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Bible Readings: Genesis 12:1-9 Free Resource: Blessed to Be a Blessing (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (September 9 – October 7): God’s Promises Bring Hope In the second week of the Narrative Lectionary, we go from global to local, macro … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17 Free Resource: Confession & Offering (Cross+Gen Worship) Unit Theme (September 9 – October 7): God’s Promises Bring Hope Noah’s ark is probably the most popular story in the Bible in terms of young … Continue reading
Free Resource: Do Justice and Love Kindness (Kids: PK-2nd) Living the Bible: Word and Action Scripture is central to our life of faith. As twenty-first-century citizens of the world, we were not present at the events that are foundational to … Continue reading
Free Resource: Being a Good Steward (Spirit & Truth 3rd-6th Activity) Bible Readings: Matthew 6:19-34; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 12:13-34 What Is Stewardship? Now it’s time to focus on stewardship, either as the third summer series of the Narrative Lectionary, or just … Continue reading
Free Resource: Narrative Lectionary (Year 1) Readings & Themes What Is the Narrative Lectionary? A lectionary is a set calendar of Bible readings used in a worship service. The most common lectionary used is the Revised Common Lectionary, which … Continue reading
Free Resource: (Children’s) Sermon Planning (Spirit & Truth: Liturgy Activity) A Picture of Engaging Worship Things are different at Pastor Diana’s church. They use a traditional liturgy, but they have taught the meaning of the words in various educational opportunities. … Continue reading
Free Resource: Creation Celebration (Cross+Gen Education Activity) Rally Day is Coming It might be comforting news, anxiety-producing, or neither, but the school/program year is approaching! For some congregations, there’s not much a difference between one Sunday to the next … Continue reading
Free Resource: Far from Home (Cross+Gen Education Activity) Women in the Bible- Heroes of the Faith If you are following the summer series for the Narrative Lectionary, it’s time to start looking at the Book of Ruth. Ruth is one … Continue reading
Free Resource: The Story of Our Lives (Youth Activity) Illiteracy, Literacy, and Fluency I am not a language expert. Nerd, yes, expert, no. As a Classical Studies major in college, I studied Latin and Ancient Greek. However, I barely reached … Continue reading
Free Resource: Worshipping Together: Breath of Life (Cross+Gen Worship) Together or Separate? One of the new innovations in children, youth, and family ministry is cross+generational ministry. Cross+generational ministry, also known as intergenerational ministry, is simply the idea that all generations … Continue reading