Draw(ing) the Circle Wide

Thanks to Building Faith's Rev. Ebony Grisom for sharing this Great Idea - which includes audited Godly Play resource! Rev. Ebony Grisom, Godly Play Trainer, member of both the Godly Play Anti-Racism Task Force and Godly Play Equity Audit…

Six New Things – Week of September 11, 2023

Advent and Christmas are approaching at an alarming rate!! The program year is barely under way and Holiday resources, events, and even a nifty-gifty Great Idea, are popping up all over!! ONE Keys to Advent hope and Christmas joy lie in the…

Sewing Machines Change Lives

Thanks to Karla Hovde for sharing this Great Idea in the MN Annual Conference's media this week. Karla writes: 'Can a sewing machine change a family’s future? If that family has limited access to other ways of making a living, a sewing…

Reviving the Holy Trinity: Church, School, & Library

Thanks to Diana Butler Bass for her brilliant blog post, which inspired this Great Idea. In a recent Cottage post, Diana Butler Bass shared her memories of church, school, and library, underscoring why each was a significant part of the social…

Restorative Reparations – Prayer & Practices

Thanks to Richard Rohr and the CAC for inspiring this Great Idea with their week of reflections - from diverse authors - on God's Restoring Justice. This series of studies and practices might be shared intergenerational if you've got youth…

DO ONE THING

Thanks to Rev. Cindy Gregerson, Director of Connectional Ministries and Clergy Assistant to the Bishop of the MN Annual Conference UMC, for sharing this Great Idea in the MN Annual Conference UMC's MNConnect newsletter. Aware of the wildfire…

Prayer Partners – Intentional, Intergenerational, Relational

Thanks to Shivaun Wilkinson for sharing this Great Idea as a BuildingFaith post. Wilkinson begins with context - one familiar to many congregations: a formerly bustling Sunday school, youth ministry, and young adult set of ministries had…

Co-Sponsor Refugees

Thanks to MN UMC's MNConnect for sharing this Great Idea. Does your church have eight people? That’s all it takes to walk alongside a refugee family. With violence, famine, and political strife worldwide, the need for congregational…

NEWSWORTHY EVENTS

Thanks to the MNSource Communications Hub for sharing this Great Idea! One of the best ways to increase awareness of your church and boost its reputation is by garnering some positive media coverage. Whether it’s by a small local newspaper…

Post-Attractional Church

Thanks to Lewis Center for Church Leadership for re-posting Robert Schnase's (updated) 2018 article, '5 Practices for Fruitful Congregations in a Post-Attractional Era'. Schnase asks, 'Why do we assume that people who do not know our congregation…