"Holy Week is a remarkably powerful spiritual week. Provide time and space for young people to be immersed in a quiet Sabbath time and space. Invite them to hear the whisper of …
Measuring Church Vitality: Beyond the Attendance Dance
"How are these programs enriching people’s lives and helping them build relationships? What education, formation, and leadership development are you offering that move people into …
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Making Pretzels: A Traditional Activity for Lent
"Pretzels provide a welcome activity during Lent, while teaching a bit of Christian history, baking, and scripture!" An Ancient Lenten Practice Pretzels for Lent date …
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Church Attendance: Is What You See What You Get?
"For example, those who used to attend every Sunday in a month may now only attend three Sundays a month. Those who used to come two times a month, now come only once a …
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Activity for Lent: Lord’s Prayer Tracing Cross
"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." -Galatians 6:14 A Spiritual …
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3 Reflections from Forma 2017
"Formation happens when intentional education and information sharing are specifically combined with community worship and personal practice in ways that engage a new way of …
Make a Social Media Prayer of the Week
"Prayers of the Week have grown to become our most popular Facebook posts... a no-cost way to explore effective, online faith forming opportunities." Faith Forming Social Media: …
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Youth Group, Teens, Smartphones… What’s the Answer?
"Nowadays, you’ll specifically notice a universal ‘third thing’ into which teenagers channel this anxiety: their phones... these actions help calm their social anxieties enough to …
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Confirmation Through the Generations
Through the Ages: 20s By Dorothy Linthicum Hattie Strange, Chicago, Illinois “I did everything backward,” said Hattie Strange in describing her confirmation experience. She was …
Christian Summer Camp Has Lasting Impacts
More than 2 million young people attend Christian camps in the United States every summer. Data from the National Study of Youth and Religion indicate that 39% of all American …
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