Home Grown Faith & ReadyClickGrow
This page is dedicated to easy ideas and activities to nurture your faith anytime, anywhere.
Here's what to look for on this page
- ReadyClickGrow: (scroll to the bottom)Hundreds of Quick and easy ideas. Explore these links for ideas ranging from games to quiet devotions and everything in between. This section links to a few sample ideas, but ALL THE RCG IDEAS are available (and change periodically) when you click any link in this section.
- Ask the Pastor BLOG: An interactive place for you to ask any question that's been burning in your heart. You can ask questions of your pastors regarding the sermon, Bible lessons, or any other matters of faith with this easy tool.
- The Prayer Square: Prayers, and links to other resources including YOUTH devotions
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Family Fun Bible Study & Activities:
This feature offers word games, activities, interactive puzzles and a kid friendly Bible study. Just added: several new interactive games! -
Milestone Ministry: Our milestone schedule for 08-09 will be up soon, but check out the activity ideas on this page now.
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NEW and interactive. Find over 60 Bible verses to memorize (one from almost every book of the Bible). Add your favorites to the list. See who shares your faves.
Travelling Faith
As you vacation this summer, keep your faith unpacked. One of the keys to nurturing faith is to nurture your family. While any fun family activity may begin and/or end with intentional faith talk or prayer, just the time spent together will lead to faith sharing moments.
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Car games: Faith talk cards. These cards, which are always available through Bobbie at All Saints, are available in 3 different sets. They consist of a variety of fun and thought provoking questions that can spark great conversation as you travel to your destination, whether local or across the country.
VeggieTales Marathon: Make popcorn, gather huge boxes of Hot Tamales, grill some hotdogs. Gather a collection of VeggieTales or choose any collection of movies you enjoy. Darken all the windows by hanging blankets over them for more theater style viewing. If you have the resources available, project a movie outdoors. Snuggle in for a marathon.
Progressive Dinner (Modified from ReadyClickGrow which can be accessed below with hundreds of great ideas): One evening allow each member of the family choose a favorite fast food (or casual dine-in) chain restaurant. Travel from one to another, eating one course of your meal at each location. For example, start with a blooming onion at Chile's, a burger at Wendy's, fries at McDonalds and end with dessert at Dairy Queen. At each stop, ask the person who chose the location to say a prayer. Any kind of prayer would be fine.
Below are some additional activity links for your summer vacay plans.
Five ways For parents or Grandparents to share fave Bible verses
Here's a summer list of brief devotions for each week of summer. Either print out your copy or go on-line while on vacation and spend a few easy minutes in Devotion while on the road. These are great to discuss in the car or on the plane, too. ON THE GO DEVOS
There are hundreds of ways to pray. To help nurture your communication with God in ways that are comfortable and meaningful for you, this square offers different suggestions, thoughts or techniques each week.
Napkin Prayers
Give your napkins a higher purpose with this mealtime prayer activity. After your next meal pass out 5 napkins and a marker to each of your family members. Ask them to think about a concern or praise that they may have and write it as a prayer request, one on each napkin. The request needs only to be a few words long; just enough to get the idea across. It could be a word such as "Bills", a name such as Aunt
When everyone is finished, place all the napkins in a holder or basket and place it in the center of the table. At your next mealtime, set the table with these napkins. Have each family member pray for the request printed on their napkin. Encourage your family to add more prayers to the napkin pile as they think of them.
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Wish you spent more time with God in prayer and devotion? All Saints has devotional materials for all ages. Splash! for new parents Davey and Goliath for toddlers Pockets for early elementary age children. Weekly Bookmarks for 3-6 graders Portals of Prayer and other written devotions for adults Click on this ELCA link to devotions for youth Wed. and Fri. E-devotions for youth and adults And follow these links to more devotional resources. Some are Lutheran and others are not. If you have any questions about theological content, feel free to contact me (btomasek@allsaintsphoenix.org). Click here for Bible passages to help you with specific topics God's yellow pages
Through-the-Bible mini Bible study
This mini bible study is presented in a series of downloadable pages. Simply click on the "title bar link" of your choice for informative, creative and fun studies and ideas for each story in the Bible. The story guide is a great place to start and is appropriate for all ages, including adults who want to strengthen their understanding of the Bible.
The End of Israel
The Origin of the Samaritans
Enjoy these interactive puzzles and games based on Bible stories, terms, names and places.
Click here for a growing assortment of interactive games ranging from easy to more challenging
Coloring
Jesus Ministry Coloring Book Old Testament Characters Epic Events
This track of ReadyClickGrow is specifically designed to help families grow in faith with easy and fun ideas that don't take a lot of time, but provide big faith pay-off.
Click the links for ReadyClickGrow your faith or ReadyClickGrow your family.
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Here's an easy ingredient to add to your next meal.
Download these placemats (you'll need Adobe Acrobat) to add some faith filled spark to your next family mealtime.
More mealtime ideas on RCG Try this sample Family Faith adventure, then click on related links on this "Funny Walking" page, to find more family faith adventures
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EASY BIBLE CRAFTS
Here are some fun and easy Bible Crafts that are based on our Sunday School Rotations. Enjoy!
The Visit of the Magi and the Flight to Egypt
The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin
To learn more about the Sunday School program and rotations click here.
ReadyClickGrow Your Faith is an online ministry providing numerous home-centered, faith-building activities such as devotions, thought stimulators, scripture study, prayer, encouragement and comfort.
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