Worship for All Ages: Ideas for Lent and Easter (Practical Resources for Churches)


Join us as we share ideas for new worship experiences and ways to make our time-honored traditions more meaningful and accessible.

Karen Ware Jackson is a dynamic pastor leading worship accessible for all ages at Faith Presbyterian Church, a small but mighty congregation in Greensboro, NC. As the mother of two preschoolers who worship front and center, she knows firsthand the joys and challenges of parenting a child through an entire service while leading an inter-generational congregation. She blogs about parenting, pastoring, and engaging all ages in worship at www karenwarejackson.com.

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Lent Webinar 2016 with Marcia McFee (Worship Design Studio)


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In January of 2015, Dr. McFee and Dr. Elnes led a retreat for the BTS Center in Maine based on the manuscript for Eric’s upcoming book, Gifts of the Dark Wood: Seven Blessings for Soul Skeptics (and other Wanderers).
This retreat was so compelling that the seed was planted to create a worship series based on the book. Marcia’s frequent music collaborator, Chuck Bell, provided musical support for that retreat and was on board to work with Marcia to help create original music and arrangements for familiar hymns for the series as well.

The on-demand webinar below demonstrates all of Dr. McFee’s well-known principles of meaningful and memorable worship:
• Intentional Spiritual Journeys
• Congregational Participation
• Sensory-Rich Communication
• Deeply Spiritual Leadership
• Attention to Dynamics and Flow

 

 Utilizing this webinar will not only help you plan for Lent instantly, it can help train your team as you practice the concepts of meaningful and memorable sensory-rich worship.

 

This is a recording of a live webinar that occurred on Jan 5, 2016.


0:00 Introduction
4:00 The Lent Season – discerning your context
8:00 The Lent Season – human yearning
10:45 The History of the development of the Lent Season
19:20 Theological Themes of the Lent Season
24:00 The Revised Common Lectionary
31:00 Marcia’s RCL Year C series – “The Way”
Download the synopsis for “The Way” at: http://worshipdesignstudio.com/files/…
33:54 The Narrative Lectionary Year 2
39:15 A Bit of Theory: Symbols
42:22 Creating a Palette for the Season
WDS Pinterest Links:
Lent Well Spent
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Labyrinth-licious https://www.pinterest.com/worshipstud…
45:35 Ritual Action
47:36 Lots of Series Ideas from the Worship Design Studio
57:50 Get a FULLY SCRIPTED worship series “Gifts of the Dark Wood” and be ready for Lent now!
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1:04:00 Conclusion

 



Get Lent worship done IMMEDIATELY with full scripts for a deeply meaningful Lent journey called “Gifts of the Dark Wood” from Dr. Marcia McFee!

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, Dr. McFee has decided to offer fully-developed liturgies complete with prayers, litanies, communion liturgy, familiar hymns and songsuggestions (with alternatives for various styles of worship), original music, leader transitions completely written out, and ideas for visual and media elements.
Not only that, but Dr. McFee has drawn on the talents of Worship Design Studio guest experts for new arrangements of familiar hymns, ideas for Children’s Time, and choral anthem suggestions.  AND the Holy Week service is a fully scripted drama for six characters that can be done as readers theater or a fully-mounted production.

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MCC Supervising Clergy Training (Metropolitan Community Churches)


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This training, facilitated by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos, reviews the process of preparing for ordination in MCC, and the nuts & bolts of effective supervision. This will include a segment on supervising interns from a distance. This training in suitable for all clergy who have not yet been trained or served as supervisors, as well as anyone who wants a refresher.  This webinar is FREE.

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UU Identity in the Classroom (Unitarian Universalist Association)


We’ll tap into the power of Tapestry of Faith as a tool for building and growing a sense of connection with our Unitarian Universalist history, principles and way of living.

Presenter: Patricia Infante, CERG Faith Development Consultant

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Theology for a Secular Age (Unitarian Universalist Association)


Today, theology stands at a crossroad. For centuries, theology has described how divine revelation accounts for our experience and dictates our actions. What happens to religion when reason, rather than revelation, becomes our most reliable source of knowledge? In a secular age, people who believe in science can be genuinely religious—if theology itself is transformed.

Presenter: Rev. Dr. Galen Guengerich, Senior Minister, All Souls in New York, NY

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Creating a Safe Religious Education Program (Unitarian Universalist Association)


A process for creating a safe congregation policy will be touched on, including new language to address disaster and trauma preparedness.

Led by Patricia Infante, CERG Faith Development Consultant and Beth Casebolt, ACRE and District Administrator for the Ohio-Meadville District.

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RE Volunteer Recruitment, Enrichment and Nurturing (Unitarian Universalist Association)


Finding the right volunteer for the job and providing ongoing training so that they feel competent and confident is an important piece of the recruitment puzzle. We’ll look at some strategies and tips for recruiting and equipping a 21st century volunteer.

Presenter: Patricia Infante, CERG Faith Development Consultant

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Shared Leadership in Religious Education (Unitarian Universalist Association)


This on demand class will offer guidance and resources on building healthy relationships, communication, shared leadership and shared responsibility, and working in covenant.

Presenter: Patricia Infante, CERG Faith Development Consultant

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Program Ideas for the Summer Months (Unitarian Universalist Association)


Summer religious education offers opportunities to experiment with new curriculum, make new friends, or try out a totally different RE idea.  This on demand class will help you to gather ideas and tips for keeping the program going over the summer months in fun and exciting ways!

Presenter: Patricia Infante, CERG Faith Development Consultant

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Building and Sustaining an Adult RE Program (Unitarian Universalist Association)


Topics we will touch on include: a short introduction to faith development, models for adult faith development, 10 building blocks, and creating a plan.

Presenter: Patricia Infante, CERG Faith Development Consultant

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