John Palarine’s journey in the Church began with a revelation he had in Minnesota, where he lived as a child. On his own, he had located a church to attend without his parents. …
Building on the Legacy of the CMT in a Changing World
Life is flux … The only thing that is constant is change. -Heraclitus of Ephesus, 535 BC The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. …
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Profile: Maria Harris
In 1989, Maria Harris, a Roman Catholic educator, published Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church, and Christian formation leaders have been trying to live into her …
Profile: Verna Dozier
Verna J. Dozier, a teacher and Bible scholar who lived from 1917 to 2006, was a gifted lay person who was tapped by Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) to work with its faculty in …
An Intergenerational Epiphany Pageant
"Saints before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear. Suddenly our hope unending, in Creation shall appear.Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ the new …
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Welcoming Visitors at the Holidays and Year Round
"All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me (Matt 25:35). Proper honor must be shown to all." ~ …
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Come to the Manger
Christ Church in Alexandria Virginia has far more worshippers on Christmas Eve than we could ever reasonably accommodate in our historic 18th-century space. Was putting the 50-150 …
Free Family-Friendly Resources for Advent
"But what the season of Advent tries to teach us is how to wait and to not lose heart, to live in hopeful patience. We rehearse during Advent the way to wait during the rest of the …
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Praying with Icons for Advent with Rowan Williams
"The point is simple: face to face with Jesus, there and only there, do we find who we are." - Rowan Williams What are Icons? Dating from the early church and more common in …
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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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