"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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VBS and Summer Camp Curriculum Top Picks for 2023
Building Faith’s annual VBS curriculum review is here! If your community is gearing up for a summer Vacation Bible School or camp program or is still undecided about offering one …
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VBS and Camp Review 2023: InsideOut: FruitFULL Faith
"InsideOut: FruitFULL Faith" by Chalice Press is one of Building Faith's top picks for new Vacation Bible School and summer camp curricula this year. It is a curriculum designed …
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VBS and Camp Review 2023: Pets Unleashed
"Pets Unleashed: Where Jesus Cares 'Fur' You" by Group did not rank among Building Faith's top picks for new Vacation Bible School and summer camp curricula this year. This VBS …
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Intergenerational Celebrations Using “Faithful Families”
As the church enters a new normal with COVID and people are moving back into the busy-ness of life, how can we be meaningfully present to one another? One way is to …
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Simple Ways to Start a Sabbath Practice
What portrait of a life of faith do you carry with you? Mine tends to focus on doing: praying, reading and studying scripture, participating in church, loving my neighbors, working …
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Preparing to Support a Church Community in the Event of Mass Tragedy
Sue Vogelman taught kindergarten and first grade for more than 10 years at Sandy Hook Elementary School (SHS) in Newtown, CT. She then served as Church School Director for …
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Fall Faith-at-Home Bags
For the last two and a half years my congregation has been putting together seasonal “faith-at-home” bags to support and equip members of all ages in their faith development. …
A Festival of Creation
Last year, when we didn’t feel comfortable hosting people inside our buildings yet, we looked for a totally-outdoor Vacation Bible School alternative that could involve people of …
What Do You Need This Summer: Rest? Momentum? Connection?
We have crossed the threshold into the long, green season after Pentecost. We have turned the corner into "Ordinary Time." Program years are ending and many of us are already …
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