At the time of this writing, we are fourteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you lost a loved one to the virus, had to balance online school for your kids while …
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Plan a Virtual Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth (“June” plus “nineteenth”) is a day that marked the beginning of the journey towards justice, accountability, and reconciliation in the United States. On June 19, 1865, …
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Webinar: Visual Media for Inspiration and Engagement
About this Webinar Visual media rank among the most engaging forms of content in digital spaces, but it can still be a challenge for faith communities to create, curate, and …
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Three Teaching Points for Trinity Sunday
Every year as Trinity Sunday rolls around, it's common to hear jokes about having the seminarian or newly ordained priest do the preaching as a dreaded rite of initiation. There …
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Planning for the 2021-2022 Program Year
Planning for the next program year after 12+ months of pandemic ministry pivots and continued uncertainty about what will be possible in the fall feels daunting. Even so, I …
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God’s Pride: Creating a sense of belonging in one Episcopal Church
The Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy’s (SMST) is an outreach- and community-focused congregation, in New York City, composed of committed persons that are monolingual and …
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Webinar: Just Faith Formation: Liberative Practices for Faith Communities with Justice at the Center
About this Webinar Sometimes our worship life and the ways we seek to do justice in the world are separate, but it doesn't have to be this way. In this webinar, panelists will …
Gifts of a Digital Confirmation Class: Embracing a Family-Based Model
When the Building Faith team heard about how one parish was reimagining Confirmation during this time of being church in physically distanced ways, we could not wait to share their …
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Walking a Labyrinth in a Distanced Manner
When you read the word labyrinth what comes to mind? Do you remember the first time you heard about a labyrinth? Was it with Jim Henson and David Bowie in 1986? Was it …
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What Does This Day Mean? Handout for Easter Morning at Home
To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Easter Sunday at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction Accounts of the first Easter …
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