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Predictability, flexibility, connection and empowerment help stabilize adult learners so that they can continue to grow into full disciples, even while experiencing ongoing trauma …
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Stewardship season—just like the school year, the football season, and everything else—will look different this fall, but there are real strengths and blessings to be found for …
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Celebrating Saints' Days reminds us that Christians have spread God's love in times of joy and deep sadness, preaching the Gospel with words if necessary.Here are 4 ideas for …
It has been a good and joyful thing to watch laypeople and priests and deacons lead Compline and other daily offices across the web. In a time when so many are feeling grief, …
If we treat the work of justice like a one-off formation event, or only consider content, we will miss out on the transformative work of being anti-racist churches. The church …
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Writing letters to our youngest disciples has really helped me to remain connected during these uncertain times. Re-Establishing Community I learned early in April that Zoom …
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Across the church formation professionals have done an incredible job adapting to our new ministry realities in light of the COVID19 pandemic. Many of us have gained technological …
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For just over a year I've served as Director of Children & Family Ministries for a medium size Episcopal church in Wake Forest, NC. Our last in person programs and worship …
It has now been over four months. It is time for me to return to facilitating the ministry rather than doing it all. There is something a friend of mine says that is just so …
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Tips for Churches in Liminal Times Acknowledging that we cannot fully know what our ministries will look like, Ronald Culmer and Christine Hides share tips for short and …
