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Starting LIFT at Bethany United Methodist Church christian education church dinner lift Mar 13, 2025


Cathy Vitek
Children's & Family Ministry Pastor
Bethany UMC, Ellicott City, MD

Two years ago I was deeply impacted when I read Kendall Vanderslice’s We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the C...

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An Intergenerational VBS: The Church Family Gathers for a Very Blessed Summer christian education faith formation intergenerational faith formation intergenerational vbs Feb 25, 2025

Have you found yourself hoping for a Vacation Bible School resource that is truly intergenerational? How about a resource that not only includes lots of children and adults but is intentional about br...

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Why Become More Intentionally Intergenerational in 2025? christian education faith formation intergenerational faith formation intergenerational ministry Nov 14, 2024

Liz Perraud
Executive Director
GenOn Ministries

Children ask a lot of “why” questions. "Why do puppies bark?" "Why is it cold in the winter?" "Why is a stop sign red?"

Oh, that we all had that same in...

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Two Questions: Dave Csinos christian education future generations hope Oct 07, 2024

Dave Csinos
Associate Professor, Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Founder, Faith Forward

Originally published in June 2022.

In each edition of IG Mix, we ask a guest writer two questi...

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Step 1 - Discover - Six-Step Path for Becoming Intentionally Intergenerational christian education faith formation intergenerational ministry Jun 17, 2024

Liz Perraud
Executive Director
GenOn Ministries

I love the idea of Discover. Maybe it goes back to my days of reading Nancy Drew or Encyclopedia Brown detective stories. Discover invokes feelings of ex...

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The joy of launching: Step 5 in Becoming Intentionally Intergenerational christian education starting intergenerational ministry Jun 17, 2024

Liz Perraud
Executive Director
GenOn Ministries

On a recent visit to the playground, my 3-year-old granddaughter was delighted to see a big wooden climbing structure. She decided it was her ice cream s...

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Faith formation for two or more generations together christian education faith formation intergenerational faith formation Jun 17, 2024

Liz Perraud
Executive Director
GenOn Ministries

GenOn defines intergenerational ministry as nurturing Christ-centered community by bringing together two or more generations in planned and purposeful se...

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