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Should There Be Collective Sunday Schools?
Thank you Mary Jane Wilkie for sharing your opinion in “The Sunday school of the future, proposed” posted on June 1st at Episcopal Life Online via Episcopal News Service. You have opened the door to a...
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Choosing Curriculum for Your Church
It’s that time . . . evaluating the past program year and planning for what is to come. This often includes deciding what curriculum will be used with children, youth and even the adults. There is a...
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Planning Your VBS?
Summer is approaching and school is letting out for children across the United States. For many churches it is time to hold the annual VBS – Vacation Bible School. Does your church hold a VBS? Do you...
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Jesus & Harry Potter
Wizards, Wonders, and Discipleship Using the stories of Harry Potter in church settings with children has again raised some eyebrows. This is not a new phenomena, as the fundamental Christians and...
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Bullies and Intolerance
August 2010 may go down in history as one of the hottest summers in our lifetime. It may also be remembered as when American society ratcheted up the rhetoric, intolerance, and hatred. Many have...
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To blog, to tweet, to pin, to dream
Rows of Sharon seems to have fallen off my radar screen (in a way) as other social media and writing assignments have usurped by on-line time. So here’s how I’m making up for lost reflections here....
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Shutting down the Sunday school
Key Resources, a blog and ministry of the Center for the Ministry of Teaching at Virginia Theological Seminary, recently posted an article by Day Smith Pritchartt that gives a glimpse of a possible...
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The Curriculum Challenge = The Sunday School Challenge?
Many of you know that every 18-months or so I conduct a curriculum survey. I began the practice during my tenure as Children’s Ministries & Christian Education Coordinator in the Episcopal Diocese...
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Preparing for Lent
As much of the country is being blanketed with snow and ice, we are longing for sunshine and warmer temperatures. Lent has always meant spring is on its way, and Ash Wednesday is less than three weeks...
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“Curriculum Choosing” Season
As springtime rolls around for Christian educators (even in the midst of Lent), thoughts turn to reviewing curricula, especially if your church is feeling the need for a change or what you have been...
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New! Curriculum Charts for Youth and Adults
Better late than never! I’ve finally updated my curriculum charts of resources that are available to use with youth (13-18) and adults (post-high school), with some assistance from Jose Reyes, a...
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Resources for Discussing Racism
I have written about the VUCA World since attending a conference many years ago (Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes) that featured Bob Johansen of the Institute for the Future. His research and...
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Discerning a Way Forward
There has been an uptick of inquiries in my inbox as well as voice mail, all essentially about the same question: “Can you help us figure out what to do with our (fill in the blank: children, youth,...
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Updated Curriculum Charts
I always tell congregations that right after Easter is the time to begin evaluating the current programmatic year, especially if a church seeks to discern a new curricular resource to use with...
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These Are Our Bodies: Talking Faith & Sexuality
For many years I have conducted surveys to discover what curricula were being used in churches with children, youth, and adults. Part of the survey always asked for each age level, “What types of...
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Talking Faith & Sex with Middle Schoolers
A little while back I wrote about a forthcoming book that will serve as the foundation for a new educational resource entitled, These Are Our Bodies: Talking Faith & Sex at Church & Home by...
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And the Survey Says . . .
An on-line survey was held on a voluntary based during June 2016 to learn what curricular programs were being used in congregations with children, youth, and adults. The survey was disseminated through...
View ArticleGodly Play: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
A long time ago (early 90’s in Indianapolis?) I heard my first Godly Play story. I was sitting on the floor in a circle with others, listening to Jerome Berryman tell the Parable of the Good Shepherd....
View ArticleA Back to Basics Q & A
Recently I have been invited to give workshops in numerous locations on the basics; the core documents and key websites that I believe anyone involved in Christian formation with children, youth, or...
View ArticleCare of Creation
It its 79th General Convention held in July 2018, the Episcopal Church passed 19 resolutions related to care of the environment and climate change. Many resolutions cite their strong theological basis...
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