Building Faith
"The purpose of Lenten discipline is to draw closer to Jesus Christ. Full stop. Growing deeper into Christ’s love is the compelling reason to give something up for Lent; and it is …
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"Most children know what it’s like to prepare for the arrival of a baby and will immediately have their suggestions for what we should do to prepare for the Baby …
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"Spirituals, folk songs, simple choir songs, fragments of hymns – contemporary or traditional... once a song is memorized a child will carry its message for a …
We cannot allow in a relaxed inhale without a gentle exhalation. By whispering on nonsense syllables, la-la-la-la, or counting from 1-10 repeatedly we can get in touch with a …
"The keys are flexibility and fellowship; this is not about the production, but about the children being invited to step forward and bear witness to their favorite bible …
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"A more positive approach is to see Halloween as an opportunity for celebration of God’s goodness in rescuing us from darkness into his light, and for …
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As a child growing up in the Episcopal Church, my family worshipped in a growing congregation filled with children - probably the norm for the 1950s-1960s in any mainline …
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Children are energetic, sometimes more than others, and last Sunday in church was no exception. They have a way of worshiping that reminds us of what it means to be joyful, indeed …
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The following suggestions were compiled by Laurie Day, an alum from Willamette University, and Janet Cromwell, Wesley Foundation Director at the University of …
Creative Ideas for Children's Worship is a series of 3 books by Sarah Lenton, providing fresh ideas and activities for a children's chapel program. The books follow the Revised …
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