This Pentecost, how counter-cultural would it be for the church to emphasize the gentleness of Christ’s gift of the spirit? Maybe he discovered that gentleness from his mother.
What Do Teens Want from Church?
I asked our church’s youth what mattered to them.
I’m an Episcopalian, and I homeschool. (Year One: almost complete!)
This year we began homeschooling – and realized how seamlessly we could integrate faith.
My parents had honest conversations with me about teen parties. Now I want to have one with you.
I may not be a parent, but I sure am praying for you who are – especially as you have hard talks with teens.
We say we want kids and teens at church. So what are we prepared to do?
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post questioning whether or not kids should be forced to attend church. The feedback was overwhelmingly in favor of taking kids to church, for a variety of reasons. If we say we want kids to come to church, then stop engaging them, our actions don’t match up with our words. Just what are we prepared to do to keep kids, teens, and young adults in church?
My (unchurched) adult son stood up for Jesus and Scripture – on social media.
My son stunned me with the depth of his faith and passion for the teachings of Jesus.
Not-so-great expectations (for clergy kids – and all of us)
Clergy kids get special expectations. But Jesus overturned the expectations of others.
My teens won’t read the Bible.
My daughters, raised on Godly Play, are now drifting away from the Bible. What can I do?
The Legacy of a Faith Community
I was reminded on Sunday that people make a church a home. Physical structures cannot compare to God’s spirit shining through God’s children.
Following Jesus With My Whole Life
In the first century, a man named Paul worked as a community organizer building bridges across incredibly disparate people groups: slaves and slaveholders, women and men, historically […]