Back in December, I dug the signage for our Christmas Eve Services out of storage and put it in front of the church. Despite all …
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Baptismal Promises Stations
For our Confirmation Retreat, I created a series of activities around the baptismal promises that invited movement, reflection, …
Create Your Own Justice Drive: Helping Families Learn, Share, and Pray about God’s Work in the World
Research shows that millennial parents (born 1981-1996) and Gen Z parents (born 1997 onward) have a strong connection to social …
Advent: Something is Coming! A Five-Week Intergenerational Resource
In 2021, I developed an Advent reflection series to go with the Seeking Shalom (Isaiah) resources that I had previously …
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On The Road to Emmaus: Pondering, Playing, & Baking with Luke 24: 13-33
I used to spend my Sunday mornings working at a bakery, mixing up twenty-pound batches of brioche and shaping hundreds of soft …
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Drive-Through Journey to Bethlehem
Due to the limitations on indoor worship during the COVID-19 pandemic, we dreamed up a way for people to safely enter into the …
Helping Children Prepare for Worship: Objects, Practices & Support
Taking time to prepare to cross the threshold into church with intention and readiness helps people of all ages worship more …
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Blessing Animals at the Zoo
Caring for creation is holy. From the beginning, we’ve been entrusted with caring for our world and all things wooly, scaley, and …
Live Clue: Bring the Board Game to Life for Youth & Adults
I love doing fun and creative events with my youth group. One of these special events is a LIVE CLUE Night. Do you know the …
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Pandemic Times in a Small Church: Using Our Gifts to Celebrate Our Gifts
Eleven years ago, I left the parish where I had been a staff member for children’s ministries for 26 years, and joined a small, …
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Praying Our Sorrows with Our Bodies
Knowing that a child’s body holds their sorrows, I suspected that when I returned to Haven House (a transitional facility for …
Time to Rekindle Relationships: 9 Fall Ideas for Intergenerational Ministry
We started as old and new friends for a Saturday morning book club at a coffee shop. We read and discussed the first chapter of …
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