All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 41 - 60 of 98 Sort by: Title | Date Older Adults and Worship This topic showcases opportunities for churches to nurture faith formation in, by and with aging adults. Topic Showcase | October 05, 2016 Worship as One: Disability in Community A video giving testimony to a gospel-based vision of corporate worship that includes all people Video | September 29, 2016 Aging Together in Grace Churches can offer a countercultural message about the gifts of older adults and walking with them through the challenges of aging. Feature Story | August 02, 2016 Sandra Van Opstal on Multicultural Preaching A majority of U.S. Christians born before 1965 are white. However, the fastest growing groups in the U.S. as a whole and in its churches are people of color. Preaching must change to reflect this diversity so that all generations and nations can encounter God through the Word Conversation | April 08, 2016 Faith Formation, Cradle to Grave Churches have a variety of faith forming activities. It can be difficult to see how they fit together to form the faith of young and older members of the congregation. Worship is one of the few activities that many churches do with all ages. Audio | March 14, 2016 Sandra Van Opstal on Multicultural Millennials in Worship You might be surprised to learn what matters in worship to multicultural millennials in this urban Chicago church. Conversation | December 17, 2015 Seven Easy Crosses to Make and Use in Worship Linda Witte Henke describes seven easy ideas for participatory worship with crosses. Article | December 08, 2015 Seven Models: Collaborative Visual Arts Projects for Worship Linda Witte Henke describes seven ways for artists and teams to work together in designing visual arts used in worship. Feature Story | December 08, 2015 Nonverbal Worship Practices that Bridge Differences Rhythm, liturgical movement and visual art draw on gifts already present in how God made us and what the universal church has already created. Feature Story | October 09, 2015 Liturgy, Anthropology, and Life Cycle How do children worship best? How can worship help young people through the teen years? What practices of worship resonate most with adults and elderly people? Audio | February 23, 2015 Hip Hop and Worship: Dealing with the Dilemma Why is the church still wrestling with whether to engage or not engage Hip Hop Culture, particularly Hip Hop created and performed by Christian artists? Is there such a thing as Christian Hip Hop? Audio | February 23, 2015 How Churches Link Art, Faith and Life People who know how to make beautiful things with their hands are being welcomed to use their God-given gifts in worship and congregational life. Feature Story | October 02, 2014 The Church of All Ages Annotated Bibliography An annotated bibliography of resources useful to reach all ages of a congregation. Bibliography | April 16, 2014 Psalms Encourage Family Faith Formation It’s easy to see why parents would want their kids to know Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd,” and Psalm 103, “Praise the Lord, my soul.” But do children also need to hear Psalm 13, “How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?” or Psalm 22, “I cry out by day, but you do not answer”? Robert J. “Bob” and Laura Keeley say yes. Feature Story | December 12, 2013 Planning Worship with Teens Showcase This showcase gathers up several resources to help you teach young people about worship. Many of these resources have been adapted from the Worship Apprentice program developed at Calvin College. Topic Showcase | December 02, 2013 Guillermo Márquez-Sterling on Youth and Unique Mission Trip Guillermo Márquez-Sterling is associate pastor at Coral Gables United Church of Christ in Coral Gables, Florida. In this edited conversation, Márquez-Sterling talks about their MTR mission trip in June 2013. Conversation | October 10, 2013 Green Congregations Advocate for People Affected by Environmental Problems As creation care takes hold in a congregation’s building, worship and church life, God often nudges the church to a tipping point. Members begin advocating for those most affected by environmental problems. Feature Story | October 10, 2013 Daisy Rhau on Children, Creation Care and Worship In this edited conversation, based on email and phone conversations in September 2013, Daisy Rhau talks about the Christian Education committee members’ awareness that “the children were deeply invested in earth care.” Conversation | October 09, 2013 Green Congregations Become Centers of Creation Care and Renewal As more churches include creation care in congregational life, all ages experience hope and joy. They start to see how God has gifted their church with specific callings and resources to protect the earth so that all may flourish. Feature Story | October 09, 2013 Jeff Meyers on Signing Bibles to Promote Intergenerational Faith Formation Pastor Jeff Meyers explains why First Union members write in Bibles presented to youth graduating from fifth grade and high school. Conversation | October 03, 2013 « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next »
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