Use this simple liturgy to make Ash Wednesday accessible to people of all ages. We wanted to make Ash Wednesday, a day …
When Should Children First Receive Communion? Responding to Questions from Parents
Children's faces light up as I crouch down a bit to give them a communion wafer. They spread their fingers as wide as they …
Tips for Creating a Three-Year Cycle of Godly Play® Stories
There is no standard Godly Play program.... Each setting has a unique context, so they each need a different story …
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Connecting Camp & Church: How Congregations Can Reinforce the Faith Formation Experiences of Camp
While camp settings are unique and designed especially well for community building, there are lots of ways to bring the connection …
The Children’s Sermon: Forming Adults to Teach the Faith
Demonstration teaching is when teachers learn a new strategy or skill by watching it “live” ... I began to adopt this mindset when …
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Oriented to God: Community Illumination of Psalm 1
They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all …
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Pew Cards: 4 Approaches to Communicating “Children Welcome”
Fully welcoming children in worship, with their wiggles and super loud whispers, can be a starting point for welcoming other folks …
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Cookie Church: Training Worship Leaders Can Be Meaningful & Fun!
Cookie Church is a child-centered-but-not-just-for-kids, mostly child-led evening liturgy...We want to invite kids deeper into our …
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Gathering, Blessing and Sending Forth with Paperless Music for All Ages
This type of music is wonderful for children, older adults, and intergenerational gatherings because you do not need to have …
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Saying Goodbye to Pets
Burying pets offers us the opportunity to share something of what our pet meant to us. I had the somewhat unique experience …