What Is a Lectionary? There is great diversity in what happens in church worship services across denominations. One of the (near) universal components is the reading of Scripture. The question is: which Scripture reading—or readings—are read? In many churches and … Continue reading
Many of us are struggling to figure out how to move forward in worship and faith formation for the 2020-2021 program year, given the many unknowns of this COVID-19 pandemic. Depending on your area, you may be currently transitioning back … Continue reading
Waves of Suffering A year ago, if you had a glance through the headlines so far in 2020, you might have thought they were part of an overdramatic movie plot. We throw around the words “unprecedented” and “historic” a lot, … Continue reading
Redefining Church It has been a long, difficult time this spring. Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic threatened our health and economy, but it has closed the doors of our church buildings. Depending on when things started going badly in … Continue reading
We are living through difficult times, and I know many of you are either still working toward effective faith formation ministries right now or making alternate plans for summer, including VBS. But whenever you start planning for the next program … Continue reading