Hello Reader, Our In A Box resources have been used by hundreds of churches around the country for Lent, Advent, and Stewardship worship series. We are excited to launch a new edition: Summer Series in a Box! This year we are working with Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence and an amazing group of collaborators to develop resources around the theme, "The Good Book: Meeting Our Ancestors in Faith, One Story at a Time" Get 8 weeks of resources (4 Old Testament and 4 New Testament stories) and all the...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, We would love for you to join us for Voices of Persistence: on not giving up on the Bible happening April 21 from 7:00pm-9:00pm central time in-person at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie, MN and streaming online. Hear from some profound voices on why they continue to engage with the scriptures including: Jeff Chu, Anna Carter Florence, Mihee Kim-Kort, Matthew Ian Fleming, Winnie Varghese, and Joe Davis! Want to bring a group? Use the code GROUPVOICES for 20% off your...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say we extended the deadline for early bird registration for Renew 2024 through this Friday, April 12! Register now and save $30 on the chance to hear from Jeff Chu, Mihee Kim-Kort, Anna Carter Florence, Joe Davis, and others! We'd love for you to join us in-person or online! Read on for more information... Pastor Matthew and the Church Anew Team Renew 2024: Renew a Love of Scripture Includes Voices of Persistence event access Sunday, April...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, We are so grateful for you and your ministry these past few weeks as you guided people through Lent and into the hope of Easter. We hope you can find some time for rest and renewal! One renewal opportunity we can offer you is happening April 21-22, 2024 and early bird pricing ends this Friday! Join other leaders at Renew 2024: Renew a Love of Scripture for only $149 in person or $75 online. Join Jeff Chu, Anna Carter Florence, Mihee Kim-Kort, Matthew Ian Fleming, Winnie...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I hope this message finds you well! I am excited to invite you to join me for Renew 2024: Renew a Love of Scripture happening April 21-22, 2024 in-person and online. We are desperately in need of the messages of hope and healing offered in the pages of the Bible but we are also in desperate need of wise guides to help us wrestle with and reimagine our relationship to the scriptures. That’s why I’m excited to be joined at Renew 2024 by Jeff Chu, Anna Carter Florence, Joe Davis,...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Wanted to jump back in your email to invite you again to our April 21-22 event, Renew 2024: Renew a love for scripture. Many of us know and love the Bible but sometimes it can be hard to share that love with others! There are a whole host of reasons to struggle with the Bible - contradictions, violence, questions about authorship, ethical concerns, how the reading of it has inspired so much hate-filled rhetoric... We want to make space for a new conversation... and that is what...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, You probably have met more than a few people who have wrestled with parts of the Bible. Maybe you've found yourself in that place, too, from time to time?! To provide a space for reflection and conversation on this topic we've crafted an evening to wrestle with and reimagine our relationship with the scriptures...and we wanted to invite you and your faith community to join us (keep reading for group pricing info)! Voices of Persistence (on not giving up on the Bible) will take...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Wasn't it just Christmas? Don't worry, we've got a plug-and-play set of resources for Lent including sermon prompts, a beautiful art-based devotional, worship resources, graphics, children, youth, and family ideas, and more! Preview the Resources Preview the Resources (.pdf) What's Included? Two Sermon Series options crafted by Rev. Dr. Michael Chan and Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto Equipping Event (on-demand) Music and Liturgical Resources Art Based Devotional Graphics for worship and social media...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Do the scriptures resonate today? Are you tired of the Bible being wielded like a weapon? Can the Bible still open hearts weary from a world that quickly devolves to violence? Is it still possible to hear clearly the voice of the Spirit who cries out from the dusty pages of this ancient book? We will explore ways to reimagine our relationship with scripture. Drawing from the rich well of text and tradition, our amazing team of speakers, artists, and collaborators will help us...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read