The Gospel of John is at once memorable, with catchy scripture verses, and dense, as the Gospeler plays with layers of meaning. Reading the Gospel chapter by chapter, and focusing …
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Maundy Thursday Agape Meal Activity
'Maundy' comes from the word mandate, as it is at the Last Supper that Jesus tells his followers, "A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love …
3 Teaching Points for Lent
Lent is a time for intentional re-connection with God, "by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God's …
Blessing the Light: A Youth Activity for Candlemas
"Light kindles light and flame kindles flame. When God sets the world on fire with His love, in the life and death and resurrection of Jesus and the giving of the Holy …
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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 – …
Keeping the Feast: 12 Days of Christmas
"Early on the Second Day of Christmas, I was thinking about a creative way to “keep the feast” that might fill actually fill my sails a bit and connect me with the wonder of the …
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Classroom Management, Sunday School Style
"Children crave someone to guide them so that everyone can feel safe, secure, loved and wanted. When you take the time to work on the structure of your group (and sometimes your …
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Webinar: Rebooting Advent—Preparing Hearts
Rebooting Advent In this webinar we focus on what churches and formation leaders can do during Advent, sharing ideas and tips for how to meet your congregation where they are and …
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Journey with Building Faith on the Way of Love
The Way of Love In a sermon to the 79th annual General Convention of The Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invited the Church into a new three-year initiative …
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Adult Discipleship: Courses, Programs, Books & More
"So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up …
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