Bible Readings: Genesis 32:[9-13] 22-30 Free Resource: Are You Strong Enough? (Kids PK-2nd) Unit Theme (September 8—September 22): God Creates Family The Point: God changes us. Broken Relationships In these first few weeks of the Narrative Lectionary year, we have … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 The Point: God gives us joy when God fulfills promises. Free Resource: The Promise of a Son (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (September 26—September 22): God Creates Family A Family Affair We now move to the … Continue reading
Bible Reading: Genesis 2:4b-25 The Point: We are created to be partners in God’s work. Free Resource: Knowing Your Neighbor (Cross+Gen Worship) Unit Theme (September 26—September 22): God Creates Family It’s All about Family This week’s reading starts us off … Continue reading
God’s Story These past few weeks I’ve been looking at the idea of stories, specifically, the Power of a Story. In Part 1, I discussed how stories, in general, are important and powerful. Part 2 (last week), moved from the … Continue reading
This post is the second in a series on the Power of a Story. Last week, we looked at our human need for stories; we are created to hear and tell stories. But more than the tales we hear around … Continue reading
My Need for Stories When I was growing up, there was nothing I liked more than to curl up with a good book. When I was captivated by a story, I would basically ignore everything else (just ask my mom). … Continue reading
In our fourth and final part of our series on What Is Cross+Gen Ministry?, I have invited Pastor Natalie Gessert Hall to share about cross+gen confirmation. She is the creator of our cross+generational Chosen Together confirmation program. The Path to … Continue reading
For Part 3 of our blog series on What Is Cross+Gen Ministry?, we now look at intergenerational ministry in our homes as family. To do this, I have asked Debbie Streicher of Milestones Ministry to write a guest post. See … Continue reading
Today, we have Part 2 of my four-week series on Cross+Generational Ministry. Last week, I shared my belief that every single person in our congregations has something to learn from every other person, and, as a corollary, each person has … Continue reading
How many generations do you have represented in your congregation? Do people of different ages interact? Is that even important? The presence of a full spread of ages in a congregation is a sign of that congregation’s general health and … Continue reading