Walking with Christ through Lent
The season of Lent has deep roots in Church history. In the early church, the forty days of Lent were particularly focussed on preparing new converts for baptism at Easter. Over time, Lent developed into a broader pattern of Christian living, marked by prayer, fasting, meditation on God’s word, repentance, and almsgiving – all the ordinary “stuff” of the Christian life! In that sense, Lent is not meant to be a special season of sacrificial living so much as an annual reminder
Nurturing the Next Generation at St James’: Our Youth Ministry Vision
We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. - Psalm 78:4 According to Growing Young Disciples, the outsourcing of parenting, education, recreation, and spiritual formation – combined with the digitalization of the world – has led to a battle over the memory, identity, and formation of Gen Z (people aged 13-25), and even Gen Alpha (young teens and below). R
