{"id":23165,"date":"2023-01-19T14:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T22:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=23165"},"modified":"2023-01-19T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T22:17:00","slug":"recommendations-for-local-church-lenten-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/recommendations-for-local-church-lenten-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommendations for local church Lenten resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Rev. Laura Beville<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ministry Resource Specialist for the Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know, you haven\u2019t even entered your statistical reports into the new system (if you need a replay of the Webinar from January 5, 2023 for that, here is a link: ENTER LINK). Lent is around the corner \u2013 Ash Wednesday begins February 22, 2023. Here is a round-up of some of my favorite Lent resources for your local churches. I\u2019ve suggested some books, some subscription\/donation-based planning, and some free resources (your apportionment dollars at work!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eco Faith Recovery<\/strong>, an ecumenical team of folks from Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon has created a Lenten Devotional that accompanies Randy Woodley\u2019s book, &#8220;Becoming Rooted.&#8221; The devotional, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barclaypressbookstore.com\/cart.php?m=search_results&amp;headerSearch=Y&amp;search=a+grounded+faith\">A Grounded Faith<\/a>, is a companion to Randy Woodley\u2019s book,\u00a0 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.randywoodley.com\/new-books\">Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth<\/a>.&#8221; You can learn more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecofaithrecovery.org\/lenten-devotional\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discipleship Ministries<\/strong> produces lectionary-based worship resources and recently has expanded their resources to include other liturgical responses, hymns, and faith formation in a cohesive place which includes resources for planning the overall theme, planning worship, preaching notes, liturgical resources (Call to worship etc.), hymn suggestions, offertory prayer, graphics, youth lessons, and music notes. Their series for Lent is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umcdiscipleship.org\/worship-planning\/learning-to-live-inside-out\">Learning to Live Inside Out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Commission on Race and Religion<\/strong> provides superb worship resources that include prayers, devotionals, liturgies based on issues of race, cultural competency, and more. They have a forthcoming resource, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r2hub.org\/library\/coming-soon-imago-dei-lenten-bible-study\">Imago Dei &#8211; Lenten Bible Study<\/a> that looks amazing! It is a 5-week study based in the Bible Study style of Lectio Divina. Check out their resources for Human Relations Day and more at their <a href=\"https:\/\/r-squared.squarespace.com\/library?category=Worship%20Resource#gsc.tab=0\">R-Squared<\/a> resource page!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Worship Design Studio<\/strong> by Marcia McFee has published a new fully-scripted Lenten Series for 2023 entitled \u201cLooking For Love\u201d which utilizes Mark Miller (music) and Lindy Thompson\u2019s (words) song, \u201cShow us How to Love.\u201d You can learn more about it on the Worship Design Studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j6lwiEMrwXI\">YouTube page<\/a>. You can subscribe or purchase the series at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worshipdesignstudio.com\/\">Worship Design Studio<\/a>. As a \u00bd time pastor, \u00bd time conference resource person, I am an annual subscriber, and I alternate between fully scripted series and creating my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Society of St. Andrew<\/strong>, a gleaning program and a supported Advanced Special of the UMC, has published their Lenten Devotional, entitled, <a href=\"https:\/\/endhunger.org\/lent\/\">Redeemed<\/a>. Their devotionals and content encourage congregations to give to harvest and share healthy food, reduce food waste, and build communities by gleaning programs and nourishing hungry neighbors. This year\u2019s study looks a bit heavy on atonement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Preachers Guide to Lectionary Sermon Series<\/strong> is also a very helpful resource, which gives you a year of Sermon Series and accompanying resources to match weekly topics for Years A, B, and C.&nbsp; You can order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cokesbury.com\/A-Preachers-Guide-to-Lectionary-Sermon-Series?refq=Lectionary%20Sermons\">Volume 1<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cokesbury.com\/A-Preachers-Guide-to-Lectionary-Sermon-Series-Volume-2?refq=Lectionary%20Sermons\">Volume 2<\/a> (BTW purchasing both gives you 6 years of sermon resources!) or wherever you buy your books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enfleshed<\/strong>, is a subscription-based lectionary worship resource that includes resources for prayers, liturgies, meditations, teaching, and even art. They are a progressive and liberation theology resource. They publish their resources two weeks in advance, so if you are a lectionary-based preacher and don\u2019t do sermon series, this is your resource. (Although I am a sermon series lectionary preacher, and I use their resources all the time!). You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/enfleshed.com\/liturgy-that-matters\/\">Enfleshed<\/a> at their website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 22. Rev. 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