Small Church, Big God
Co-Creating Palm to Passion with Your Small Congregation
By: Teresa J. Stewart Published on: 28/03/2022Palm-To-Passion Sunday solves the problem of Sunday-only folks missing out on Good Friday worship. It’s a problem, of course, because Good Friday is essential for grasping the depths to which divine love goes for us.
3 Holy Week Resources for Small Congregations: Let the Scripture Work
By: Teresa J. Stewart Published on: 20/03/2022The following resources simply allow the scripture to speak to us. With us. Intimately. They are designed for messy participation. Not perfect performance. And intimate, messy, high-participation worship is one of your strengths.
Ash Wednesday: Downloadable, High-Participation, Small-Setting, Intergenerational Worship Stations
By: Teresa J. Stewart Published on: 14/02/2022Ash Wednesday is one of those rare occasions where our big truth avoids getting co-opted. Or spun. Or turned into a campaign to sell us something so that our practice can be reduced to spending a few dollars. Instead of changing our lives.
Christmas-to-Epiphany Sunday: A Simple-Lavish Arts & Music Celebration
By: Teresa J. Stewart Published on: 06/12/2021So here’s the awkward squish. Epiphany (January 6) actually falls on a we-don’t-usually-worship-day. So some Christians fit it in on an earlier Sunday—like January 2, 2022. It’s a practical compromise that squishes together Christmas and Epiphany.
