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New and Recent Formation Resources for Advent

Advent is an exciting season in the church year. As many of the resources below underscore, Advent ushers in a new liturgical year …

The Season of Creation is a time that communities across Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant denominations observe from September …

Every third Monday in January, around his birthday (January 15), we commemorate the life and work of a vital leader in the Civil …

I’ve written about how to build a checkout library for children and households before in Creating a Children’s Lending Library for …

Every year at our Maundy Thursday service, I told the story of Jesus’ Last Passover. Usually, the children joined me at the front …

Creating a church lending library is the result of focused, slow, and ongoing attention over many years. After considering where …

Creating our lending library, which we call our “Theological Library for Young People,” has been a result of focused, slow, and …

Sharing stories is one of the best ways for children to grow in community and their own personal faith. During our time apart from …

When I think about how I got to this place of doing antiracism through picture books, I give all credit to my parents. My mom took …

Children's literature can be used in a variety of ways from preaching to children's chapel and far beyond. In this webinar, …