When the Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) opened at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in 1984, the heyday of the American Sunday school had ended two decades earlier. …
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Profile: Maria Harris
In 1989, Maria Harris, a Roman Catholic educator, published Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church, and Christian formation leaders have been trying to live into her …
Profile: John H. Westerhoff
In the mid 1970s John Westerhoff, theologian and educator, began a campaign in the church to move from a schooling model of Christian education to the catechumenal model of …
Profile: Verna Dozier
Verna J. Dozier, a teacher and Bible scholar who lived from 1917 to 2006, was a gifted lay person who was tapped by Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) to work with its faculty in …
Profile: Jerome Berryman
Jerome Berryman has been connected with the Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) since its early years, as the development of the Episcopal Children’s Curriculum (ECC)and …
One Day Youth Confirmation Retreat
With so many well-crafted resources available, there is no reason to write your own. We adapted activities from My Faith, My Life to create a meaningful day of spiritual …
Your Spiritual Year In Review
"This spiritual practice of reflection is powerful and honors one year as it travels back into the Lord’s hands. Then my hands are empty to receive God’s gift of the new year – …
Remembering Veterans, Praying for Peace
They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. …
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5 Ways to Faithfully Address Elections
"This election is a chance to exercise our right to vote, to participate in our common life, and to celebrate our ability to do so. In that joy, we should also look to this …
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Using Podcasts for Faith Formation
"Podcasts fit into our experience of modern life, which makes them a great medium for Christian formation." Have you noticed that everyone seems to be listening to …