PRC - Practical Resources for Churches
Spiritual Practice
PRC BOOKLETS
RECORDED WEBINARS
Faith on Pointe: Ballet as Spiritual Language and Practice
Leader - Julie Hoplamazian
The Gospel of Loneliness: For Clergy Working With Congregations
Leader - Dwight Lee Wolter
Holy Listening: Connecting to the Faith Lives of Kids & Teens
Leader - Leanne Hadley
Simple Directions to Make Holy Listening Stones
Learning Change: Congregational Transformation Fueled by Personal Renewal
Leaders - Jim Herrington, Trisha Taylor
Peace at the Last: Processing Grief Through Liturgy
Leader - Paul Palumbo
A Common Sense Guide to the Enneagram for Youth Ministry
Leader - Beth Mueller
Writing Toward Wholeness
Leader - Debbie Bronkema
The Call to Dangerous Worship: Leaning Into the Risks, Rewards, and Rebellions of Sunday Morning
Leader - Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart
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Wonder Awaits! - Meet the Author
Leader - Caroline Hamilton-Arnold
Dandelion Marketplace: Progressive Spiritual Formation for Families and Churches
Leader - Melissa Gepford
Dandelion Marketplace Website
Here: The Dot We Call Home - Meet the Author!
Leader - Laura Alary
Parenting for a Better World
Leaders - Susanna Snyder, Ellen Ott Marshall
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Managing the Grief of Others While Dealing With Our Own
Leader - Forrest Parkinson, LMSW, LP
RECORDED WORKSHOPS
The Art of Daily Living Series
with artist and pastor Rev. Suzanne L. Vinson.
- Releasing and Receiving
- Carving Space for Ritual and Rhythm
- Wide Open Spaciousness
- Practices of Mindful Compassion
- Trusting Your Inner Wisdom
Contact Us for access to these recorded workshops. (approximately 1 hour each).
JOURNALING THE LABYRINTH
Journal Sheets
The Labyrinth Prayer website offers free printable journal sheets which provide questions for reflection.
Labyrinth for Personal Journaling
This is a downloadable page which introduces the snapshot method of journaling with the labyrinth; it includes space for journaling.
Walking the Pilgrim’s Path
This booklet includes information about the labyrinth, questions for reflection before walking the labyrinth, suggestions for how to walk the labyrinth, and reflection questions for journaling after walking the labyrinth.
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LABYRINTHS
The Labyrinth Company
The Labyrinth Company designs and builds walkable labyrinths in all media for temporary or permanent use. They sell a Paver Labyrinth Kit and a Garden Labyrinth Template.
The Labyrinth Society
This is an international group of labyrinth enthusiasts whose mission is to support all those who create, maintain, and use labyrinths
Labyrinths.org
This site has resources for labyrinth facilitators, leaders, hosts, workers, builders, clergy, researchers and the curious.
Pilgrim Paths
This website explores the history of labyrinths and their meaning.
Tools for Prayer - Walk The Labyrinth
This post on the Godspace blog reviews the history and symbolism of the labyrinth, along with suggestions for walking it.
Veriditas
Veriditas trains and supports labyrinth facilitators around the world, and offera meaningful events that promote further understanding of the labyrinth as a tool for personal and community transformation.
World-Wide Labyrinth Locator
This is an easy-to-use database of labyrinths around the world, including their locations, pictures, and contact details.
PERSONAL RETREATS
Personal Spiritual Retreat: 24 Hrs. With God
A Ministry Today magazine article discusses how to have a personal spiritual retreat.
Retreat Day
This website shows how to enjoy your own one-person, one-day spiritual retreat at no cost.
PRAYER AND SPIRITUALITY
Pray without Ceasing
This website of the Methodist Church in the UK has ideas for different ways of praying, sample prayers, etc.
Spirituality & Practice
This site provides resources for spiritual journeys in all faiths and practices, including courses, books, films, a blog and more.
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Spiritual Gifts Assessment Tool
This page of the ELCA website has a quick survey you can take to identify your spiritual gifts.
Spiritual Gifts Inventory
This page of the United Methodist Church's website has an online spiritual gifts assessment.
Team Ministry Spiritual Gifts Survey
This tool is not an exam, but a simple questionnaire giving you a profile of your God-given spiritual gifts.
What's Your Spiritual Type
Upper Room Ministries offers a spiritual types test. There is also a link to a spiritual types test discussion guide to purchase.
SPIRITUAL PRACTICE APPS
Centering Prayer
This app includes a timer as well as opening and closing prayer options. You can choose different sounds and backgrounds for your prayer time. There are also instructions for learning Centering Prayer.
d365
These devotionals for youth and adults are comprised of 5 steps: pause, listen, think, pray, and go.
Divine Office
This app offers a daily prayer pattern based on the Catholic Liturgy of the Hours, an ancient and meditative collection of psalms, hymns, and scripture that represents the public prayer of the Christian community.
The Practice Co Devotionals
The Practice Co is a new Australian-based resource with a faith-based spiritual vibe and non-churchy language. Each day includes a mindful prompt to get you thinking and devotions designed to nurture your curiosity and wonder.
Pray as You Go
This daily prayer and meditation app allows you to listen as you travel. A new prayer session is produced every day of the working week with one session for the weekend. It is founded in Ignatian Spirituality and uses the imagination to enter more deeply into prayer.
Reimagining the Examen
The spiritual practice of Examen is based on St. Ignatius’s 500-year-old prayer. This app will guide you through reflection on your day, helping you invite God into your daily life. You can choose an Examen that matches your current state or pray that day’s scheduled reflection.