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Resources and tools that are ready for you to take into the classroom, small group, or worship.

FOR THIS SEASON   WORSHIP 

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For This Season

Christian Education Week 2008: Making Disciples of Jesus Christ -- Bearing Witness (pdf)
Christian Education Week is authorized by General Conference, but its observance is set by each annual conference. Please check with your conference office for your date.

Worship Planning for The Sundays After Pentecost (Ordinary Time II)
In the times of living into our discipleship, the "ordinary times," the lectionary provides extended continuous readings of texts from the Old Testament, Epistles, and Gospel.

Resources for Thanksgiving
Worship services and liturgies for Thanksgiving and links to other resources.

Advent and Christmas Resources
Worship services and liturgies for Advent and Christmas.

Worship

Lectionary Worship Ideas
Worship, music, and preaching ideas for each Sunday of the year.

Offertory Prayers
Lectionary-based prayers from our Stewardship section.

Stewardship Sermon Starters
Sermon suggestions from our Stewardship section.

Liturgies
Suggested liturgies for a variety of occasions.


Stewardship

Stewardship Nuggets for Families & Children
Activities, discussion questions, and prayers for families.

Writing a Money Autobiography
Writing a money autobiography is an illuminating process crucial to our ability to grow as Christian disciples and live faithfully as Christian stewards.


Devotions and Meditations

Devotions for Camping & Retreat Ministries

The Upper Room Daily Devotional
There are many ways to use The Upper Room daily devotional in small-group settings -- before meetings, as part of Bible studies, and any other group that you can think of.

Prayer Calendar
This calendar is courtesy of the North Georgia Annual Conference.

Meeting Starters with the Daily Devotional Guide
An easy-to-use guide to the current issue of The Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide, indexed by meeting topics and committee. Use this index to find the perfect devotional to begin your meeting.

Family Devotions
Find 20 minutes each day - or each week - to gather together as a family.

Prayer Workshop on The Lord's Prayer
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he responded with what we know as the Lord's Prayer. The fact that the disciples requested a model for praying shows us that we don't have to feel guilty when we don't understand prayer and need help with it.


Spiritual Formation

Basic Spiritual Formation Workshop
A plan for organizing and running a 90-minute workshop on the basics of spiritual formation. (pdf)

Seed Kit for Spiritual Formation in Your Congregation
Here you'll find some common practices to help you become more aware of God’s presence and activity among us. Use these ideas to spark your own; expand on them creatively with others in your congregation. From Companions In Christ.

 

 
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