General Practices

Practice the Presence of God

By Martin Copenhaver

This sermon based on I Thessalonians 4:13-14 and Matthew 28:1-20 was preached at the Wellesley Congregational Church on April 4, 1999.

Giving Gifts, Practicing Our Faith, Singing Our Lives

By Nancy Willbanks

This sermon based on “Practicing Our Faith” was preached on August 3, 2003 at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church (Cambridge, MA).

Practicing Our Faith: Do Strange Things

By Martin Copenhaver

This sermon based on I Corinthians 11:23-26 was preached at the Wellesley Congregational Church on March 7, 1999.

Christian Practices and Congregational Education in Faith

By Dorothy C. Bass and Craig Dykstra

Dorothy Bass and Craig Dykstra consider how worshiping congregations can provide a fertile, communal context for the inculcation and nourishment of Christian practices.

Study Guide on Christian Practices

By Dorothy C. Bass

A study guide prepared for ministers and educators to lead congregations in exploring Christian practices.

“How do you practice your faith?”

By Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart

These questions were prepared to guide conversation among Christian, Muslim, and Jewish teens during an Interfaith Youth Forum hosted by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

Practicing Our Faith at Home

By Susan R. Briehl

Adapted from the Practicing Our Faith study guide.

On Our Way Study Guide – Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life

By Susan R. Briehl, Enuma Okoro, and Don C. Richter

This companion guide provides chapter-by-chapter suggestions for helping readers explore more deeply the twelve practices described in On Our Way.

Way to Live Leader’s Guide – Ideas for Growing in Christian Practices with Teens

By Dorothy C. Bass and Don C. Richter

This Guide provides chapter-by-chapter suggestions for involving teens in thinking about and taking part in the eighteen Christian practices discussed in Way to Live.