Think and pray on what you hope for your retreat. Find a short song, hymn refrain or verse that people will be able to learn by heart. Find a piece of artwork for reflection. Tap into those creative resources that surround us.
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Posts Tagged ‘music’
A Creative Mindfulness Retreat (part 2)
Posted by Sharon Pearson on January 23rd, 2012
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Tags: adults, art, intergenerational, music, prayer, resources, retreats, spirituality 
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Posted by Sharon Pearson on January 9th, 2012
The intention of the weekend was that it might provide resources to people who didn’t think of themselves as having spiritual resources – the folks who say, “Well, I don’t pray every day, and I don’t know that I have a spiritual life.” I hoped to introduce them to things that they already did, or things that they could do, and draw spiritual meaning out of them.
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Tags: adults, discernment, God, intergenerational, Lent, music, prayer, retreats, spirituality Comments OffSing the Vision, Loudly
Posted by Sharon Pearson on December 21st, 2011
Sounds, voices, and music have a powerful emotional impact on us. The spiritual center of the brain is where sound and emotions are processed.
|The “O” Antiphons
Posted by Sharon Pearson on December 18th, 2011
The seven “O Antiphons” originated in the daily monastic prayer of the eighth and ninth centuries. They are short, scripture-based prayers invoking various titles used for Christ. They express the deep longing for the Messiah’s coming that is a characteristic of Advent. The ninth century hymn, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is based on one of the antiphons.
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Tags: Advent, Christianity, music, worship Comments OffChristmas Song, Christmas Carol, or Christmas Hymn?
Posted by Sharon Pearson on December 4th, 2011
While we might think it doesn’t matter, there are some differences in the music you hear and the lyrics you sing.
|The Art of Possibility
Posted by Sharon Pearson on November 12th, 2011
In this new model of leadership, the conductor sees his job as awakening possibility in others. The orchestra is a group of highly trained individuals poised to coalesce into an effective whole. Passion, creativity and the desire to contribute are basic human instincts to be released
|The Worship Mall
Posted by Sharon Pearson on April 28th, 2011
From blended to radically alternative worship, from the interest in Celtic worship to the contemporary praise experience of megachurches, from snake-handling to post-Vatican II liturgies, The Worship Mall visits them all.
|Moving Toward Deep Change
Posted by Sharon Pearson on April 27th, 2011
Change is the work of the Prophet, of Jesus Christ the Son of God, of the Holy Spirit, of the Disciples, of every faithful but weak and flawed human being called by God. It is the way in which God keeps us from ever assuming that we have the upper hand, that we know what we’re doing.
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Tags: children's ministry, Christian formation, music, social justice, worship, youth ministry 2 Comments »Music for Holy Week & Easter for All Age Worship
Posted by Sharon Pearson on April 13th, 2011
With Holy Week and Easter soon upon us, here are some selections that work well in All-Age Worship.
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Tags: children's ministry, Christian formation, Easter, Holy Week, intergenerational, music, resources, worship Comments OffLent: Journey Songs
Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 29th, 2011
Lent is all about a journey. For 40 days we are on a pilgrimage of faith that leads us to Holy Week and the Way of the Cross. Hymns can help teach the emotions and stories of this holy season.
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Tags: children's ministry, Christian formation, Lent, music, resources 2 Comments »Me, My Heart Sings Out, and Deep Change
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 25th, 2011
As I grew to love contemporary church music, I discovered music from Taize, from Iona, and from the Catholic Church in the UK and the United States. By the time I was working for a church-funded Saturday choral program for children, and at Saint James Piccadilly in the center of London, it seemed natural to me to have six or seven hymnals spread over the bed in my bedsit to plan one worship service.
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Tags: adults, children's ministry, Christian formation, intergenerational, music, resources, worship Comments OffSingable Songs for Children
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 4th, 2011
One of the main purposes of Christian formation is to inspire and equip our flocks to minister to others in need. Songs might help us in doing that by leaving children with a statement of this important aspect of the Christian life and faith and in a form that might “stick” with them over the course of a lifetime.
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