For seven years, Family and Children’s Ministries, housed in Disciples Home Missions (DHM), has developed an annual “Light a Candle with Children” prayer vigil. This program helps Disciples congregations and families prayerfully prepare for Children’s Sabbath, an interfaith program started by the Children’s Defense Fund. Children’s Sabbath is traditionally celebrated on the third weekend of […]
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Have you ever heard a well-known Bible story and felt as though you were hearing it for the first time? Or led worship for 30, 50, or 100 of your peers in the most beautiful outdoor chapel you could ever imagine? Or had your faith shaped more than you could possibly imagine by a week […]
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Submitted by Christian Church Foundation Have you ever heard a well-known Bible story and felt as though you were hearing it for the first time? Or led worship for 30, 50, or 100 of your peers in the most beautiful outdoor chapel you could ever imagine? Or had your faith shaped more than you could […]
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In March 2018, high school and college students from the Central Rocky Mountain and Nebraska regions, along with youth from the Nebraska United Church of Christ conference, traveled to New York City and Washington, DC for a week of learning and exploring. The theme of their International Affairs Seminar (IAS) was “Being a Global Citizen,” […]
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For Fairfax Christian Church, listening is an important part of worshiping in community. To solicit suggestions for improvements, the church office conducted a congregational survey in 2017. One congregant’s response immediately captured the attention of the church’s leaders. That member missed listening to something more specific at church: the sounds of children. Three years earlier, […]
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Green Chalice, a partnership ministry of Disciples Home Missions and the Kentucky region, has joined the Justice for Each Generation campaign, which invites leaders to pledge to deliver a sermon about climate change. This campaign, according to its website, was inspired by a group of 21 youth who filed a lawsuit against the United States […]
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Stewardship is a key spiritual practice that impacts every area of our living faithfully in response to the generosity of God. Understanding this discipline as it relates to caring for creation, observing Sabbath, tending to the care for ourselves, sharing the good news of the gospel, and managing our resources is one pathway to individual […]
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Submitted by Rev. Bruce D. Ervin We picked up right where we left off. That was my sense as I looked around the table as a group of former Chi Rho campers gathered for dinner, 50 years after we’d last been together at camp. Folks engaged in spirited conversation, enjoying each other’s company. It was […]
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For nearly 20 years, Ozark Christian Church, in Ozark, MO, has focused on improving health in their community in a unique way: one carton of milk at a time. Through their “Operation Half Pint” project, Ozark’s outreach committee raises money for the local school district to provide milk for young students. In their school system, […]
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From the NBA Grants Committee Through its Mission and Ministry Grants Program, the National Benevolent Association (NBA) of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is granting a total of $150,250 to 21 Disciples projects and ministries working with older adults and at-risk children and youth. Read the full story about this first cohort of grantees […]
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