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Resources on Growing Spiritually
By: Mary Speedy Enjoy this list of great Resources to learn more about spiritual practices: Breathing under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps by Richard Rohr (St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2015). Known for his Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of...
Faith Practices with Children
By: Priscilla Andre-Colton About two years ago we had a group of adults exploring faith practices using Dorothy C. Bass’ book Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People. They were thoroughly enjoying learning new ways to experience God’s presence in...
Looking Ahead to Summer Ministry: Spiritual Practices for Camp Worship, Mission Trips, and Summer Worship
By: Sandy Safford Planning for a group worship time this summer? Try one of these practices, from Sandy Safford. Washed Clean This activity focuses on the practice of forgiveness--on receiving a fresh start, a clean slate, a new beginning through the grace of God....
Working with a Spiritual Director: A Transformative Experience
By: Martha Rockenstein Many Christian Educators and pastors move through their ministry on automatic. They keep on doing what they are doing and probably doing it adequately. However, there usually comes a time when they start running on empty, when they feel like...
Looking Ahead to Pentecost
By: Priscilla Andre-Colton A Pentecost Party Plan Some years Pentecost falls on the last Sunday of our program year. When it does, we plan a party to celebrate. Everyone is invited—children, youth and adults—to come to our Fellowship Hall to join the celebration...
How to Foster Seamless Faith
By: Traci Smith When I teach parents how to incorporate spiritual practice into their family routine, I stress this truth: Faith is learned when it’s woven seamlessly into the fabric of our everyday lives. The idea is that faith practices that have lasting impact are...
Spiritual Practices for Congregations
By: Lynne Baab After church on Sunday, a family prays together for the upcoming week. A small group sets aside a day to fast and pray for one of their members who has cancer. A congregation buys copies of a Lenten devotional so everyone can spend time each day reading...
A Message from the President
By: Von Clemans In his classic book The Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster says, “The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.” Our calling as educators can lead us at times to focus on...
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A Holy Week Prayer for Church Educators
By: Emily Enders Odom O God, most holy and faithful, Upheld by your strength, we have fasted, prayed, planned, and worked throughout these forty days. Having now moved beyond the confession and contrition of Ash Wednesday; past the parades and pageantry, the colt and...