Find books, curricula, prayer, music, and worship elements (including a full sermon), and community organizations and businesses grouped to help congregations take next steps in antiracism work, creation care, and addressing intergenerational mental health and well-being in the WaterThreads - Woven Together: Water, Community, Well-Being. Available online and via requested download for member congregations - who should email: ministrylab@unitedseminary.edu - for access.
Leading Ideas Talks Podcast — Episode 127
“The Changing Contours of Youth Ministry” featuring Deech Kirk
What new approaches to youth ministry are emerging in our post-Covid era? Deech Kirk of the Center for Youth Ministry Training describes some of the common challenges confronting youth ministry today and some of the characteristics of the newer, innovative ministry models that are taking shape. Listen now, read transcript, and watch on YouTube.
21st Century Faith Formation Trends by Building Faith Editors
The Rev. Keith Anderson, Associate for Digital Content at Lifelong Learning and Pastor of Upper Dublin Lutheran Church in Ambler, PA, believes the COVID-19 pandemic may have sped up some of the shifts in faith formation. After reviewing the research Keith joins church leaders in re-visioning faith formation in their congregation.
Building Faith's By Miranda Hassett offers wisdom in All Ages Worship: Shifting Language & Why it Matters.
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Living Lutheran:“Generations of Faith” Read how ELCA congregations are using intergenerational ministries to bring people together and connect members of all generations. |
from Springtide Research
How to Keep Gen Z in Your Pews by St Olaf College Senior, Holly Beck.
Rev. Dr. Michael Piazza encourages us to reconsider our Sunday school - and adult - approach to reading, understanding, and interpreting the Word of God / the Bible in Liberation Word: Is God Still Speaking?
In RevGalBlogPals, The Pastoral Is Political blog, Rev. Emily Heitzman clarifies the importance of creating Affirming Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Youth.
Urbanization and Its Impact on Youth Culture with Efrem Smith
Urban culture in its various forms is impacting youth culture as a whole. Through urbanization, suburbs are becoming more like cities and rural areas like suburbs. Through social media, hip hop culture and multi-ethnicity is having a tremendous influence as well.
CONVERGENCE offers numerous leadership and community development webinars on-demand or in a cohort:
Worship at the Table is a six-week small group practice. Each week is designed for you to gather at the table as you learn about gathering as a practice, setting up sustainable rhythms you can follow long after the curriculum concludes. The materials arrive straight to your inbox—a digital Leader’s Guide and Participant’s Guide that can all be downloaded and printed for your whole group to use.
Everyone prepares for the gathering by reading the weekly Scripture and reflection prompt. Then, you’ll gather around the table, ready to share a meal and your thoughts. Weekly discussion prompts are included to guide your dinner conversations along the way!
All six lessons include:
A meal plan with recipes, including recommendations for dietary restrictions
Scripture reading and reflection
An optional ice breaker question or activity
Dinner table discussion prompts
Action points to engage with during the week
3 podcast episodes for further reflection
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This thirty-six-unit curriculum is based on practices Jesus did and taught us to do as faithful followers. Written for people of all ages who wish to live out their faith, this new curriculum examines where these practices are found in the Bible and how they have been used in Christian faith then and now. |
All Living the Questions curricula are available to stream or download; includes a variety of progressive topics.
The State of Religion & Young People 2020 from Springtide Research Institute: unpacks the complexity of young peoples' religious lives, with special features exploring how they feel about politics, careers, and online gatherings.
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