Family Celebration

for Thanksgiving

âGratitude is a great attitude!â my son said after Sunday school. Yes, gratitude is a great feeling that Christians want to nurture throughout the year. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to name the many ways that God has blessed us. The following suggestions may enable your family to celebrate with gratefulness to God for providing for your needs in the past year. Read more.

Advent & Christmas Devotions

Gather together with no distractions to light Advent candles and share a brief time of spiritual fellowship. Use these Bible passages and new litanies.

Wesley's Prayers for Couples

May you and your loved ones be blessed by these prayers to bless engaged and married couples that were in The Sunday Service of the Methodists in North America, 1784. âO God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, bless these Your servants. Sow the seed of eternal life in their hearts, so that whatever they learn in Your Holy Word they will profit from it and bring their learning to fulfillment by their deeds. Look, O Lord, mercifully on them from heaven...." Read more.

Did You Miss This Webinar?

"How do todayâs ministers reach the hearts, minds, and lives of people in their congregations for greater generosity? Rosanna Anderson, who was formerly the Associate Director of Stewardship Ministries at Discipleship Ministries, has analyzed over one hundred contemporary sermons on giving. In this sixty-minute session, learn about the highlights of her research findings and consider insights to apply in your church context as you encourage people to embrace the joy of holistic generosity." Click here to go to the archived webinar.

Rev. Rosanna Anderson, Associate Director of Intergenerational Ministries

randerson@umcdiscipleship .org

Cokesbury Book Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family

Featured Resource
Holidays are fun, but the extra events can be stressful. This book is filled with ideas for families to invest time wisely and build faith in kids. Topics include showing forgiveness, making your home a hub of faith, connecting with adults in your faith community, and intergenerational interaction. "Sticky faith" refers to faith that sticks with kids and youth as they grow up. The term was coined by Dr. Kara Powell and her colleagues in their extensive research at the Fuller Youth Institute. This inspiring, practical guide is on sale at Cokesbury.

CEF Christians Engaged in Faith Formation website

Christians Engaged in Faith Formation (CEF)

Brian McLaren, a keynote speaker at the "Curious Church" CEF conference, described how he saw God's grace shine through staff and volunteers at Camp Able at St. Columba in Memphis, TN. It's a summer camp for people with disabilities or "diverse-abilities." McLaren said love is experienced when we share the simple gifts of patience, really listening, not counting the times it takes to try again, and being interested in what your friend finds interesting. Let's apply those principles in our lives and ministry contexts - and see the joy that God will bring! Read more about McLaren's idea of the church as "studios of love" inthis article by Tim Tanton at UM News.

Feedback Corner: How Is God Working in Your Life?
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