Ministers
Recently I attended a conference on children and youth formation practices. It was a joy to meet with other formation ministers from around the country and to hear about all of the …
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Prioritizing Wellness in Churches
This January, I had the privilege to present on prioritizing wellness in a church setting at FORMA. I felt honored and excited by the presentation. Those feelings lasted for about …