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Looking for the “best” curriculum for your youth or adult catechesis or confirmation class? There are many options from a variety of publishers and denominations. The right choice …
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Christian ministry is rooted in a deep belief in the dignity and worth of all people. In "The Book of Common Prayer," for example, Episcopalians promise in the Baptismal Covenant …
Church staff and volunteers see their local churches in a particular light. You see the wicks that struggle to be added to the candle lighters. You might be the one emptying the …
Young people don't need theology translated into simpler terms; they need to be invited into the actual work of doing theology. The problem with most Christian education curricula …
Lent is a season that brings us before our humanity. The Lenten prayers and liturgies with which Christians may be most familiar tend to emphasize the ways in which human beings …
Dear Building Faith Community,Happy Advent! I hope this season has brought you meaningful moments of waiting, hoping, and preparing for God to come and be among us in new ways.As …
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Have you ever envisioned James and John of the infamous Peter, James, and John trio as teenage youth? Is that thought blowing your mind right now like it did mine when I first …
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. It is a day to remember, grieve, and honor the lives of transgender persons who have died throughout the year because of …
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Sometimes in our work with children, we rub up against the edges of what Jerome Berryman called “existential limits." He named these as death, the threat of freedom, the need for …
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Advent is an exciting season in the church year. As many of the resources below underscore, Advent ushers in a new liturgical year and offers stories, hymns, and practices that can …
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