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LIFT Engages All Ages at Trinity UCC
Posted by Liz Perraud at
Trinity United Church of Christ in Wooster, Ohio introduced Sunday LIFT (Living in Faith Together) to their congregation this spring, right after Easter. Church leaders hoped LIFT would help get more people involved outside of their worship services and usual Sunday school classes. And it did! Director of Christian Education and the Arts Suzanne Feltner shared, “Many said it was a wonderful time of fellowship and that the activities engaged people of all ages.” Suzanne also said that the curriculum was easy to follow and offered things some people would not normally do, like make a rain gauge, discuss scripture...
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- Tags: intergenerational ministry, intergenerational Sunday school curriculum, Sunday LIFT, Sunday school
More Than Food
Posted by Liz Perraud at
Liz PerraudExecutive DirectorGenOn Ministries The Swedish modern table in our dining room is old. Not antique old, but been-around-a-while old. My parents bought it for their first home in 1956, and they passed it on to my husband and me when we were married in 1983. It’s sturdy and practical and expands to seat many. My mother often tells the story of when I was two and ran smack into the table, resulting in whiplash. There are faint crayon scribbles on it from when my sons were young. Our granddaughter likes to play Hide-and-Go-Seek around it when she...
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- Tags: relationships, shared meals
GenOn Elects New President and Vice President to Board
Posted by Liz Perraud at
GenOn Ministries is pleased to announce the election of two new officers to our board of directors. Beth A. Thompson of Minneapolis, Minnesota has been elected president and Jim Ryan of Worcester, Massachusetts vice president. Beth shares, “As president, I’m humbled by the opportunity to help lead this wonderful organization into the future as our board works to make significant transitions in support of intergenerational ministry.” Other officers serving are secretary Tara Dew of El Reno, Oklahoma and treasurer Tom Kanavy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also on our board are Rev. Dean Lindsey (State College, Pennsylvania), John Roberto (Cheshire, Connecticut), Rev....
What Are Churches That Are Doing LIFT Saying About It?
Posted by Liz Perraud at
Free LIFT "Why & How" Order LIFT LIFT (Living in Faith Together) is GenOn's intergenerational gathering resource for Sunday mornings and beyond! What are the churches saying about it? “LIFT has met a need for our congregation as we seek to grow and reach out. We have people coming who never came to traditional Sunday school, and our teens have opted to stay in LIFT rather than go back to their traditional group.” “The scriptures chosen for the studies are familiar, yet the study often presented a new way of thinking about the stories.” “It brings all ages together and offers...
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- Tags: intergenerational ministry, intergenerational Sunday school curriculum, Sunday LIFT
Planning for Fall Faith Formation? 5 Great Reasons to Look at GenOn's Faith for Life Bible Study Curriculum
Posted by Suzie Lane at
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,...
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