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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Resources for Worship and Spiritual Formation
These resources were recommended and reviewed by Pat Zandstra of Calvin Theological Seminary.
Walk On: The Year of Faith Formation Resource Book
For churches looking for help in shaping the spiritual lives of their congregations, Faith Alive Christian Resources has come out with a free resource book filled with ideas on how to effectively go about doing that. Topics include: a faith formation survey, faith formation in worship, best practices of faith formation, celebrating faith milestones in worship (including baptism, third grade Bible presentation, recognition of education transitions, acknowledging the departure of members etc.), telling your faith story, and a list of helpful resource books. For more information on how to order this free resource, see www.walkon.org.
The Seed of God is a bilingual series of child-sized, spiral bound books for children ages 3-7 to help prepare them for baptismal life. Each of the five, 24-page books has a theme: The Seed/La Semilla tells of the power of God in the child’s life. The Good Shepherd/El Buen Pastor relates the parables about Christ’s loving care of his sheep. Jesus is Risen!/Jesus Ha Resucitado! speaks of Christ’s resurrection. Your Baptism/Tu Bautismo explains to children and parents the significance of entry into Christian Community. Living in the Light/ Viviendo en La Luz calls children to walk in the light of their baptism. These make excellent gifts to children from the church or from parents/grandparents at baptism, Christmas, or Easter. This set of books is written by Genelda Woggan, illustrated by Alicia Jewell, translated by Maria Ludlow, and made available by the Center for Children and Theology for $25 per set, $6 per individual book. To learn more, go to: www.cctheo.org or you can write to Genelda Woggan at: hawandgkw [at] charter.net.
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