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Lilly Endowment Inc. encourages intergenerational worship through its Nurturing Children Through 色中色 and Prayer Initiative. 色中色ing together can include not only music, but prayer, scripture, drama, visual arts, movement, testimony, and sacraments. However, these three grant projects include or spotlight children鈥檚 songs or songwriting for children.
Lilly Endowment Inc. encourages intergenerational worship through its Nurturing Children Through 色中色 and Prayer Initiative. 色中色ing together can include prayer, music, scripture, drama, visual arts, movement, testimony, and sacraments. Three grant projects include children鈥檚 worship music or songwriting for children to create immersive intergenerational worship experiences.
You鈥檝e probably heard that we should take all of ourselves to God in prayer. But does God really care about doing laundry, aging rapidly, fighting traffic, or spending time with friends? God does care, according to W. David O. Taylor. His Prayers for the Pilgrimage: A Book of Collects for All of Life offers prayers about mundane sorrows and joys.
Many Christians understand the liturgical calendar as a way to follow the birth, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pentecost season reminds us of the Holy Spirit鈥檚 work. But Leopoldo S谩nchez suggests a theological twist for Advent and Christmas to remind us of the Holy Spirit鈥檚 role in the life of Jesus鈥攁nd in our own lives.
Advent and Christmas present unexpected opportunities to remind us how the Holy Spirit empowers us to participate with and be more like Jesus Christ. The lectionary, visuals, cultural traditions, 鈥淐ome, Holy Spirit鈥 prayers, and songs can invite us into the trinitarian drama. Spoiler alert: these Spirit Christology approaches apply to every liturgical season.
Sun Valley City Church in California recently delved into the topic of worship from a systematic, spiritual, and mental point of departure as part of a project titled 鈥淎 Ministerial Guide for Churches and Pastors.鈥 In addition to worship, topics such as preaching and leadership were also touched upon through a series of conferences. These lessons were initially created for the benefit of the congregation but were shared also with pastors and leaders from other churches.
鈥淩ecursos Biling眉es para un Pueblo Biling眉e鈥 es un proyecto grupal y colectivo que busc贸 identificar y desafiar a poetas, compositores, y a profetas emergentes, para que, bajo la inspiraci贸n del Esp铆ritu de Dios, contribuyeran con el enriquecimiento del culto o servicio de adoraci贸n.
鈥淏ilingual Resources for Bilingual People鈥 is an ambitious and collaborative project that sought to identify, engage, and challenge poets, songwriters, and emerging prophets. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, participants were called to contribute to the enrichment of worship services at La Fuente Ministries (Pasadena, CA).
You are probably used to artificial intelligence (AI) suggesting ways to complete sentences in your emails and texts. Now that AI has the capacity to write sermons and mimic emotional care, how should AI be used in churches?
Many Christians are wary about rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Some think AI has nothing to do with faith or the Bible. Others worry that AI will take over the world. Computer science scholar Derek Schuurman discusses how to connect bytes and beliefs.
Psalms for Families is a devotional e-book for the entire family designed to help parents explore the riches of the book of Psalms with their children and teens. These devotionals will help parents learn more about the psalms as they teach about praise, prayer, and lament.
Churches sometimes see themselves as inclusive simply because they have attendees from group homes. But true inclusion means getting to know people as individuals with gifts to offer in God鈥檚 family.
