I’m a big believer in giving the children’s sermon as much thought as I do any other part of worship. Creating A Children's …
Blessing of the Halloween Costumes
We believe in a God that prevails over fear, evil, and death. We can laugh at scary costumes because we know that evil, death, and …
Sharing Godly Play With The Whole Congregation
Sometimes those rich, beautiful stories are just begging to burst out of the classroom and into another context that might not …
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Godly Play “Big”: Bringing the Practices of Small Circles to Large Spaces
So how do you do Godly Play authentically in “big” circles like this one? By holding fast to those things that support the circle …
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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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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 …
Webinar: Speaking to the Whole Room—Tips on Intergenerational Preaching
Resources for the webinar "Speaking to the Whole Room: Tips on Intergenerational Preaching" with presenters Mark Jefferson and …
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Vibrant Worship for All Ages
What Congregations Practicing Intergenerational Worship Have In Common What is “intergenerational worship”? “Intergenerational …
Illuminated Cards to Teach the Liturgy
Ultimately the well-formed life of prayer is about unifying that experience: two sides of the same card. Gamifying the Liturgy I …
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6 Fresh Ways To Teach Liturgy With Teens
"Especially when teaching inter-generational groups, or communities with widely varying levels of education, grounding a …
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Maundy Thursday Hand Washing
"Tonight we wash one another’s hands in a deep spirit of love, preparing one another to enter into the service of God who came …
The Ministry of Acolytes
"The ministry of an acolyte is built upon a formative system of development that is changeless, consistent, powerful, and …