Whether you are a grandparent that is the primary faith teacher for your grandchildren, or you are a godparent or an “adopted” grandparent, here are some ways in which you can pass on the faith - beyond the church building.
Grieving is a universal, human experience. While we will all experience grief in our lives, it is also a unique journey each time. Mourning is a sign of love and this wisdom is embodied in Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
Books plant thoughts, allow imaginations to grow, nourish souls, and give us opportunities to share what we have reaped from the words on a page. Book clubs with youth can engage young readers in faithful discussions and can foster a common bond in sharing love of a book.
This resource is a list of tips for engaging with a few of the FlyAway Picture Book titles as well as the Growing in God's Love Story Bible.
Help for Christians in relation with those of other faiths.
This Quicksheet covers how the administrative tasks of policy-writing, information-gathering, and planning can improve your ministry with people of all abilities. Policy considerations are offered, new ideas for form design are shared, and suggestions for planning are targeted for Christian formation, fellowship and service, and worship.
This report, approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010), challenges our society's fatalism and numbness in accepting the highest gun death rates in the world, reviews past church positions and proposes a new "spiritual awakening" approach: a church-related, community-based strategy inspired by “Heeding God’s Call” in Philadelphia, with similar groups in Richmond, Virginia and central New Jersey. The report looks at our culture of violence-acceptance, with its undercurrents of fear and desperation.
This report, approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010),challenges our society’s fatalism and numbness in accepting the highest gun death rates in the world, reviews past church positions and proposes a new “spiritual awakening” approach: a church-related, community-based strategy inspired by “Heeding God’s Call” in Philadelphia, with similar groups in Richmond, Virginia and central New Jersey. The report looks at our culture of violence-acceptance, with its undercurrents of fear and desperation.
Learn about the theological underpinnings of gun violence prevention.
Links to information and resources about Haiti from the Listen up! webinar.