Here‘s an article sure to get your creative juices flowing. More importantly this article points at ways to spur the creativity of our communities. What do you think?
https://www.plainjoestudios.com/4-practical-ways-cultivate-creative-church/
What are the messages we are sending to our students?
If we were to ask our students what they knew of being in our ministries or with us in relationship, what would they say? Here’s an article that helps frame that question and could possibly help guide us to life giving interactions with our students.
https://blog.downloadyouthministry.com/5-things-students-need-know-leaders/
An Important Reminder!
If you haven’t yet, please register for 3WLN 3.0! We need to have a good idea of numbers and who is planning to attend. This form helps us to begin making plans for airport transfers as well as room reservations. The sooner you complete registration the better!
http://three-worlds.com/3wln2018
Speak with your National Leader for the password to the registration page! (It was in the invitation letter)
If cost is preventing you from registering, there is a place to note your financial need. Those requiring help with cost MUST BE REGISTERED no later than 1 May and must complete the financial aid request form sent separately. This early deadline is necessary for us to know what the need is and to begin requesting sponsorships!
Final payments are not due until 1 August, but your registration is due as soon as possible.
Don’t miss out!
Sacred Saturday
What days do you highlight in your Holy Week Celebration?
Palm Sunday
Holy Wednesday
Maunday Thursday
Good Friday
Sacred Saturday
Easter Sunday
There are five churches that I have been intimately connected with over my life and ministry and each one carried it’s own traditions over Holy Week. A few of the churches held a Sedar meal, footwashing times, Good Friday dramas, sunrise services, and even a midnight sacred Saturday bonfire. While gathering with our faith communities is important during Holy Week, we often tried to find a balance of church community time versus family time. Each community differs in what they are able to offer their communities.
Perhaps one of the ways to serve your communities best during this week is to offer resources or suggest an activity for your people to engage their family at home. Here’s one resource I helped write back in 2012 that might spur your creativity this season.
Coming to Faith through the Arts
In a post-Christian society where the Gospel story has stopped being the central life giving story, the church must find ways to engage their communities toward a life of faith. This article outlines how focusing on the Arts can be a particularly dynamic catalyst in drawing people into their own story of faith.
https://www.imb.org/2017/09/04/spotlight-community-arts-ministry/