Motherhood is a calling that tests your body, mind, and spirit. When my friend Erin and I became mothers, we felt that challenge …
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Motherhood is a calling that tests your body, mind, and spirit. When my friend Erin and I became mothers, we felt that challenge …
Continue Reading about A Balm for Spiritually Weary Mamas: A Devotional to Use at Home or Church
Building Faith's 2024 Vacation Bible School and summer camp curriculum reviews are in! We have evaluated 10 new curricula for this …
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I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It's not just the significant planning that they can require. …
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I’ve written about how to build a checkout library for children and households before in Creating a Children’s Lending Library for …
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As an educator, I live for the summer. I would say, “Don’t tell my students!” but they already know! As much as I relish walking …
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About a year ago, our Children’s Formation Committee decided to make a big change to the children's formation program. Our …
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When I started at St. John’s in Olney, Maryland, the church's biggest challenge was children's ministry. In its recent past, the …
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Looking for the “best” curriculum for your children's ministry? There are many options from a variety of publishers and …
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As the daylight creeps longer and trees begin to blossom, I put away our boots and mittens for (hopefully) a few months and dig …
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During the Easter season of 2020, when Christian formation could not take place onsite, I led an online intergenerational …