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Story Collection Celebrates Rosella Wiens Regier’s Life, September 8, 2015

by Jeanette Roberts, Interim Resource Librarian Churches are beginning to use the new Sunday school Shine curriculum, so it’s a good time to think about the people involved with […]

Making Sermons Stick in the Brains of Congregants, August 4, 2015

Making Sermons Stick in the Brains of Congregants by Jeanette Roberts, Interim Resource Librarian Do you want your listeners to think beyond an emotional tug and wondering whether you’ll […]

Pick My Brain, February 3, 2015

by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Greetings Friends of Western District Conference, It is a bittersweet time for me, as I say farewell to this fantastic conference that […]

Pick My Brain: Resources for Faith Exploration & Catechism, January 6, 2015

Pick My Brain – Resources for Faith Exploration and Catechism by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Every year, after Christmas, there is a season when many pastors become […]

Pick My Brain: The Neighboring Challenge, December 9, 2014

Pick My Brain – The Neighboring Challenge! by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation In the Art of Neighboring, author Jay Pathak explains the “map of shame” exercise he […]

Pick My Brain: Revisiting the Alternative Holiday Approach, November 4, 2014

Pick My Brain – Revisiting the Alternative Holiday Approach by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Got Christmas on your mind? Most of us don’t…yet….but we are about to […]

Pick My Brain: A Brush With Life, October 7, 2014

Pick My Brain – A Brush With Life by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation All of us carry within us the essence of an artist. Agreed? So what […]

Pick My Brain: Let the Children Come… and Lead Us…, September 9, 2014

Pick My Brain – Let the Children Come…and Lead Us… by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation I recently preached on Matthew 19: 13 – 15 at Buhler Mennonite Church […]

Pick My Brain: Down from the Mountaintop: Sustaining the church camp experience at home, August 5, 2014

Pick My Brain – Down from the Mountaintop: Sustaining the church camp experience at home by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Ahhh, the camp “after-glow.” There may be […]

Pick My Brain: Faith Forward! June 3, 2014

Pick My Brain – Faith Forward! by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation I just returned from the best week of camp ever! Faith Forward (faith-forward.net) was held in […]

Pick My Brain: Shine, Let It Shine! May 6, 2014

by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Biblical, essential, updated, colorful, Anabaptist, media-savvy, peace orientation, spiritual practices. There. That’s the basics of the new Shine! faith formation curriculum for […]

Pick My Brain: A Lenten Confession, April 1, 2014

by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation “I’m a fool for Jesus, Whose Fool are You?” OK, so I am writing this on April Fools’ Day. But please, take […]

Pick My Brain: Lot’s-O-DVD’s, March 4, 2014

Pick My Brain – Lot’s-O-DVD’s by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Here is a sampling of the brand-new DVD’s that are now available for you and your congregation! […]

Pick My Brain: The power of raising the bar, February 4, 2014

Pick My Brain – The power of raising the bar by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Thirteen (and growing) WDC churches are “Reading through the Bible in 90 […]

Pick My Brain: Seven ways to begin a meeting, January 7, 2014

Pick My Brain – Seven ways to begin a meeting by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Meetings have the potential to be a mighty big blessing, a primo […]

Pick My Brain: Praying with an Heirloom this Christmas, December 3, 2013

Pick My Brain: Praying with an Heirloom this Christmas by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Our home is fully stocked and decorated with family heirlooms and antiques. A […]

Pick My Brain: Eating the Burning Bush, November 5, 2013

Pick My Brain – Eating the Burning Bush by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation and Resource Library Director I can’t get this image out of my mind: Broccoli […]

Pick My Brain: Read the Story, October 8, 2013

Pick My Brain – Read the Story by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation (with content from Mike Bogard, from his article in Hope Headlines, October, 2013) I have […]

Pick My Brain: Working the Web, Opening the Book, Growing in Christ OR Social Media, Bible Study and Christian Formation, July 9, 2013

Pick My Brain – Working the Web, Opening the Book, Growing in Christ OR Social Media, Bible Study and Christian Formation by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Fresh […]

Pick My Brain: Restoring the Saltiness, June 11, 2013

Pick My Brain – Restoring the Saltiness by Marlene Bogard, Minister of Christian Formation Sometimes we need to go back to the basics. In recent conversations with several pastors, […]