Worship Blog
Looking Back with Gratitude, Looking Ahead with Hope!
Hear from the countless volunteers and groups devoting their time—and opening their doors—to welcome refugees into United Church communities over the past 49 years.
100 Words of Hope: The Power of a Hope-Filled Community
100 Words of Hope remind us of the comfort that we can rely on in each other and our communities of faith.
Let’s Really Live “A Place at the Table”
Rev. Sharon Ballantyne invites us to explore how we all have a place at the table.
How to Make Rural Youth Ministry Work? Listen to Youth.
Baz Skinner, First Third Ministry Animator, shares what she’s learned about how to truly welcome youth within our communities of faith by recognizing the radical new world they live in.
Make This Easter a Time of Invitation in Your Community of Faith
It’s time to start thinking about Easter invitation planning. These steps can help develop your culture of invitation and invite friends and neighbours to join you this Easter Sunday.
Making the Time to Inspire a Community of Giving
When months seems to fly by, it can be hard to devote time to inspire giving. Stewardship Support Vicki Nelson breaks down effective ways to integrate it into your community life.
What I Learned About Generosity from Holiday Shopping
Rev. Brenna Baker celebrates the small acts of giving that surround us, and shares how to inspire and capture the spark of generosity in your community.
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Ignore the Budget
Vicki Nelson challenges us to see the discipleship building that happens through stewardship, which is its own spiritual practice.
“Because This Place Exists, Lives Are Changed”
Rev. Brenna Baker writes about the importance of understanding stewardship as a spiritual discipline, not a just a financial discipline.
To Boldly Welcome Young People
Growth Animator Tori Mullin has some frank conversations with youth and young adults at Audacious Hope about their experience of going to church, especially as a new person.