Every year in late summer, the Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) gets phone calls and emails from alumni, clergy, and lay formation leaders who are looking for the perfect …
Faith Formation with Young Adults
As a dedicated faith formation resource person with a specialization in digital media, I have observed that young adult ministers are asking very different questions from other …
Using Worship to Teach Faith and Share Traditions
The church we often attended the year we lived in South Africa, St. Michael and St. George Cathedral in Grahamstown, taught us a great deal about diversity, weaving cultural …
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How Do We Teach Children Stewardship?
"Generosity is one of the most important values parents and churches can model for children and teenagers." Teaching Children Stewardship How do we teach children – anyone really – …
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Resource for Children’s Sermons: Feasting on the Word
"In a day and age when all ages could probably use help hearing and better relating to our sacred stories, this children’s sermon book delivers." A …
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Bible Challenge: A Tool for Churches to Read the Bible in a Year
"The Challenge was taken on as a shared adventure in faith and there were regular, informal conversations about passages, ideas and responses among …
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Sunday School Rotation Model: How it Works
"I think when people lead by passion, something true to who they are, that’s so exciting. You see God’s Spirit and love through that person." Talking …
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Making Easter Butterflies, Alleluia!
"The children St. James hunt for their butterflies much like others hunt for eggs. Youth and families can be found looking for the older butterflies they made when they were …
All God’s Children: Intergenerational Lenten Program for all Ages
"The mingling of innocence and maturity, playfulness and reverence creates a bold and bigger vision of the church as the body of Christ." All God's Children: The Church …
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Reflection: A Resolve to Practice Faith at Home
"Even if we sometimes feel unsure about adapting or creating family prayers, rituals, and other practices... we have this concrete reminder that the way we live our everyday lives …
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