Memorial Arboretum

Thanks for Liberation Theology Lutheran blogger, Kristin Berkey-Abbott for this fantastic and powerful Great Idea! Berkey-Abbot basically suggests that we create local memorial arboretums as a way to remember and commemorate those who have…

Six New Things – Week of June 21, 2021

Happy Summer Solstice!! This week we've got a slough of resources to buoy leaders who feel dead in the water after wading through an ocean of pandemics; resources that might just help as we turn the tide - on all the different pandemic fronts:…

Helping Families “Be” – Rather than Do More

Thanks to our friends at dwelling for sharing this "Fresh Idea for Helping Families Explore Faith Practices this Summer", from Faith Formation Ministries leader Karen Deboer. Karen offers six simple practices parents can share with children…

New Ways to Be the Church – #1

There are going to be numerous iterations that will fit under this title, so we'll just start out by numbering them. This first installment comes from the online version of Living Lutheran Magazine and features a congregation in Arizona.…

Six New Things – Week of June 14, 2021

We're all about discovering God anew this week: in a plurality of images, in otherized peoples, incarnate in creation, accompanying young people, leading us out of a pandemic, and within ourselves. ONE In the gorgeous picture book, What Is…

Where Do We Go from Here?

Thanks to Clergy and Congregational Coach Laura Stephens-Reed for sharing this excellent outline/practice for congregations and clergy searching for creative ways to emerge from the Covid-19 tomb/womb. In her May 25, 2021, Where Do We Go…

Six New Things – Week of May 31, 2021

Blessed LGBTQIA+ Pride Month! We'll have resources to celebrate Pride throughout the month: today, everything has to do with diversity and celebrating differences: ONE Illustrated Ministry celebrates the expansive image of God in everyone…

Pandemic Pentecost Affirmations

Rev. Elsa Anders Cook revamps her Pandemic Easter Affirmations to create Pandemic Pentecost Affirmations. Let these become a form of self-care and congregational joy. Acknowledging the numerous and varied struggles of this past year+, Cook…