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...

Am I leading an imitable life? I remember the first time I was in a conversation and this question was posted for part of our discussion. We were looking at the way Jesus worked with His disciples. He created a discipling culture in an environment that became more and more hostile to his way of life. A life that followed the Father with an appropriate mix of invitation and challenge. He taught this ragtag group of men to DO and Be like him in such a way that when they were released, it would...