Breadfest

This is my own, dare I call it, Great Idea. I hope it offers you some food for thought:) Food is at the heart of all family and community gatherings. We live in extraordinarily divisive times. Could food bring us together? Could something…

Six New Things – Week of April 25, 2022

Healthy children become empowered youth become capable leaders: find resources for developing resilience, strength, and determination in the face of crisis, marginalization, and dehumanization - all for a more hopeful tomorrow. ONE Start by…

Intergenerational Diversity Exploration

This is my (Emily's) idea, which popped into my head after writing up and reviewing other Ideas, such as Pentecost Prayer Stations, Pentecost Affirmations, and Celebrate Diversity - Pentecost Style - to which this Great Idea is linked. As…

Pentecost Prayer Stations

Thanks to Theresa Cho from Building Faith for writing up this Great Idea! The article gives clear and complete directions - with photos to inspire set-up, prayer-prompt samples, and clear material lists - for creating three distinct Intergenerational…

Six New Things – Week of April 18, 2022

Easter + Earth Day = Creationtide: when New Life emerges through healing nature, dismantling racism, refreshing perspectives, renewed theology, soothing anxieties, and empowering young leaders. ONE Environmentalist Bill McKibben and artist…

Adaptive VBS

Thanks to Rachel Casper and her amazing team at Eden Prairie United Methodist Church, for letting me sit in on planning meetings for this Great Idea! Rachel pulled together a team of retired and current Special Education teachers, parents…

Creating a Children’s Lending Library

Thanks to Angela Compton Nelson from BuildingFaith for creating, expanding, and sharing this Great Idea! Angela Compton Nelson writes, "Creating a church lending library is the result of focused, slow, and ongoing attention over many years."…

Six New Things – Week of April 4, 2022

Explore the power and importance of embracing personal boundaries to move through grief and trauma toward reconciliation, reparations, and new life - across racial, generational, identity and other divides. ONE Hattie Hates Hugs (Beaming)…

Respectful Approaches around Multicultural Resources

Thanks to Ellis Reyes Montes from Building Faith for sharing this important article on how to avoid culturally appropriating music, images, and other elements of worship. Often, in a desire to recognize and honor cultures other than the dominant…