Sometimes Thanksgiving passes by without much notice. Thanksgiving as a holiday was almost abandoned around 1816. Sara Hale, who wrote “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” began an effort to bring the holiday back. She thought Americans were not paying enough attention in giving thanks to God. Agreeing, President Lincoln ordered that the nation celebrate two Thanksgivings each year. In 1941, Congress made the last Thursday in November the national Thanksgiving holiday.
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We all get them. Electronic Newsletters from our congregation, news outlets, organizations that we belong to, or our child’s school fill our inboxes. If you are like many people, you scan them for information you might need or interesting things you may want to look into and then they are discarded. If your congregation is like many, you have gone to the electric format for a number of reasons, and even if you still print out your newsletter, I encourage you to think of how you can use it as a formation tool.
9/2/2013
Three Easy Steps to Build a Ritual and Tradition into Your Ministry - Debbie Streicher
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After 20+ years of being involved in children, youth, and family ministry as a volunteer, staff person, and consultant, I have found my three favorite words to be:
- Intentional
- Expectations
- Accountability
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