I have plenty of unusual projects, but one of my favorites is my ever-growing personality test cross-reference project. This is a large database of individuals’ self-submitted personality types — Zodiac, Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, and of course Hogwarts house. As of March 2020, there are over 2,600 submitted data points, and I’ve aggregated them and color-coded theContinue reading “Cross-Referenced Personality Tests”
Category Archives: Projects
At-Home Easter for Families
a collection of suggested and adapted activities, assembled by Pastor Emmy Kegler. PDF download here. Family Meals ~~ SILENT SUNDAY MORNING ~~ Leader Prep: Provide How to Celebrate instructions below.How to Celebrate: 1. Read the following on Saturday night before bed:Tomorrow is Easter Sunday – the day when Jesus’ followers discovered he was not dead, butContinue reading “At-Home Easter for Families”
Community Cross
This meditative coloring cross is designed for congregations whose members are currently physically distanced from each other. Congregation leaders are invited to print this PDF on cardstock and mail (using self-sticking envelopes – no licking, please!) to members at home. (Suggestion: one cross per household plus one for each kid.) Members are invited to followContinue reading “Community Cross”
“You have heard that it was said…”
A responsive proclamation for Matthew 5:21-37 Leader: What have you heard was said about insults?All: We have heard that it was said,Leader: “If you so much as call your fellow believer an idiot, you will go to Hell.”All: But in Christ we say:We speak to each other with respect.We are honest when we have beenContinue reading ““You have heard that it was said…””
SE MN Faith Formation Retreat Slides
Session 1: Opening the Question Box Session 2: Clarity: The Crucial Question Session 3: LGBTQ+ People in Congregational Life
Jellybean Easter Poem: Black for the Tomb
If you’re looking for an alternative jellybean poem for Easter, we used this last year at Grace Lutheran in Northeast Minneapolis. I grew up with the popular “Red is for the blood he gave” version, and I felt very uncertain about passing that on to the next generation. I wanted a poem that reflectedContinue reading “Jellybean Easter Poem: Black for the Tomb”
A Mother’s Day Litany
We remember the mothers of our faith, the bearers of God’s story. We remember Eve, Naomi, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and all women who buried their children, lives lost unbearably early. We mourn with you.May the God who mothers each of us be a source of life for you. We remember Dinah, andContinue reading “A Mother’s Day Litany”
Room for Interpretation
The Story I was remembering the poster my youth minister had in her office when I was growing up — multiple images of Jesus, with text that stated: “Welcome to a place that believes there’s still room for interpretation.” I’d always been fascinated by that poster, and now, twenty years later, I wanted a copyContinue reading “Room for Interpretation”