https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:36:11 +0000 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:42:47 +0000 Intergenerational Activities on the Faith Practice of Remembering https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/intergenerational-activities-faith-practice-remembering This resource is part of a series of interactive, intergenerational ideas for engaging people in faith practices through worship and/or midweek gatherings, brought to you by Worship Ministrie Karen DeBoer https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/intergenerational-activities-faith-practice-remembering Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:42:47 +0000 Intergenerational Activities on the Faith Practice of Celebrating https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/intergenerational-activities-faith-practice-celebrating This resource is part of a series of interactive, intergenerational ideas for engaging people in faith practices through worship and/or midweek gatherings, brought to you by Worship Ministrie Karen DeBoer https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/intergenerational-activities-faith-practice-celebrating Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:58:01 +0000 Around the Table: Design a Summer Series on the Faith Practices! https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/around-table-design-summer-series-faith-practices Interested in exploring the faith practices during worship and/or mid-week gatherings? Looking for ways to weave experiences with faith practices into what you do so that all ages are encouraged and equipped to intentionally weave faith practices into their daily life?  Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/around-table-design-summer-series-faith-practices Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:23:09 +0000 5 Ways to Practice Remembering as a Family https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-remembering-family When we’re intentional about weaving stories of God’s faithfulness into the memories we make and share with our children, we form patterns that they can sew into their own faith practices. Here are five ways to practice remembering God’s faithfulness.  Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-remembering-family Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:41:55 +0000 5 Ways to Celebrate With Your Family https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-celebrate-your-family As followers of Jesus, we celebrate to remember and anticipate God’s abundant goodness, creativity, faithfulness, beauty, and love. This practice invites families to cultivate joy with the God who rejoices in us (Zeph. 3:17). Here are five “delight-full” ways to do so. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-celebrate-your-family Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:40:32 +0000 5 Ways to Practice Listening with Your Family https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-listening-your-family As a faith practice, listening involves training our attention to recognize God’s voice (John 10:1-6) in the midst of all the other voices calling for our attention. It involves learning to be fully present with God and with our neighbor. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-listening-your-family Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:43:33 +0000 Training Ourselves to Listen Well https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/training-ourselves-listen-well “God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason. You were meant to listen twice as much as you speak.” Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/training-ourselves-listen-well Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:36:46 +0000 5 Ways to Practice Justice and Mercy With Kids https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-justice-and-mercy-kids Justice and mercy are the tangible expressions of loving our neighbors as God has loved us. They are the ways that we live like Jesus here and now, affirming the goodness of God’s image in others. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-justice-and-mercy-kids Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:01:01 +0000 5 Ways to Practice Hospitality With Kids https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-hospitality-kids If you’ve ever entered a home as a guest and left feeling like you’re family, you’ve experienced hospitality. People who practice hospitality make space for guests, visitors, and strangers, extending to them the privileges of family. God calls all of us to practice hospitality! Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-hospitality-kids Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:51:06 +0000 5 Ways to Practice Generosity With Kids https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-generosity-kids Generosity is freely sharing with others the many gifts God has given us, and our God is an abundantly generous God! When we feel gratitude for God’s many gifts to us, that gratitude overflows in generosity. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-generosity-kids Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:11:48 +0000 Introducing the Faith Practices Project https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/introducing-faith-practices-project If there’s one important thing Christians are learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be this: each of us is responsible for our own relationship with God. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/introducing-faith-practices-project Sun, 30 Aug 2020 01:07:23 +0000 5 Ways to Practice Sabbath With Kids https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-sabbath-kids Sabbath, God’s gift to us, is a time we set apart to rest from work, to worship God, to tend to our spirit, and to bless others. Knowing how much people need rest in order to flourish, God created (and modeled) a weekly time of sabbath rest. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-practices/5-ways-practice-sabbath-kids Sun, 30 Aug 2020 00:43:54 +0000