SIX NEW THINGS – WEEK OF JULY 25, 2022

Wonder, connection, growth and transformation are beautiful gifts God grants us in the face of stress, loss, anxiety and grief. This week's resources are a variety of guides offering a variety of modes for moving through challenges into the…

Making Meaning & Community with Podcasts

Thanks to Seth Patterson, Minister for Spiritual Formation and Theater Producer and Chris Bohnhoff, Digital Ministry Specialist (and host/editor), both of Plymouth Congregational Church of Minneapolis, for creating and sharing this All Ages/Intergenerational…

SIX NEW THINGS – WEEK OF JULY 18, 2022

Flip time - and a few assumptions - on their heads with this week's line-up of status quo busting, apocalypse-aware, Anthropocene-interrupting resources to read, share, contemplate - and act on! ONE It is time to follow Jesus' lead and flip…

GREEN & GROWING CLUB

Thanks to Amy Campbell of BuildingFaith for sharing this Great Idea! Amy Campbell developed an online format to assist congregations who have no faith formation staff or volunteer person: simple materials, basic instructions, and guidance…

Takin’ Love to the Streets

This Great Idea was inspired by the Skoolie Bus; thanks to All Saints Lutheran Church, Cottage Grove, for bringing the Skoolie Bus to our attention! What a FANTASTIC community-building, good-doing idea this is: The idea began as a way…

Six New Things – Week of July 11, 2022

Trauma is our current epidemic; our current epidemics seem to be endlessly, repeatedly, and multiply traumatic. Let emerging theologies and practices guide leaders and communities to embrace Black siblings; empower women and girls - from divers…

Connect through Texts

Thanks to Christa Meland for sharing this Great Idea in the MN Annual Conference's weekly newsletter, MNConnect; forwarded from the UMC's newsletter, written by Crystal Caviness. Meland announces, "a growing number of United Methodists have…

Story as a Path to Healing

Thanks to Michelle Palmer of Building Faith for sharing this Great Idea. It's a year old, but still timely! Palmer cites Brené Brown as saying the two most powerful words we can hear when we are struggling are, "Me too!" As youth experience…

Spiritual Gifts = Superpowers

Thanks to Lisa Brown of BuildingFaith for creating and sharing this Great Idea! Help people identify their SUPERPOWERS, suggests Lisa Brown, Director of Digital Ministry for Membership Vision at BuildingFaith. Her post, Ministry Fairs:…

Tips for Blessing of the Backpacks

Thanks to Matthew Kozlowski, formerly of Building Faith, for creating this Great Idea - a throw-back, but still relevant! As you plan a Back-t0-School or Blessing of the Backpacks Sunday, Matthew Kozlowski offers "6 Tips for Success", featuring…