Having trouble getting people to “step up to the plate” to serve in the church? Let’s get something really clear….they rarely do! So we need to find another way to engage people in ministry
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Archive for June, 2011
Rotational Approaches to Faith Formation
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 29th, 2011
Multiple teachers with each teacher repeating their way of teaching the story for different classes
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Tags: Bible, children's ministry, curriculum, multiple intelligences, resources 
Comments OffFrom Tourist to Pilgrim
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 28th, 2011
The Celts had a deep sense of connection to home and the place where they lived. However, they also had a thirst for adventure, which turned into an emphasis on pilgrimage, a distinctive aspect of Celtic spirituality.
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Tags: Celtic, Dorothy Day, John Bunyan, pilgrimage, spirituality, summer Comments OffSummer Tour
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 27th, 2011
Can you add some religious sites to your summer vacation plans?
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Tags: family ministry, intergenerational, parents, summer, vacations 3 Comments »So you want to start a Young Adult Ministry?
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 26th, 2011
Before you go out making plans for your big disco, late 90’s CCM Karaoke sing along at the bowling alley, here are some questions to consider with your church, diocese of ministry team, as you figure out what it means for you to truly want young adults in our church:
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Tags: campus ministry, Christian formation, young adults Comments OffBeing a VBS Volunteer
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 25th, 2011
Finding the VBS program to volunteer for is like finding the right pair of shoes; you have to find the ones that make a perfect fit.
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Tags: children's ministry, summer, teacher training, VBS Comments OffSchool’s Always in Session
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 24th, 2011
We are formed as people and as Christians every moment of our lives. Summer vacation doesn’t end education or formation – it’s just the setting in which that formation occurs.
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Tags: children's ministry, Christian formation, parents, summer Comments OffGeneration Wandering
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 23rd, 2011
As pews were emptying and the backs of the young turned, youth ministers, for a generation and more, often decided that their main mission to keep the attention and loyalty of the young, was to entertain them, to rely on excitements of the sort that appeal in the secular pop culture of youth.
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Tags: Christian formation, Christianity, Martin E. Marty, young adults, youth ministry 5 Comments »Story-based Approaches to Faith Formation
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 22nd, 2011
One of the priorities of most Christian education programs is to pass along the Biblical story from generation to generation. After all, we are a story-based people who have experienced God through the ages in the story of God’s relationship to us and God’s creation. God still speaks to us through the Bible.
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Tags: Bible, children's ministry, Christian formation, curriculum, teacher training Comments OffBuilding Faith the Celtic Way
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 21st, 2011
Celtic spirituality speaks to the challenges of our times in powerful ways. Generally, Celtic worship activities are more right-brained and emotionally engaging and less talky, perfect for both kids and stressed-out adults.
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Tags: Christian formation, Christianity, curriculum, environment, Iona, J. Philip Newell, Lindisfarne, spirituality 1 Comment »Christian Duty to Stand Up
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 20th, 2011
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Freedom Riders and their brave journey through the South fighting for the rights of Blacks.
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Tags: Baptismal Covenant, Freedom Riders, Martin Luther King, reconciliation, social justice, young adults Comments OffAn Oasis of Wisdom
Posted by Sharon Pearson on June 19th, 2011
Our path is rooted in the life and wisdom of Jesus, the Christ, yet we honor and are richly influenced by other religious traditions.
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Tags: Christian formation, God, hospitality, meditation, prayer, spirituality Comments Off
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