What a fun evening when 60 women gathered at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Springfield, Virginia for a Sip and Paint with VFM Coach and artist Michele Bowden. Time for fellowhship, meeting a new friend, and maybe trying something new! . Michele handled the crowd with a sense of humor and the seasoned approach that we were all "beginners." There was lots of laughing and conversation around the table. We tried not to use the word "can't." Michele had prepped a small paint set for each...

He Has Risen! We offer these Easter crowns for your classroom, Easter egg hunt, or family celebrations. Two different designs. Print the crown part on cardstock. The band may be printed on regular copy paper. Various colors can make a "rainbow" set of crowns. They can be colored with colored pencils, crayons, or markers. If time does not permit coloring, they are lovely just as printed. Fit the band and crown to the child's head, overlapping as needed, and staple to finish. Tape can be...

Sometimes an idea is even better a few years later. This updated Lenten Project pulls together one of the things that Visual Faith® Ministry does best. The resource unifies a teaching vocabulary word, God's Word, and a beginning thought for discussion. This project generated a lot of interest at Best Practices for Ministry in Phoenix last week. Participants saw great opportunities for use in parochial classrooms, Sunday School, homeschool settings, and congregational gatherings for...