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Posts Tagged: pentecost offering

April 5, 2016

Incredible Growth

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Guest Post by Rev. Brad Braley The Pentecost Offering is unique in that 40% of receipts are retained by your congregation for local ministries with children, youth or young adults. Pastor Brad Braley wrote to tell us about how creating a thriving project has tripled their offering receipts! Image: Payless Gives In 2001 we saw… Read more »
July 16, 2015

Did you know?

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While the Pentecost Offering sounds pretty straightforward – receive this offering on Pentecost Sunday – in reality, the spirit of the offering is to support our youth, and Pentecost is an entire season. Congregations are encouraged to receive this offering on Pentecost… or any other youth-focused Sunday. So if you think you missed an opportunity… Read more »
June 25, 2015

Educate a Child: Justice & Peace

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Guest Post by Alonzo Johnson Today’s post is shared from the Justice & Peace newsletter. To manage your e-newsletter subscriptions, click here. It breaks my heart when I read that more than 17 million children make up the most poverty stricken age group in the United States. To make matters worse, 6.5 million survive on… Read more »
May 24, 2015

Together in Christ

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“Thank you, Jesus, for this gift of everlasting life in Community. And thank you for new wineskins—the youngest adults in our midst. Equip them to be the leaders you need. And empower us through prayer and finances to make that happen.”

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May 18, 2015

Prayer and Invitation

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…I recognized that prayer for Rosie’s new home was also a prayer for all (Y)oung (A)dult (V)olunteers. I realized that the Young Adult Volunteer program, similar to this empty home, was a time to invite God into our lives before we ourselves had fully moved into them.

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May 13, 2015

Ideas to include children and youth in the Pentecost Offering

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With its focus on children and youth, Pentecost is the perfect time to include the young people of your congregation in planning and execution of next week’s service. There are several ideas available here, but here are a few examples: Enlist the help of children and youth to prepare the church for the Pentecost worship… Read more »
May 7, 2015

Educate a Child, Transform the World

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By now, you’re probably familiar with the structure of the Pentecost Offering, with its funds designated to ministries with youth, young adults, and children at risk.  This year, we will be partnering with the churchwide Educate a Child, Transform the World initiative as part of our outreach to children at risk. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has… Read more »
April 20, 2015

Forging a future of faith

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What led you to becoming a believer?  Chances are, your relationship with God started when you were young. You were probably introduced to the church by your parents. But what kept you coming back?  Can you think of a time you had a chance to volunteer through church, and learn to serve God by serving… Read more »
April 16, 2015

A Season of Pentecost

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Now that One Great Hour of Sharing is in the books, it is time to turn our attention to the Pentecost Offering. Received 50 days after Easter, this offering signals the beginning of the Pentecost Season. The ministries supported by the Pentecost Offering teach young people to make faith, fellowship, and service part of their… Read more »

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