Staying When the Way Is Not Yet Clear
for March 1, 2026 Before Worship Begins Naming Uncertainty Before worship begins, take a moment to name to God one uncertainty you are carrying.…
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Choosing to Stay
for February 22, 2026 Before Worship Begins Beginning Without Pressure You are welcome here exactly as you are. Some of us arrive eager and…
Open resource →Ash Wednesday
Learning to Stay February 18, 2026 Preparing Yourself For Worship This Lent, our worship will feel different on purpose. We are practicing learning to stay—staying…
Open resource →Seeing More Than We Expected
for February 15, 2026 Before Worship Begins A Brief Shared Moment Before we begin, we invite you into a short moment of reflection. If…
Open resource →Power in a World of Noise
for February 8, 2026 We Gather A Moment of Personal Reflection Before Worship Begins Before we begin, let’s take a moment to notice something…
Open resource →Worship Tips & Practices for Leaders
The purpose of these worship resources is to help congregations—especially those without pastors—lead meaningful, faithful worship that strengthens Christian community and helps the church…
Open resource →The People Nobody Picks First
for February 1, 2026 We Gather A Moment of Shared Reflection Before Worship Begins Before we begin,we take a moment to notice who is…
Open resource →Called Together
for January 25, 2026 We Gather Personal and Quiet Reflection Before Worship Before we speak,before we sing,before we explain ourselves or one another,we pause.…
Open resource →You Don’t Have to Be Ready
for January 18, 2026 We Gather Quiet Reflection Before Worship We gather today not because we are certain,but because we have been called. Not…
Open resource →The Light Is for Everyone
for January 11, 2026 We Gather When Light Breaks In Light changes what we can see. Sometimes it reveals beauty.Sometimes it exposes what we…
Open resource →Claimed and Named
A Service for the Beginning of the Year for January 4, 2026 We Gather Remembering Who We Are At the beginning of a new…
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