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Psalms: Worship Online
Like many faith communities who had to move from worshipping face to face to worshipping online, I struggled with how to transfer what we do liturgically into on online format. I struggled to find authentic ways to keep people connected while we were physically apart. I especially struggled with how to provide spiritual care in…
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Kids’ Time & Worship Online
Like many pastors and church leaders, I’m navigating this uncertain time of having to close the church and move worship online. I have been moved and inspired by the many different ways churches have found ways to connect – some through zoom, livestreaming, video, etc. It’s one challenge to figure out how to translate worship…
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Paper-Making: The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like . . .
This is an 8-Sunday series, I did on the Kingdom of Heaven parables in Matthew. What strung these Sundays together was a making paper activity. Below are highlights of what was done each Sunday. Why Parables? Scripture: Parable of the Soils “Jesus’ disciples came and said to him, ‘Why do you use parables when you…
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Youth Activity: Advent Candle Lighting
In preparation for Advent season, I spent time with my youth planning and designing Advent Candle lighting liturgy. They were allowed to use any part of worship: call to worship, confession, hymns, scripture, sermon, etc. They assigned an Advent word and scripture to each of the four Sundays. They also designed and created the Advent…
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Comeback Stories
This preaching series is on telling stories. Previously, BEGINNING, LOVE, ORIGIN, FOOD, UGLY, and WANDERING Stories were shared. The last stories shared are Comeback Stories. Scripture Reading: Acts 9:1-19 When invited, Pastor Theresa will hand out super hero capes and masks. Let’s think together who our heroes are and why. Think of a super power.…
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Wandering Stories
This preaching series is on telling stories. Previously, BEGINNING, LOVE, ORIGIN, FOOD, UGLY Stories were shared. Next is Wandering Stories. Laurence Gonzalez in his book “Deep Survival” says that “being lost is a universal human condition.” I would also add that it is a universal church condition. Every church has a moment in its history…
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Ugly Stories
This preaching series is on telling stories. Previously, BEGINNING, LOVE, ORIGIN, FOOD Stories were shared. Next is Ugly Stories. As important as it is to tell stories that bring people together and share fond memories, it is equally if not more important to also share the ugly stories in the church’s history. We must acknowledge…
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Food Stories
This preaching series is on telling stories. Previously, BEGINNING, LOVE, and ORIGIN Stories were shared. Next is Food Stories. Scripture Reading: I found this Readers’ Theatre of Mark 14:10-26. I changed and adapted it a little to fit my congregation, but I am attaching the original version. What I like about it is the extended…
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Origin Stories
This preaching series is on telling stories. Previously, BEGINNING and LOVE Stories were shared. Next is Origin Stories. The Call to Worship is a combination of the many I AM statements in the Bible. Call to Worship: one: God, we gather here because you call us by name. Yet we yearn to know your name.…
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Love Stories
This preaching series is on telling stories. We move onto LOVE Stories. For the Call to Worship, I was inspired by the song, “Let You Love Me” by Blake McGrath. I wrote a Call to Worship the weaves in scripture and verses from this song. Call to Worship: one: For God so loved the world;…
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