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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001 Growth We Do Not Control
Growth We Do Not Control Leading when we do not know how growth happens Focus on Relationships Introduction As we hear this passage, let…
Open resource →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 →When the Work Does Not Stop
Holding Limits, Call, and Compassion Together Mark 6 reminds us that faithful leadership begins with telling the truth, making space to rest, allowing compassion…
Open resource →Living Faithfully in the Mess (Conversation)
Living Faithfully in the Mess (Longer Conversation) Order, Risk, and the Call to Follow Christ Our Instincts When uncertainty or discomfort arises in the…
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 →Sabotage and Ministry
When Anxiety Disrupts Faithful Work Natural Responses In the parable often referred to as the Prodigal Son, the older son responds to his brother’s…
Open resource →Forming a Faithful and Focused Agenda
A practice of intentional ordering for the Season of Noticing Purpose of the Practice Forming a Faithful Agenda helps a leadership body align its…
Open resource →Permission for Uncertainty
A relational practice for the Season of Noticing. Purpose of the Practice Permission for Uncertainty helps a community remain present to ambiguity, tension, and unresolved…
Open resource →Naming What Is Present
A practice of communal discernment for the Season of Noticing Purpose of the Practice Naming What Is Present helps a community tell the truth about…
Open resource →Prayerful Listening
A practice of communal attentiveness for the Season of Noticing Purpose of the Practice Prayerful Listening and Shared Silence trains a community to notice what…
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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