Summer Faith Formation is both an opportunity and a challenge in a church of our size (weekly worship attendance between 60-80 and Sunday school attendance from 5-20). Earlier this week I asked our leadership team for feedback on four curriculum options for summer. I named what we wanted to be intentional about our annual reprieve … Continue reading
Recently a colleague remarked that Christian education isn’t rocket science. Hmm. I’ve never been a rocket scientist. But, I did spend two years in chemical engineering school and I can tell you that while there may be less math, children’s and youth ministry is still wonderfully challenging. I was pleased to see a recent article … Continue reading
How is the violence portrayed? Why did Jesus have to die? Does the story match the Bible text? Even the simplest children’s Easter story has deep implications for how we understand God. Continue reading
The NEW 2018 Ash Wednesday Coloring Page is Available for Purchase on Etsy for just $2 There just aren’t a lot of options for Ash Wednesday coloring pages. Last year I made one with palm branches and ashes that was very popular. This year, with the added challenge of Ash Wednesday on Valentine’s day, I … Continue reading
Social media, websites and the internet are not new. And yet, churches are still challenged to provide meaningful ways to help people grow in faith online. Us, too. The question is, how do we get started with a limited budget? First Steps: I recommend taking a look at John Roberto’s work. He has applied Networked, … Continue reading
Today we have a guest post from my new, artist friend, Nicole Farley, founder of A New Creation. I met Nicole at Wild Goose just this past summer when she was putting up her tent near mine. It turns out that we live only a few miles from each other! Once I learned that she … Continue reading
I apologize that it often takes a tragedy to get real about why faith formation, grounded in hope, is vitally important to navigating this complicated world… Continue reading
