Children
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Interactive Prayer Stations on Baptism 2
And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” (Luke 3.22) The Baptism of the Lord is a wonderful opportunity to remember one’s own baptism. They may not be able to remember the actual moment, especially if they were baptized as an infant. However, they have an…
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A Kids’ Guide to Worship
In a previous post, I shared the journey my church has gone through to move into a more intergenerational way of worshiping. I also shared some lessons learned in an intense 2-month experiment of trying some different things in worship. One thing that became clear during the experiment is a need to have some type…
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Connected by Water
Originally posted in PLGRM Volume I Issue 2 Winter 2012 This picture shows everything that is wonderful about being a part of an Asian community. This is a picture of signature stamps, dojang (Korean), or chop (Chinese). If you are Asian, you most likely have a dojang or chop that has your name in Korean,…
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Interactive Prayer Stations for Advent IV
6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born. (Luke 2.6) The first Sunday of Advent, my church has interactive prayer stations, an opportunity to engage, reflect, and meditate on this period of expectation, waiting, and preparation for the birth of Christ. Below are ideas for interactive prayer stations focusing on…
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A Sunday (47) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: In Honor of . . .
In worship today, my Head of Staff announced that I had finished my year as moderator of the Presbytery of San Francisco, which is why I may have a giddy look on my face. At first, I thought he was referring to the after glow of my trip to Disneyland last week. He pointed out…
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Interactive Gift Ideas for Anniversaries, Ordinations and Installations
Many churches celebrate the anniversary of a pastor and are looking for interactive ways to commemorate the occasion. Also, as part of an ordination or installation of pastors, elders, deacons, you may want to give a gift that involves all the participants and worshippers. Here are three ideas that I did that can be adapted…
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A Sunday (46) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Happiest Place on Earth
Tomorrow I moderate my last presbytery meeting as moderator of the Presbytery of San Francisco. I am blessed that my kids do not mind going to these long 7-hour meetings. In fact, my son often gets excited as if he was going to Disneyland. If you ask him why, he can’t quite articulate his excitement.…
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A Sunday (45) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Mother/Pastor
Normally, I say I am a pastor/mother, not because I identify with or value being a pastor over being a mother. It’s because I can’t separate being a pastor and a mother. I don’t necessarily have that problem with being a mother. To my kids, I am just their mother. However, this past week, I…
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Lessons Learned in the Intergenerational Worship Experiment
In a previous post I asked “what is intergenerational worship? Is it merely people of all ages being able to worship together? The simple answer would be ‘yes.’ I believe it is more than that. At the church that I serve, intergenerational worship encompasses the full diversity spectrum of the congregation. Not only does it address the…
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A Sunday (44) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Post-Its
My son’s school is right across the street from my church. The benefit of this is that after I pick him up from school he can hang out in my office as I finish up some last minute to-do list items. Luckily my son has no problem entertaining himself. His favorite thing to do is…
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