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I had the pleasure of leading our adult Sunday School class at Bethel this morning, and decided to share here some of my thoughts about what we discussed, and where we might go in the coming weeks. [My thanks to Paul Bowen for an excellent conversation on Saturday evening which crystallized some of my thoughts for Sunday morning.] Read on for more details of our conversation Sunday morning, and how to prepare for next week… (more…)

Proudly directing readers to the Patriot Ledger article on Youth at Bethel Church. Our youth pastor, Mat Thomas, has been doing good things at Bethel, and its exciting to see some kind of recognition! –JA

For those of you who are scripture readers regularly, there is a new resource up at Lector Works, aiming to prepare Lectors for the weekly readings from the Roman Catholic Lectionary. You may also be interested in the grandaddy of such sites, over at Lector’s Notes. Note the discussion in their lector dialog section on the topic of including teens in the ministry of lector. –JA

I just posted my “Reflections on Early Service at Bethel“, a document I wrote last year when joining the Bethel Worship Committee. Several have asked for this, and here it is in all its WWW glory. Thanks to those of you whose critique helped shape this essay. –JA

Earth Ministry’s motto is “Caring for all Creation”, and they provide a variety of resources for individuals and churches interested in a Christian approach to caring for the gift of Creation.

• Two books, organized for small-group study: Simpler Living, Compassionate Life and Food and Faith.
• A three-part series on practical measures individuals can take to Care for All Creation.
• An email listserv, newly created and currently available on their front page.

JA