Recently over pizza and crisp white wine, four members of the Christian Formation Steering Team from my parish (Epiphany in Winchester, MA) met to dream about how life-wide …
Remembering Locke Bowman: A Lifetime of Excellence in Christian Education
The Rev. Dr. Locke E. Bowman, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Virginia Seminary, First Director of the Center for the Ministry of Teaching and James Maxwell Professor of Christian …
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Easy Advent Song for Children: “Baby’s a-Coming”
"Most children know what it’s like to prepare for the arrival of a baby and will immediately have their suggestions for what we should do to prepare for the Baby …
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18 Creative Ways to Support Volunteer Leaders
Supporting Volunteer Leaders As we begin a new "program" year and the start of our education programs, how are you thanking your volunteers? Here are some …
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Will Our Children Be Stewards?
The Reverend Laurel Johnston is Executive Director of TENS, The Episcopal Network for Stewardship. This article is from The Episcopal Church's stewardship pages and is shared with …
Help Me Come Closer to God by Myself: The Philosophy of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
"This became a process that is a particular way of the adult being with the child in the Presence of God. It is not a curriculum as such; perhaps it is more of a whole new paradigm …
Just Reading the Bible
"I recall asking a wise lady who homeschooled, what Bible curriculum she used. She answered, 'I don’t use curriculum. I just read them the Bible.'" My …
Digging Deeper: The Feast of the Transfiguration
The Feast of the Transfiguration is August 6th. First celebrated in the East in the late fourth century, it was not celebrated in the West until the ninth century, and …
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Making Videos for Christian Education: 19 Topic Ideas
With the advent of using technology in curriculum, one of the media that can be tapped into successfully is the use of video - not just popping in a DVD, but creating and …
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Digging Deeper: Hospitality in the Bible
Hospitality to travelers was both a necessity and a sacred obligation in the regions mentioned in the Bible. There were no inns until late biblical times, and …
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