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Engaging with psalms of confession, praise and thanksgiving, lament, and hope and trust has helped hundreds of Christians develop a new language of prayer. Feature Story | September 12, 2023 Keith M. Douds on Creating Safe Space for Church Groups Church retreats, church governance meetings, and church small groups require honesty, vulnerability, and transparency to collectively draw closer to God. Psychologist Keith M. Douds explains how and when to step in with grace and preserve safety so that everyone has a chance to share and be listened to. Conversation | September 01, 2023 Prayer for God's Leading: Colossians 1:9-14 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | February 07, 2022 Prayer for God's Leading: Luke 3:21-22 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | January 26, 2022 Prayer for God's Leading: Matt. 2:1-12 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | January 19, 2022 Prayer for God's Leading: Luke 2:25-32 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | December 22, 2021 Prayer for God's Leading: Philippians 2: 1-4 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | December 16, 2021 Prayers for God's Leading: Luke 1:26-38 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | December 08, 2021 Prayers for God's Leading: Luke 1:8-20 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | December 01, 2021 The Formative Power of Christian Prayer A conversation with Neal Plantinga and Rebecca DeYoung Video | December 01, 2021 Prayers for God’s Leading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | November 22, 2021 Prayers for God’s Leading: 2 Chronicles 20: 5-12 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | November 10, 2021 Prayers for God's Leading: Matthew 22:34-40 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | November 03, 2021 Prayers for God’s Leading: Micah 6:8 Shaping a time of prayer for dwelling with Bible texts, prayer responses, songs of faith, and a concluding benediction. Prayer | October 27, 2021 Christine McAteer on the Coronavirus and Bus Chaplaincy During the COVID-19 pandemic, bus drivers and other public transport workers have been praised as essential workers. Yet they remain largely invisible to those with the option to travel by private automobile. Your church can include bus drivers and other essential workers in congregational prayers. Conversation | May 12, 2021 Richard Bodini on the Pandemic and Senior Faith Formation The COVID-19 pandemic has forced care facility chaplains to adapt. Your church can apply some of these best practices—and remember to include senior care residents and staff in congregational prayers. Conversation | May 12, 2021 Chaplaincy Changes during COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic has raised the profile of chaplains and profoundly affected how they do their work. Learn how you and your congregation can pray for chaplains and those they serve. Feature Story | May 12, 2021 Kate Williams on the Coronavirus and Sacred Music When COVID-19 forced churches and schools to go virtual, GIA Publications helped church music ministers and music educators adjust. Some digital adaptations are here to stay because they help connect music ministers, worshipers, and music educators. Conversation | May 11, 2021 Kimberly Hope Belcher on Christian Unity and Communion Ephesians 4 calls Christians to “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” unity. Yet many Christian traditions don’t allow full communion with other denominations. Kimberly Hope Belcher’s new book Eucharist and Receptive Ecumenism: From Thanksgiving to Communion, offers steps toward greater unity. Conversation | October 16, 2020 3 Prayers for the Oppressed / 3 Oraciones por los Oprimidos Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three prayers for the oppressed, as part of the series "Songs from the hymnal / Cantos del himnario Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.'" 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