During Cokesbury's Discovery at Adventure Island, the children are called “Explorers” and the group guides are called “Island Guides”. The children are looking all week for …
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Vacation Bible School Reviews: About the Publisher
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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Marking One Year of Pandemic Ministry: What I’ve Learned
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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What Does This Day Mean? Handout for The Great Vigil of Easter at Home
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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What Does This Day Mean? Handout for Ash Wednesday at Home
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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Imposition of Ashes in a Time of Pandemic
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?”
“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 …
What Does This Season Mean? Handout for Advent at Home
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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More than Just a Busy Bag: Helping Toddlers & Preschoolers Worship
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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The Church, Protest, & Standing With
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 …