Prayer Guide for Synod from Colossians 3:5-17
This prayer guide, based on Colossians 3:5-17, calls us to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
This prayer guide, based on Colossians 3:5-17, calls us to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
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.
Interested in deepening your relationships with the missionaries that you support? Here are two examples and five simple ways to get the ball rolling.
Use these listening prompts and discussion questions to start a conversation with your congregation (or family!) about living justly.
Order (free!) prints or use a video to get people excited about starting a creation care team in your local context.
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.
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.
While serving is not a “one-off” event, you can utilize the summertime to adopt one of these ideas to focus on service.
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.
A compilation of slides and printed materials used as resources at Chaplains Training 2021, held virtually on September 23-25.
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.
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.
Attached is the Guide to Spiritual Practices for Chaplains Training 2021.
How do you share the gospel with people in a way that invites conversation rather than shuts it down? We have a brand new resource for you and your church.
The Building Blocks of Faith aren’t only for churches! Here’s how meeting four spiritual needs can strengthen curriculum, instruction, and assessment in Christian schools.
The Building Blocks of Faith can transform your church’s faith formation efforts, and this newly revised resource can help.
Rev. John Groen shares guidelines he drafted to train himself in patterns of constructive communication, so that destructive conflict can be avoided.
Ready to create a more accessible worship structure for your church? Check out this great resource!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How can our congregations become places where our neighbors can explore and be encouraged to grow in their understanding of God’s call?