A four-week small-group curriculum on the theme of generosity in Mark’s Gospel is the core of these materials from the Church of England, but for participants there’s also a five-week daily Bible devotional. All for free PDF download. (Photo: Kevin M. Klerks, Creative Commons)
Earth Day, April 22, falls on a Sunday this year, so why not Celebrate Earth Sunday that day? Make it a celebration of the natural environment. Here are some places to get ideas and resources. EARTH DAY 2016 – Environmental Justice with Indiginous Peoples – From Creation Justice Ministries. Christian communities living in the United States have a […]
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection, Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 11, 2018
God’s been at this love business for a mighty long time, too. Having spoken the world into being—itself a great act of creative love—God continues to provide humankind with a way forward, no matter how much we grumble or how abysmally we fail at loving God in return. This, my friends, is very good news! (Photo: Bob Brennaman, Creative Commons)
HERE ARE MATERIALS FOR FCTE WORKSHOPS LED BY ROB BLEZARD. Questions? Need more? Email me: rblezard@lss-elca.org Materials for the Breakout Groups on Congregational Stewardship: The Pastor’s Role as a Steward Leader – Lutheran pastor and author Charles Lane talks about the KEY role of pastors Stewardship 101 – this is the list of […]
Can anybody ever learn enough biblical stewardship? I don’t think so, either. Crosswalk.com offers a really good weekly stewardship Bible study that you can get delivered right to your email box! Each study starts with a brief passage from scripture, offers a stewardship reflection, and then some questions for thought and prayer. From the NIV […]
OK, so you’ve known for a long time that your congregation really needs someone to step up and run the stewardship ministry, but what are the qualifications and what would the person actually do? Or, is the person currently in that position understand the full potential of the task? The United Methodist Church posted this […]
This is a great all-in-one resource for your congregation’s monthly stewardship communications. You’ll find “cut-and-paste” short “Stewardship Snippets” tied to the RCL readings for every Sunday’s bulletin, articles for your monthly newsletter or website. Not only that, you’ll find links for resources to “Teach,” “Preach,” “Lead,” “Think’, and “Do” stewardship. Prepared by SOLI web editor […]
3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, June 25, 2017: What’s a preacher supposed to do with these “hard” lessons for this week? If we set the discipleship bar too high, won’t that alienate the folks who want an easy life? Easy is not always the answer. In fact, most things truly worth having require expenditures of time, effort, and energy. Why should we expect the journey of faith to be any different? If Jesus’ life and ministry and the paths of his early followers are our model, most of us are in real trouble! (Photo: Barbara Kruger, Modern Art Oxford Creative Commons)
Benchmarks are useful for measuring progress or setting standards in lots of fields of endeavor, including athletics, work and education. Yet many Sunday schools and faith formation programs do not have benchmarks. For example, what can one expect a 12-year-old to know about the Bible? What about a 6-year-old? A 30-year-old? This article from buildingfaith.com explores […]
Think of all the offering dollars your church spends just to keep the building cool in the summer and hot in the winter! Certainly your congregation can use that money for better expenses, such as expanding mission and outreach! Now that summer’s here, it’s a good time to make your church energy efficient, and the […]
