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
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
On sharing stories with Kenda Creasy Dean, learning a TON about innovation, and a free tool for starting Bible discussions with youth. Continue reading
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
I have been looking for an activity for our monthly all ages faith formation time that would tie the readings of Easter together with our class lessons and emphasize that Easter is a season not just one Sunday. A couple of years ago we created flags as we read the stories of Holy Week. Each day … Continue reading
An altar table painting is used to connect three Bible stories of meals. Continue reading
If you are still playing catch up from Christmas, here are a few activities to engage all ages with the Luke 4:1-13 lectionary reading and jumpstart your planning. Sensory Table (preschool): Schools have all but done away with play time (more about that here). Sensory tables are an opportunity for churches to promote play and wonder. … Continue reading
