Six New Things – Week of October 28, 2024

Election Day is six days away. Post-Election America is seven days away. Strengthen folx' sense of belonging and community as you tackle key topics intergenerationally - add a little humor so everyone is met with truth and grace. For Election…

Fail-a-bration!!

This Great Idea comes directly from Meghan Hatcher, Director of our partner, Innovation Lab. There's no link to share, so here's Meghan insights in their totality. ~~~ `I recently purchased a new book on the concept of failure called,…

‘I Spy’ Worship Bingo Cards

Thanks to Ashley Simpson of Building Faith for sharing this Great Idea in a recent blog post. Simpson writes that this idea sprang out of several months of considering how to revamp worship bags for the congregation's children. A first…

Six New Things – Week of October 21, 2024

This post is only relevant if you care about the planet, humans, freedom, or anything else of holiness or value to the human heart. Here are six urgent calls to celebrate diversity, overwhelm hate with love, engage peoples' hurts and hopes,…

Courageous Yard Signs

This Great Idea is inspired by this week's Six New Things - which is a clarion call to get out the vote in support of justice, freedom, democracy, hope, peace, and love. Many congregations continue to struggle with the legal and moral restraints…

Six New Things – Week of October 7, 2024

Indigenous Peoples' Day is next week. All Saints Day is in just over three weeks. Stewardship drives will follow fast on the heels of Election Day. Climate-change-induced extreme weather is everywhere. As daylight shortens and the drought lengthens,…

Elections Approaching: What to Do?

Thanks to Lutheran Advocacy - Minnesota director (and colleague!) Tammy Walhof, for putting together this great list of resources leaders can employ either before - or in a couple of cases, after - November 5: address the election, division,…

Cleanup Buckets

This Great Idea stems from Traci Smith's Treasure Box Tuesday post highlighting the PCUSA's Disaster Assistance Gift of the Heart Kits and the MN Conference UCC's COMMAntary response to Hurricane Helene. Really there's nothing to this one…

Six New Things – Week of September 30, 2024

As the nation and the world prepare for Election Day, 2024, tensions are high, division is deep, and personal resilience might be at a low ebb. Step back, reground in wonder and love, refresh a sense of hope, renew intentions of reconciliation…