Tips for Churches in Liminal Times Acknowledging that we cannot fully know what our ministries will look like, Ronald Culmer and Christine Hides share tips for short and …
Blessing of the Devices
If you are a craftsman . . . only look at your tools, your needle, your thimble, your beer barrel, your articles of trade, your scales, your measures, and you will find this saying …
Becoming Holy Rascals: Blending The Sacred With Playful Imagination
A “holy rascal” like this hardly needs ZOOM to get into the Kingdom--they are already IN, asking us to go out and play and wondering why you and I are so bound to seeking the …
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Step: An Opportunity to Watch and Reflect with Youth
Movies can be an incredible tool for building empathy and understanding because they offer insight into others' lives. The documentary Step is a good choice for discussions on …
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Three Common Questions About Funerals
When we allow ourselves to face death with our faith, we find that life becomes more urgent and meaningful and can help us live more intentionally. "Christ is risen from the …
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Canceling Summer Programs: Resource Round Up
Making The Decision Context matters as local churches, camps, and retreat centers make decisions about canceling or postponing events during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each local …
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Canceling Summer Programs: When Camps, Trips, and VBS Cannot Go On
In the weeks and months ahead church leaders will have to make tough decisions about summer programs. Whether we are canceling, moving forward, postponing, scaling back, or moving …
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Webinar: Children’s Literature for Ministry
Children's literature can be used in a variety of ways from preaching to children's chapel and far beyond. In this webinar, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard and Miriam McKenney share …
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This Feels Hard Because It Is.
I don't know about you, but last week felt like a year to me. I was really doing alright. The days were long, but we had some small victories on Zoom, FaceBook, and with an old …