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Editor's Note: This article is in a forthcoming issue of VTS Magazine. Some of its content is also published on the Forma website. It is republished here with minor formatting and …
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In our church, we have noticed that our children and youth do not know the story about the birth of Jesus as well as they did ten years ago. Because of this, we have decided …
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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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When I started at St. John’s in Olney, Maryland, the church's biggest challenge was children's ministry. In its recent past, the congregation had a boisterous 1990s version of …
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Trekking below summer storm clouds, I climbed to a generous overlook of the town we’d lived in for two weeks. My first mission trip as a youth minister was near its completion. My …
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"Pets Unleashed: Where Jesus Cares 'Fur' You" by Group did not rank among Building Faith's top picks for new Vacation Bible School and summer camp curricula this year. This VBS …
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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 present to one another? One way is to …
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Advent formation is underway. Lent is on the horizon. But what are formation leaders to make of the season between them?The season after Epiphany can be a planning challenge. Its …
Storytelling can take many forms: oral, digital, and written. A pilgrimage, as the Episcopal Church defines it, is “a journey taken with a religious or devotional intention. …
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When asked, what is your favorite season? I am always compelled to say, “Advent!” (even though I know they probably expect one of the traditional four). As a child, I was drawn to …
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