"In some locations, celebrants wear shells on their clothing, so that when they dance, the noise will wake up the dead." Day of the Dead Día de los …
Digging Deeper: Educating for Compassion and Justice
In the religious education program, teaching compassion and justice can begin in the classroom but gradually opens to wider realms as the learners awaken to their wider …
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Get-To-Know-Your-Bible Class for Children and Parents
"Our kids and parents get a lot out of this class. Parents are filled in on details and how-to’s that they might be afraid to admit they don’t know." Presenting Bibles to …
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Children and Stewardship: Practical Ideas
"If we want to nurture children in an understanding of stewardship, we need to find ways to help them experience stewardship and the joy of giving of …
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Sticky Faith
"Sticky Faith gives parents and leaders both a theological/philosophical framework and a host of practical relationship and programming ideas that develop long-term faith in …
Discipline = Love in Disguise
“Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” Hebrews …
Prison Ministry is Formational
Is Your Church Called to Prison Ministry? Our faith calls on us to treat every person with dignity, including those in our prisons, halfway homes, and detention centers. …
18 Creative Ways to Support Leaders
Here are eighteen ways that churches have said to their group leaders, “Thanks! You’re doing a great job, and someone is noticing!” Begin the education program year …
Ministry to those with Alzheimer’s Disease
Godly Play and Memories My mother has Alzheimer's. We recently moved her to a nursing home where she could receive the 24-hour-a-day care she needed in order to be safe. …
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The Necessity of Children’s Christian Education
Why Christian Education? A sermon was posted the other day by Dave Csinso, an author and researcher (among many other things) in regard to children's spirituality (from …
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