Resources from

Faith Alive Worship Learning Lab

January 10, 2026

Lutheran Church of God's Love

791 Newtown Yardley Rd, Newtown, PA

Resoures from Keynote:

"Raising Up Children's Voices in God's Song"

Rev. Dr. Jennifer Phelps


Faith Alive Learning Lab Keynote


Resources


Cross Accent Article by Rev. Dr. Phelps

Prepping to Preach a Children's Sermon

Presenter: The Rev. Heidi Rodrick Schnaath


Children's Sermons


DS Kids Sermons


Ministry Matters Children's Sermon Essentials


A Good And Joyful Thing


Seedbed: How To Create A Children's Sermon


UMC Children's Sermon Resources

Wonder, Wiggle, Worship

Presenter: Vicar Madison DeLuca


Vicar Madison's PowerPoint


erdmindesigns.com 

Special focus to:

  • Custom Mini Church Playset
  • Worship Busy Books
  • Color a Clergy

 

Social Media Pages with Resources:

Instagram 

@theaccessiblegospel 

@keyministry



Children can Lead! Empowering and Equipping the Youngest Among us for Worship Leadership

Presenter: Andrea Baxter


Lifesongs (Augsburg Fortress) - an old collection, but lots to offer


Again, I Say Rejoice - songs that work well for camp, VBS, faith formation, or a children’s choir by Mark Burrows


The Book of Church Songs and Spirituals - John Feierabend and Madeline Bridges - part of the First Steps in Music Series


Global Music - 14 Song for Treble Voices- Michael Burkhardt


Singing through the church Year Tamera Albrecht

Worship Resources

Worship Bulletin

Faith Alive Learning Lab Worship


Songs/Hymns and where to find them:

God Welcomes All - All Creation Sings 978

Wade in the Water - ELW 459/ This Far By Faith 114

We are Marching - ELW 866/This Far By Faith 63/With One Voice 650/Worship & Praise 148


Prayers of the People/Prayers of Intercession Simplified - Each petition is designed to be open ended so that the assembly can add what is on their hearts and minds for each area of concern or praise. 


God, we give you thanks for creation. We give thanks for all these ways we name now in your natural world... 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer


God, there are things in this world we worry about. Here are the things in the world, in your creation, in the very things we can touch and feel, that we worry about... 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer


God, we hear about things that are not near us, that are across the world, that need your presence and care. We name now the things in the bigger world that we know are hard and need you today...

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer


God, we give thanks for those who work with children and for children in particular. We now name the ones we give thanks for especially by name and what they do for children... 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer


God, we miss people when they die and we give thanks for them because they are saints with you. We give thanks now for these saints that we name together... 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer


God, we give you thanks for this day and for these prayers. We know that you hear them with your ears that are mightier and more compassionate that we will ever be. May they be strength for us today, and may we be blessed by the prayers said on our behalf. 

Amen.

Follow the Faith Alive Facebook page for updates, resources and information about how your congregation can connect to this important ministry.


Faith Alive is a Lilly Endowment funded process in SEPA Synod for creating a wider welcome for children (ages 0-12) to be fully themselves in worship.

You are invited to come along on this journey of faith and transformation.