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Choosing Your Family’s Future
Posted by Liz Perraud at
By Shirley Carlson, La Crescenta Presbyterian Church, California Want to put a different spin on New Year's resolutions this year? Instead of letting life just happen, be intentional. Decide what you want your family 's purpose to be. What is your family passionate about? What do you hope to accomplish as a family? What is God's plan for your family? Plan family meetings to discuss and to dream, to pray for guidance, and to begin to put together a family vision. Be sure to include all of your children, ages 3 and older. Some thoughts to help you determine God's plan for...
GenOn Youth Summer Summit: Holy Spirit creates a snowball effect
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Living Advent Wreath
Posted by Liz Perraud at
Ever seen a “living” advent wreath? The folks at First Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Nebraska (a LOGOS church) saw the idea when we shared the article from Building Faith and decided to give it a try. Perhaps something to file away to do next year? Need other Worship Skills ideas for LOGOS? Check out our Pinterest board or resources that are full of possibilities!
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GenOn Youth Summit: Becoming the best version of myself
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The following was written by Caroline Doughty, high school senior from Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church in Odenton, Maryland. Caroline wrote this for her college applications and then shared it with us. "The place I feel perfectly content is GenOn Youth Summit, a week-long religious conference I attend every summer with young adults who want to retreat from their normal lives to enrich their relationship with God and with others. Outside of GenOn, teenagers are surrounded by harsh language and peer pressure, and they feel as though they must conform to society's expectations. At GenOn, the environment is very...
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Will LOGOS help a church grow?
Posted by Liz Perraud at
At GenOn Ministries we're often asked if implementing LOGOS will help a church grow. Grow how? Grow relationally? Absolutely! Longtime members, newbies, folks of multiple generations will grow to know one another more deeply. As long as a congregation is intentional about implementing LOGOS well and providing enough time and opportunity to create and deepen relationships, the people will grow. Grow spiritually? Yes! The LOGOS approach purposefully nurtures the mind, body and spirit as you...