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Two Questions: Karen Ware Jackson

Posted by Liz Perraud at Sep 11, 2021

Karen Ware JacksonCo-pastor, First Presbyterian ChurchGreenville, NC In each edition of IG Mix, we ask a guest writer two questions about serving in ministry. What keeps you up at night? The concern of my heart right now is how to reach kids who we haven't been able to reach with online church. With our youngest children still not eligible for the vaccine, it might be quite some time before children and families are comfortable in large indoor groups, and some may never come back to worship or educational programs in the same ways. And this isn't just...

Two Questions: Henry Zonio

Posted by Liz Perraud at Jan 25, 2021

Henry ZonioSociologist (social inequalities, child development, and religious education) Instructor at University of KY and Asbury University In each edition of IG Mix, we ask a guest writer two questions about serving in ministry. What keeps me up at night? There is so much more to children and family ministry than “just teaching the Bible.” Don’t get me wrong; teaching the Bible is what we do in ministry, and the Bible is what we are supposed to be teaching. What we neglect to realize and account for is that most of us uncritically teach the Bible through...

Gathering All with LIFT

Posted by Liz Perraud at Sep 28, 2020

LIFT prior to COVID restrictions. Rachel E. Núñez Director of Faith Formation Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Akron, OH After the initial shut-down and following the Easter season and working week-to-week with individual story and faith formation themes, I reintroduced LIFT (Living in Faith Together) as a weekly offering for Intergenerational Faith Formation. I had already purchased LIFT Summer “God Creates” and had it scheduled for our summer gatherings. We shifted gears and provided the materials as a hard copy through mail and we also included it in a member’s only e-mail. I stretched the “God Creates” curriculum over June and July...

Planning for Fall Faith Formation? 5 Great Reasons to Look at GenOn's Faith for Life Bible Study Curriculum

Posted by Suzie Lane at Jun 03, 2019

GenOn Ministries’ believes that Bible study curriculum for young people is most effective in growing Christ-centered disciples when it… …is rooted in one or more Biblical passages. Faith for Life is. …provides opportunities for young people to express their faith through decision-making, relationships, service to others, worship, and personal devotional time. Faith for Life provides these opportunities. …reflects a keen awareness of varied faith formation settings. Faith for Life is written by Christian education leaders from various Christian denominations in a wide variety of settings. …is flexible, working in single or multi-graded groups, in a variety of timeframes and calendars,...

Donate and Receive Gift of LIFT

Posted by Liz Perraud at Dec 26, 2018

Could you use the gift of a Sunday LIFT? Our “Climb the Mountain” Sunday LIFT session is a thank you gift for all of our 2018 donors and Partner Churches. Donate to GenOn Ministries by December 31 to receive our “Climb the Mountain” intergenerational Sunday morning session: Make a donation of at least $50 OR Join our GIFT Circle with at least $10 a month OR Commit your church to be a GenOn Partner with a donation of at least $50 2018 donors and 2018 + 2019 Partner Churches are already on the list to receive the gift of Sunday LIFT in early January. To...