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Webinar August 16, 2017 If you are a youth minister, you know the important …
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"Teachers who feel connected – to each other, and to church leaders/staff – will be more committed to the faith formation program. …
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"This research is revealing the long-term impacts of camp, impacts that go far beyond a 'camp high' that fades quickly after the …
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"The Confirmation Project data is convincing. Healthy confirmation programs exist and they can be found in tiny congregations and …
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"Holy Week is a remarkably powerful spiritual week. Provide time and space for young people to be immersed in a quiet Sabbath time …
"Place a jelly bean in front of each child. Say: When I say 'go,' roll your jelly bean across the room using only your …
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"Nowadays, you’ll specifically notice a universal ‘third thing’ into which teenagers channel this anxiety: their phones... these …
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Week after week I arrive at some Episcopal church and there they are seated in a semi-circle. Frequently, younger and older …
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Too often churches only look at confirmation as part of their youth programs, siloed and necessary, but less significant than …
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"Try a different classroom configuration, or use a different space. Act things out. It’s OK to take risks." Crafting …
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