First Steps for Including Teens in Planning and Leading Worship
Integrating youth leadership throughout the church is a new paradigm. But churches are reaping the benefits of mentoring youth to plan and lead worship.
February 13, 2017
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6 min read
Josiah Chung: Passing on Faith to New Generations
Many immigrant churches struggle to retain the next generation, especially because of language barriers and cultural differences. Pastor Josiah Chung is finding solutions that apply across cultures to many kinds of churches.
January 24, 2017
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7 min read
Silence, Beauty, and the Shape of Christian Discipleship
A video conversation and discussion guide to help shape Christian responses to questions of love and suffering, silence and beauty, as explored in the Martin Scorsese movie ‘Silence’ based on Shusaku Endo's novel.
November 28, 2016
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17 min video
Nancy Gordon on Sensing the Sacred
Nancy Gordon adapted the multisensory Young Children in Worship program for people with dementia. Her model deserves to be spread and developed more widely.
October 17, 2016
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5 min read
Older Adults and Worship
This topic showcases opportunities for churches to nurture faith formation in, by and with aging adults.
October 5, 2016
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7 min read
Faith Formation in Children, Teens and Emerging Adults
Children think differently from adults. Greater understanding of how children think can help parents, pastors and ministry leaders foster healthy faith in each stage of development.
September 21, 2016
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6 min read
Promoting the Health of Urban-Dwelling Adults and Children
A Nursing Professor’s Vision for the Church in Community
August 24, 2016
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39 min listen
Faith Formation from Birth to Age 20
This fast-paced audio session is helpful for parents, teachers, mentors and anyone who cares about the faith formation of the next generation.
August 24, 2016
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62 min listen
Your Brain on Arts
An Art Professor’s Insights on What Brain Science Is Telling Us About Creativity, Imagination and Congregational Life
August 24, 2016
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59 min listen
A Roundtable on Connecting Sunday’s Worship to Monday’s Work
Six pastors and scholars share ideas to help congregations authentically practice God’s vision of shalom in worship and at work.
August 23, 2016
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24 min read
James Falzone on Saturday Jazz and Sunday Worship Synergy
James Falzone explains why being both a professional musician and church music director makes him better at each.
August 23, 2016
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7 min read
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.
August 2, 2016
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10 min read
