Knowing that a child’s body holds their sorrows, I suspected that when I returned to Haven House (a transitional facility for families without homes), we’d need to engage with our …
Results Are In: Here’s what we learned from our June 2021 Reader Survey
In June 2021, the Building Faith team conducted a 10-question reader survey. A total of 336 people responded. Here's what we learned! Who is our audience? Lay & Ordained …
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Time to Rekindle Relationships: 9 Fall Ideas for Intergenerational Ministry
We started as old and new friends for a Saturday morning book club at a coffee shop. We read and discussed the first chapter of the first book and then decided it was more …
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Teens Teach Adults About Dismantling Racism
What happens when we let young people lead? Members of Calvary Episcopal Church are not new to being led by our youth: we’ve hosted events to raise money for Heifer Fair, served …
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Marking Milestones During a Pandemic
On Thursday, March 5th, 2020, I eagerly packed the trunk of my tan 1998 Toyota Corolla to travel from my hometown to Western Massachusetts. There have been many times that I have …
Webinar: Attending to the Self: Healthy Habits for Sustainable Ministry
About this Webinar Creating healthy balance can be difficult in ministry, especially in the midst of change. This is an honest conversation between a licensed psychologist and …
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A Liturgy for Regathering in a Sanctuary
At the time of this writing, we are fourteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you lost a loved one to the virus, had to balance online school for your kids while …
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Oraciones y bendiciones cristianas para cumpleaños
“Que el Dios de esperanza los llene de todo gozo y paz en el creer, para que abunden en la esperanza por el poder del Espíritu Santo”. -Romanos 15:13 Los cumpleaños son regalos …
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Webinar: Visual Media for Inspiration and Engagement
About this Webinar Visual media rank among the most engaging forms of content in digital spaces, but it can still be a challenge for faith communities to create, curate, and …
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Godly Play for Vacation Bible School
Godly Play is a spiral curriculum that acknowledges that the connection to God is within all of us. Learning the language of our shared ancestors through sacred story, parables, …