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If you have enough volunteers on your team and in your ministry, stop reading this now. Take the next few minutes to grab a drink, grab a snack, call a friend, or take a brief nap. …
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Every summer many municipalities, large and small, offer festivals, worship services, and parades to invite communities to celebrate the diversity of the human family across …
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"To go on a pilgrimage is to make the body and its actions express the desires and beliefs of the soul." Rebecca Solnit, from Wanderlust: A History of Walking Traditionally, if …
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Easter is a wonderful time to dive into scriptures that inspire our deepest hopes, joys, and loves in our faith. Our Easter Sunday celebrations can gain deeper meaning throughout …
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"Changemakers Lab" by Brethren Press and MennoMedia is one of Building Faith's top picks for new Vacation Bible School and summer camp curricula this year. This VBS curriculum …
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"Operation Restoration: Mending God's World" by Augsburg Fortress is one of Building Faith's top picks for new Vacation Bible School and summer camp curricula this year. This VBS …
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One year, when I started attending a church that held an Ash Wednesday service, I decided to keep a Christian tradition of fasting from food during the daylight hours of Ash …
If you’re busy organizing children’s, youth, adult, or parish-wide programs for Lent and Holy Week, we’ve got you. We have compiled a list of new and relatively recent resources …
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February is Black History Month in the U.S., and the theme for 2023 is “Black Resistance.” According to the “2023 Black History Theme Executive Summary” by the Association for the …
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The season of Advent is marked by expectation and longing. We await the season of Christmas when we celebrate the birth of Christ. Our hearts yearn for connection to friends, …
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