How pastors can respond to vaccine hesitancy
A retired pediatrician and priest offers perspective on the rising incidence of vaccine hesitancy and how church leaders can serve the common good by supporting science-based public health.
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L. Roger Owens and Mary Clare Owens: There’s no right way to pray
Father-daughter duo L. Roger and Mary Clare Owens have written “Praying Their Way: 24 Prayer Practices for Kids and the Adults Who Love Them,” a guide for parents on how to introduce the concept of prayer to their kids, and for kids on how to navigate their faith journey as obstacles occur.
Trusting youth to lead
As some churches scramble for a quick solution to waning youth programs, a Lexington, Kentucky, church has found success in building over time and empowering their young people as leaders.
Link to author Kory Wilcoxson
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Kory Wilcoxson
Pastor and journalist
Advice for Epiphany: ‘Keep your eyes on the baby!’
Watching a 2-year-old reminds a loving grandmother of the way Epiphany grounds us, revealing a baby — the Christ child.
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
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Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Spiritual director and retreat leader
Anti-racist formation of children and youth
Faith communities can play a crucial role to counter efforts that limit what is taught about our nation’s past and present, including the banning of books and censoring of curriculum content. Most churches already have the mechanisms in place to offer formation. Here are resources to make those offerings practically, thoughtfully and intentionally anti-racist.
Churches are exploring new ways to offer VBS amid volunteer shortages
Effective youth programs require training, a sense of mission and a willingness to adapt, one vacation Bible school expert says.
Link to author Shari Finnell
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Shari Finnell
Journalist
WonderSpace gives families something to smile about
An indoor play experience expands options for a community with a high rate of childhood poverty.
Link to author Shari Finnell
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Shari Finnell
Journalist
Karen-Marie Yust and Erin Reibel: Helping create a space of spiritual nurture for children and their families
Research, social science and of-the-moment culture are adapted and translated in a project to support children’s spirituality.
Changing lives by changing how we live
There are steps we can take to help offset a purpose gap rooted in historical and contemporary oppressions, writes the senior director of learning design with the Forum for Theological Exploration.
Link to author Patrick B. Reyes
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Patrick B. Reyes
Senior director of learning design, Forum for Theological Exploration
What will summer be like without the usual VBS, camps and youth mission trips?
Christian professionals and families partner to experiment with innovative approaches to youth formation in a socially distant environment.
Link to author G. Jeffrey MacDonald
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G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Journalist and UCC minister
The tradition of child bishops teaches the meaning of the Magnificat
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a church enthrones a young chorister as “bishop” every December in a medieval practice that illustrates the upside-down spirit of Advent.
Link to author Chris Karnadi
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Chris Karnadi
Editor, Faith & Leadership
