Six New Things – Week of March 28, 2022

Spiritual Growth is what it's all about this week: growing in care and connection; in listening and love; in imagination and meeting the impossible. ONE The Parable of the Fig Tree is fodder for Amy-Jill Levine's latest children's book, The…

ASCENSION DAY AT THE AIRPORT

Thanks to Rev. Anne Michelle Turner of Grace Episcopal Church, Alexandria, VA for sharing this Great Idea through Building Faith. Rev. Turner's article highlights the juxtaposition of Christmas and Ascension Day, writing, "In December, we…

PepToc

Thanks to Trevor Noah (go to 6:00), NPR and countless others for reporting on this beautifully Great Idea from West Side Elementary in Healdsburg, CA. Teachers Jessica Martin and Asherah Weiss - inspired by the extraordinary optimism of…

SIX NEW THINGS – WEEK OF MARCH 21, 2022

This week is all about lightening the load and making room: for leaders from the margins and creation tenders; for congregational leaders and family caretakers; for parents and all those looking for a place to belong. ONE Let's be honest:…

RESILIENT YARDS

Thanks to Metro Bloom's Blue Thumb for inspiring this Great Idea! Blue Thumb workshops are a way to get one-on-one tips for transforming one's landscape into a more sustainable, resilient, and earth/water/pollinator-friendly space. We highly…

Prayer Doves for Peace

Thanks to Traci Smith for highlighting this Great Idea from Sun Hats & Wellie Boots in her Treasure Box Tuesday post. The Sun Hats & Wellie Boots creative team offers templates for prayer doves and an outline of ways to share them…

Creative, Justice-Oriented Stations of the Cross

Thanks to Jessica Anschutz for sharing this Great Idea through the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. New Paltz United Methodist Church (NPUMC) needed something fresh and invigorating last Lent and decided to combine the Lenten scripture…

Six New Things – Week of March 14, 2022

In a world too full of divisions, deep listening to creation, the "Other", our children, community, one's True Self, and truth is a way toward reconciliation and healing. ONE Inspire young imaginations and develop curious explorers with How…

REINVENT YOUR EASTER EGG HUNT

Thanks to Rebecca Nelson Edwards for sharing this Great Idea through Building Faith. Rebecca Nelson Edwards' congregation realized that by replacing Sunday School with an Easter Egg hunt every Easter, they were not showing their full selves…

YOU’VE BEEN EGGED: EASTER FUNDRAISER

Thanks to Laurie Juarez for sharing this Great Idea through Building Faith. Laurie Juarez turned the Easter egg hunt tradition into a community-building, intergenerational outreach fundraiser, "You've Been Egged", which in this case means…