The last three weeks I have been camping in one form or another- mostly in our trusty orange tent. I arrived home early this morning grateful for my bed, my shower, and my pillow. This last week has been spent at Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina. Having gone and raved about it for the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Arts and Crafts
Collected Works: Summer
You may have noticed I haven’t been blogging as frequently as usual. In addition to finishing up seminary and preparing for ordination interviews, I’m co-leading the planning of a conference youth ministry workshop and college searching with my oldest daughter. Phew! For the next little bit my blog posts will be collections of previous posts … Continue reading
Mathy-Crafty-Faithy Things!
This post combines some of my favorite things: math, crafts, and faith! After watching the movie, A Wrinkle in Time, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about its rich metaphors for love and grace. The Madeleine L’Engle’s book holds a special place in my heart, because it was the book that enabled me to … Continue reading
Arts Ministry: guest post with my new friend Nicole Farley
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
Arts and Crafts / Children's Sermons / Faith Formation (formerly Sunday School) / Intergenerational activites / Uncategorized / Welcoming All Families
Prayground Activities for the September Lectionary:
Praygrounds, or dedicated areas in the worship space for children, are a wonderful new development many churches have added. But, what if you don’t have a dedicated space? We share our small sanctuary with another congregation, so a permanent area with furniture or baby equipment wasn’t an option for us. Instead, we use the empty … Continue reading
Arts and Crafts / Confirmation / Home Faith Kits / Taking the Lessons Home / The Bible / Thoughts on Faith / Youth Ministry
Inventions Born of Love: innovation, ministry & a free discussion tool
On sharing stories with Kenda Creasy Dean, learning a TON about innovation, and a free tool for starting Bible discussions with youth. Continue reading
The Gifts of Gratitude:
One of the most joyful new things I did last year was starting a monthly intergenerational faith formation hour before worship. The number of participants ranged between 10 and 30 for a congregation with a worship attendance of approximately 80. Preschool children, retired grandparents and everyone in between enjoyed learning and creating together. I used … Continue reading
