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Two Questions: Dawn Rundman
Nov 03, 2018

Hands
Nov 06, 2017

Partnering with families in faith formation
May 23, 2017

If Wednesday is the new Sunday then what does that mean for Christian education?
May 15, 2017

Generations Together: Nothing New?
Feb 01, 2016

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Two Questions: Dawn Rundman

Posted by Tracey Daniels at Nov 03, 2018

I care deeply about the ways that the church supports early childhood development. These first years matter so much in developing healthy brains and healthy bodies. I see young children facing an array of stressors, from inadequate nutrition to unsafe housing to caregivers who are in the habit of being only partially present because of the complex demands on their time and attention.

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Hands

Posted by Liz Perraud at Nov 06, 2017

My favorite hand of all though came from a 4 (and a half!) year old...

Partnering with families in faith formation

Posted by Liz Perraud at May 23, 2017

One of my favorite rooms on a LOGOS evening is the kitchen. There's a buzz about that place-I've seen it in churches all over no matter the size of the program or the sophistication of the meals. In my church we've had a year of a busted dishwasher, a broken hot water heater, hurt (and healed!) feelings, deeply personal stories, and rounds of the flu. Too many people some nights and not enough people other nights. And yet there's a common purpose (to deliver dinner on time!) and always a welcoming atmosphere for those seeking a place to serve at...

If Wednesday is the new Sunday then what does that mean for Christian education?

Posted by Liz Perraud at May 15, 2017

There was a day when schools and communities guarded Wednesday night as “church night.” Rarely were school sports practices or evening events scheduled. And then there wasn’t that day. Maybe the practice was more of a Bible Belt thing—most common in the south and midwest states. Growing up in the DC area I have no memory of Wednesday night reserved for religious reasons and it certainly wasn’t the case for my children. We all know about the gradual erosion of Sunday morning as “sacred” time. About 20 years ago, our soccer club ruled that no game would start prior to...

Generations Together: Nothing New?

Posted by Liz Perraud at Feb 01, 2016

I love (almost) nothing more than reading an article or a book about bringing the generations together. I couldn’t wait to see “The Intern” with Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway—a movie about generational issues in the workplace (great premise, kind of dumb delivery). My passion is connecting generations through the church but other settings are fascinating and interesting to me too. So with excitement I opened an email from Alban with the title “Churches Need to Improve their Generational IQ.” I was all ready to share the article on Facebook or tweet it and comment with “Yes!” or “Indeed!”...