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Guess How Much God Loves You: A Children’s Message on the Lord’s Supper
Enhance the participation of children/young teens (and all ages!) in the Lord’s Supper with this children's message.
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June 27, 2022
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The Lord’s Supper Helps Us Remember: A Children's Message
Enhance the participation of children/young teens (and all ages!) in the Lord’s Supper with this children's message.
June 24, 2022
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Family Celebrations: A Children’s Message on the Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Enhance the participation of children/young teens (and all ages!) in the Lord’s Supper with this children's message.
June 14, 2022
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Wondering About the Sacraments with Children
Here's a helpful list of ideas and questions to guide conversations with kids about baptism and the Lord's Supper.
March 11, 2022
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Share Faith Stories With a Church-wide Question of the Month
When we share our stories, we experience the blessing of telling and hearing about God’s faithfulness in our everyday lives. Here's one idea for becoming a story-telling church.
December 21, 2021
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Death, Loss, and Grieving: Resources for Ministry Leaders and Parents
While dealing with loss and grief can be difficult for anyone, children’s reactions may differ from those of adults. Here are some resources to help.
December 20, 2021
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Storybook Hour for Young Children
Reading stories to young children opens a world to them, and by incorporating Bible storybooks and/or books with biblical themes, children come to know God in a more transformational way than through direct teaching.
December 20, 2021
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Intergenerational Service Projects for Summer Ministry
While serving is not a “one-off” event, you can utilize the summertime to adopt one of these ideas to focus on service.
December 20, 2021
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Family-Friendly Event Ideas for Summer Ministry
Summer is a great time to change the pace of ministry. It also provides a wonderful opportunity to bring families and generations together. Here are some ideas.
November 3, 2021
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Creating Your Own VBS or Camp
Creating your own VBS or camp is the ultimate way to match your ministry to your unique context! Here are some pointers for creating your own content.
October 17, 2021
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Ideas and Resources for your Church's Next Summer Camp
Invite members of your congregation who have specific gifts and passions to help create a week-long themed summer camp. Here are some ideas to get you started.
September 2, 2021
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Introducing the New and Improved Building Blocks of Faith Toolkit!
The Building Blocks of Faith can transform your church’s faith formation efforts, and this newly revised resource can help.
August 4, 2021
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5 Ways to Practice Remembering as a Family
Remembering what God has done is an important spiritual practice for adults and kids. Here's a free downloadable tip sheet for parents from the Dwell at Home series of resources for family faith formation.
August 4, 2021
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5 Ways to Practice Service as a Family
Serving as a family can be life-changing for all of you! Here are five tips from the Dwell at Home series of family faith formation resources.
July 29, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Transform Your Youth Ministry
The Building Blocks of Faith describe four spiritual needs that are met in Christ. Here are some ideas for helping faith to flourish by meeting those needs in your church’s youth ministry.
July 29, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Support Your Worship Ministry
Here you will find a variety of resources to help with your worship planning, including sermon support, orders of worship, songs, and children’s sermons.
July 29, 2021
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Building Blocks of Faith and the Third Third of Life
Sometimes we forget that older people are still growing in faith. They’re often marginalized, but your congregation needs them! Here are some ways to use the Building Blocks of Faith with older adults.
July 29, 2021
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The Building Blocks of Faith and Small Groups
A small group ministry encourages deep relationships and gives people an opportunity to grow in faith, and the Building Blocks of Faith can help give small groups a specific focus.
July 29, 2021
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Seeing Outreach through the Lens of Calling
How can our congregations become places where our neighbors can explore and be encouraged to grow in their understanding of God’s call?
July 29, 2021
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Seeing Outreach through the Lens of Hope
In our culture, “hope” can sound like a slightly more adult version of “wish.” So how is Christian hope, the hope we are created to live into and share with others, different?
July 29, 2021
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Seeing Outreach through the Lens of Knowing God and God’s Story
Here are three important questions to ask when you share God’s story through outreach and neighborhood engagement events.
July 29, 2021
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Seeing Outreach Through the Lens of Belonging
We all want to belong. Addressing this universal need can help your outreach team explore incarnational approaches to community engagement, transforming ministry "to" and "for" into ministry "with."
July 28, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Shape Your Mentoring Program
Because mentoring is highly relational, it’s a great way to experience deep belonging, explore God’s story in generative ways, build up each other’s hope in Christ, and speak into or confirm each other’s calling.
July 28, 2021
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How the Building Blocks of Faith Can Support Intergenerational Faith Formation
The Building Blocks of Faith describe four spiritual needs that are met in Christ. Here are some ideas for helping faith to flourish by meeting those needs in your church’s intergenerational ministries.
July 28, 2021
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The Building Blocks of Faith and Family Ministry
Christian parents want to nurture their children’s faith, but they don’t always know where to begin. The Building Blocks of Faith provide an excellent framework for family faith formation, giving parents a place to start with any child, at any age.