In the aftermath of Congress’s 1994 decision to make incarcerated students ineligible for federal Pell grants, most post-secondary education programs in American prisons came to an end. With the restoration of Pell rights for incarcerated students in 2020,...
Presbyterian pastor and TV personality Fred Rogers welcomed everyone into his neighborhood and modeled the importance of seeing ourselves and others, listening to ourselves and others, accepting ourselves and others, loving ourselves and others. These are the basics...
Are you wondering if there is such a thing as a work – life balance in youth ministry? Burn-out and turnover is high in youth ministry positions, which is bad for youth workers and the congregations they serve. The health of those entrusted with guiding and nurturing...
What started out as an experiment, turned into a dynamic community at Weldon Valley Presbyterian Church in Colorado, fostering spiritual growth and connection between the different generations. Through fellowship and creative exploration of the Bible’s...
Generational theory provides valuable insights into understanding the diverse perspectives and unique characteristics of different age groups. Within the church community, we have the remarkable opportunity to engage with all six living generations. This workshop will...
This workshop is an invitation to explore how your congregation can welcome neurodivergent children and support their families. You will learn about neurodiversity and gain awareness of how the needs of neurodiverse and neurotypical children differ in congregational...
Over the last two decades, new research methods have enabled child development experts to reconsider their assumptions about how children grow and learn. They’ve discovered that many of the universal stage theories we’ve taken for granted underestimate the...
Sometimes our souls hunger for nurture in solitude. But often we are nurtured in our lives of faith in community. Come prepare your heart, mind and soul with an interactive art experience. Visio Divina is a spiritual practice of sacred seeing. It invites us to see...
The Godly Play Foundation is engaged in a multi-faceted initiative to inspire brave spaces so that every child who comes close to Godly Play encounters a felt sense of their inherent worth and dignity as uniquely and fully created in God’s image (Beloved Me) and...
“A Telos for Diverse Worship” explores the concept of telos, or purpose, within the context of diverse worship practices. It delves into the idea that worship serves as a means of expressing and embodying the ultimate purpose or goal of the Christian...
