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Blog — Intergenerational faith formation
O Christ, Surround Us
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Come to the Table with LIFT
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Two Questions: Trevecca Okholm
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Trevecca OkholmAuthorProfessor, at Azusa Pacific University What keeps you up at night? Besides spicy food and snoring, one thing that keeps me up at night is concern for the siloing* of the church in western culture. It started innocently enough in the late 1940s with churches seeking to attract the new post WWII youth culture with cool meeting spaces and hip youth directors. Not long after came a new emphasis on children’s ministry, and before we had time to stop and reflect on what was happening, the local church created specialized ministry for every stage and age group...
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A Ministry of Presence
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Liz PerraudExecutive DirectorGenOn Ministries A LOGOS ministry is intricate. When done effectively, it takes a leadership team, implementation of four regular parts (Bible study, recreation, worship arts, a shared meal), and many called and committed people to keep it running week after week, year after year. And thankfully, all this intentionality leads to something good. For LOGOS, the many people and the regular participation grows heathy relationships. Put Christ into the center of your plans, and the result is intergenerational Christian community--worth dealing with the complexity and hard work, right? Sometimes, though, we need simplicity. For decades,...
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Two Questions: Christina Embree
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Christina EmbreeMinister of Generational Discipleship Great Lakes Conference of the Brethren in Christ What keeps you up at night? My family loves to make fun of me for my restless nights. Any noise at night will wake me up and getting back to sleep is a chore. When I think about what keeps me up at night, the first thing that comes to mind is “Everything!” But, as I reflect, I realize what really keeps me up is the noise. Not necessarily actual noises but the noise that fills this world; the anger, the hurt, the hatred,...
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