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Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary has offered Vacation Bible School reviews for more than 15 years. While the themes, decor, and availability of digital materials …
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The list of skills ministry leaders have learned during the global pandemic is incredibly long. We’ve pivoted, podcasted, and car paraded our way through a year of both grief and …
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To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of the Easter Vigil at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction The Great Vigil of Easter …
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To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction Ash Wednesday begins Lent, a …
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A Note on Ash Wednesday and the Imposition of Ashes in a Time of Pandemic Several bishops have recently asked if I had any counsel with respect to the imposition of ashes in a …
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“Must we do Lent this year? We have had such a long and difficult year. We have already lost so much. There has already been too much death. Perhaps it would be a pastoral response …
To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Advent at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction Though Advent appears at the end of the …
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Participation in worship is a key marker for lifelong faith development, so how do we do this well for our littlest ones? There are countless ways to nurture the faith of our …
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Editors Note: We stand in a unique moment: there is renewed energy around racial justice and perhaps more than at any other point in history, a large number of white Americans are …
“We Gather at This Table” was written to provide a tool for families and faith communities to explore what sharing the bread and wine means for them and how it inspires their …
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