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Lectionary Reflection for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
July 1, 2012
This week’s epistle lesson offers an excellent chance to talk about stewardship and generosity. Read on for ideas for preaching and teaching, worship, and time with youth and children.

Love Where You Live–and Where You Worship, too!

Writing in Yes! Magazine, author Ross Chapin offers 10 suggestions for how to foster greater community and love where you live. Bloom where you are planted by incorporating Chapin’s ideas into your context–at home or at your house of worship. Click here to access Chapin’s article. (Photo by Paul Krueger used under Creative Commons License. […]

Stewardship Guide for Children and Youth

Here’s a 35 page downloadable document from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston. Click here to access the download as a PDF document, entitled Caring and Sharing and Returning God’s Gifts.  You should find many good ideas to adapt to your context. (Photo by Richard Masoner used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

Stewardship and Green Living

Here’s a downloadable guide to Green Living (PDF format) from the PCUSA designed to “prompt individual lifestyle changes and offer resources and ideas to assist in greening our lives and sharing God’s love with the world.” Click here to download the guide. (Photo by Argonne National Laboratory used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

Stewardship Games

Looking for some fun, interactive games to teach stewardship principles to children in your congregation? Click here for Jennie Dalcour’s eHow article for some good ideas. (Photo by ptmoney.com used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

Can I get a Witness?*

Lectionary Reflection for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 20, 2012
You are the witnesses, and Jesus covered you in prayer. Go forth in good faith with courage to share the good news. (Photo by Ashley Campbell used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

Chosen not Frozen

Sixth Sunday of Easter Lectionary Reflection, May 13, 2012
Are you frozen or chosen? Jesus has some words this week to guide the Body of Christ to the abundant life. Want to thrive? Read on!

Count the Cost: Securing Cash Assets

How secure are your congregation’s procedures and policies for handling cash assets? Click here for a comprehensive white paper from Evangelical Christian Credit Union. This guide is easily downloadable as a PDF document and would be good reading for Church Councils, Finance Committee members, and anyone responsible for handling cash assets. (Photo by Luke & […]

Potlucks, Comfort Food, and Faith

Third Sunday of Easter Lectionary Reflection, April 22, 2012
Comfort food and soul food calm our fears and show our love. When we come to Christ’s table, we receive the ultimate in comfort and soul food, nourishment that equips and strengthens us for mission and ministry as witnesses to the world. (Photo by UUCJ used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

You Are Invited

Lectionary Reflection for the Second Sunday after Epiphany
January 15, 2012
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” asks Nathanael. Many folks today ask the same thing about the church. You are invited to open your eyes, to come and see. (Photo by Hans van de Bruggen used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)