"A vital part of worship, they blend into the background helping our liturgies flow smoothly. Whether you are a young person, an adult, or one who oversees the training of …
Our New Confirmation Class: “Create Dignity”
"I care very much who you are as human beings and so Confirmation this year will be focused on creating the dignity of others." Rethinking Confirmation Class It took me a …
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Reel Theology: Finding God in Hollywood
Ever since I was a teenager, the magic of cinema has been a pathway to find God. That’s in large part due to my mom, who would always find some theological …
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The Sunday School Movement
When an 18th Century England newspaper editor, Robert Raikes, looked out his kitchen window one Sunday morning in 1781 and saw children playing in the Glouchester streets – the …
Ministry On (and Off) the Field
Lisa Chisholm-Holms is the Baptismal Ministry Formation Missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa (Canada). This article was originally published in the Anglican …
Congregational Mission Planning: 6 Principles
In all situations, there are a few guiding principles that can help congregations think about how to proceed with developing a mission plan. 6 Principles for Planning Mission As …
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Recorded Keynote by John Westerhoff: “Changing Times, Changing Responses”
"Changing Times, Changing Responses" was the title of the keynote address given by The Rev. Dr. John Westerhoff at the Children, Youth and a New Kind of Christianity …
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Patrick’s Prayer of the Trinity
Today is Trinity Sunday. Many churches will offer a familiar hymn that has been a standard for worship - St. Patrick's Breastplate. The words to this hymn is …
Christian Learning Goals for Children
"To begin to understand and relate to God the Creator, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit... To feel comfortable with spontaneous prayer and to have experienced various kinds of prayer …
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Digging Deeper: Pentecost, Feast of the Holy Spirit
"It was the Spirit who gave life to the early Church; that same Spirit gives life to us in these latter days." History of the Feast Pentecost was the second of the three …
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