The Season of Easter
Easter Articles
10 Easter Encouragements for Ministry Leaders
Easter Monday… you made it! The resurrection unfolds into a season of new life. What does it hold for you? Encouraging words from the Center for the Ministry of Teaching.
Want Easter Guests to Come Back? Invite Them to Your Next Big Thing
Inviting your guests to what is coming up next at your church is an important part of welcoming and evangelism. Easter affords an opportunity to welcome large numbers of new faces to the Next Big Thing with your congregation.
Easter Sunrise Breakfast at Home
An Easter sunrise breakfast is one way families can transmit Christian belief in ways that are authentic to their household.
In the Bustle of Easter… Don’t Forget to Teach Easter!
When to teach Easter is a fundamental question for churches who see high attendance numbers on Easter Sunday but do not offer formational time on the Feast Day.
Easter Craft: Resurrection Butterflies
A fun tradition is to make these during Holy Week. You can then hide the butterfly chrysalises, to be revealed on Easter Sunday.
Finding Jesus in Egg Hunts and Easter Baskets
Two posts to help families and churches add Christian depth and teaching to Egg Hunts and Easter Baskets.
Holy Week Art Project: Making Easter Flags
Tell the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection with each flag-making step. Flags may be made on Palm Sunday, or earlier, and displayed Easter morning.
Beyond the Egg Hunt: Celebrating Easter at Church
“However you choose to incorporate and channel the excitement of Easter morning, do it intentionally, with love and the full knowledge that death has been
Build a Better *Biblical* Easter Basket
Jerusalem Greer shows items with connections to Easter, and scripture, to fill a basket that is truly about Easter. Strengthen children’s faith.
Making Easter Butterflies, Alleluia!
Make durable Easter butterflies that are fun for all ages, decorate the church garden, and symbolize the resurrection of Jesus.
Easter Symbols – What do Bunnies, Eggs, and Bonnets have to do with Jesus?
Our Christian faith is rich in symbolism, both ancient and modern. Easter, after our period of study and repentance, offers us every opportunity to share the Love of God in Jesus Christ and to share our joy that He is risen indeed!
*Chocolate bunnies, meanwhile, don’t have much to teach us about Christianity. They are good to eat, and always the first to go from my Easter basket, starting with the ears!
Make a Resurrection Set: Hands-on Easter Learning
How to download, make, and use a resurrection set to teach children about Good Friday and Easter.
8 Ways to Live the Great Fifty Days of Easter
Easter is O-V-E-R, and now we are in to school testing, spring vacations, recitals, end of the year concerts, playoff games, exams, preparation for VBS, and some are already getting ready for camp. Wait. I want to celebrate the fifty days of Easter.
9 Children’s Easter Books To Tell The Story of Jesus
Sharing the Easter story with young people is a great joy. These books, with text and images, tell the death and resurrection of Jesus in appropriate ways.
Come Back, Easter Crowd!
Over the years, I have seen churches of all sizes compel the “Easter Crowd” to return the following weekend and eventually become part of the congregation. With some pre-planning and strategic intent, you can improve your odds at getting back the people who, otherwise, you might not see again for another year.
An Easter Story: The Empty Egg
As she pondered the situation, guilt washed over her. “Here I am complaining when my problems are nothing compared to that family, trying to meet what were probably many medical bills due to his various issues,” she thought. “Lord, please help me to be more patient with Jeremy.” From that day on, she tried hard to ignore Jeremy’s noises and his blank stares.
Resurrecting the “Alleluias”: 5 Ideas For Churches
When and how do we “resurrect” the alleluia? With great fanfare and celebration!
Make Easter Dove Cake (recipe included)
The Story of the Dove Cake is an Easter legend in Italy. Once there was a king who wanted to capture a city. His horse did not cooperated and would not enter battle. While trying to get his horse to charge through the city, a young girl offered the horse a piece of cake that was shaped like a dove, the bird of peace. Upon receiving this gift, the king decided not to conquer the city with his army after all.
2 Easter Crafts: Resurrection Garden & Easter Wheat
The European custom of growing wheat at Easter, as a symbol of Jesus’ death and resurrection, is finding new popularity in our own times. It is a simple activity that can be done at home or with children in Church School during the waning days of Lent.
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