Faith & Worship

Worship Support

• Mother Earth Hymn by Kristina Sinks

 

• Songs for Advent Compiled by John Chawarika

 

• That is it I Myself: A Resource on Disability Inclusion for Worship by David Gayes

 

• Community Healer, Justice Maker, Solidarity Builder: A Resource from Jia Johnson

 

• Vigil for the Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Bulletin Covers

• The Lenten In-Between Lenten art from August Venuh

 

• Ordinary Time from Zaillah Gurugulla

 

• Lent from Zaillah Gurugulla

 

• Easter from Zaillah Gurugulla

 

Proclaiming Ethics with Emilie Townes

• Keynote: Accountability Strategies for Preaching in Chaos

 

• Q&A with Dr. Townes

 

• Conference Panel: Practitioners and Preachers

 

Community Aid

• Impact of Immigration Policies & Know-Your-Rights – from Immigration Law and Justice Network

 

• World Refugee Day Toolkit – from Refugee Council USA, a coalition supporting and protecting the rights of forcibly displaced people

 

• Top Five Ways to Join World Refugee Day – from Church World Service

 

For Methodist Institutions

• Critical Reflections for US-Bound International Students amidst Ambivalence: Lessons Learned from Four US Methodist Institutions – a presentation by Dr. Dong Hyeon Jeong at the 15th Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies in 2024

 

• John Wesley’s Thoughts on Slavery – a presentation by Dr. Helmut Renders at the 15th Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies in 2024

 

On Resisting Religious Nationalisms

• Indian Religious Fundamental Nationalism – a reflection by Dr. Naveen Rao, Principal of Leonard Theological Collective in Jabalpur, India, on how religious nationalism impacts Hindus and Christians in India

 

• Unwinding Empire: A Response to Naveen Rao – a reflection by Dr. Javier A. Viera, president of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary on how to resist Christian Nationalisms

 

• Hindu Resources to Resist Religious Nationalism– a collection of resources from Hindus for Human Rights

 

• Confronting White Christian Nationalism – an FAQ and liturgy created by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to resist religion used to promote supremacy of some over all

 

Deepening your faith

• Art of Ethics Instructions from the Stead Center for Ethics and Values

 

• Tenderness and Refuge: ministry with and for Young Adult a video series sponsored by the Young Adult Initiative

 

• 50 Years of Black Life at Garrett hosted by the Center for the Church and the Black Experience

 

• Podcast on living our vocations by Dori Baker

 

• A poem in solidarity with Palestine by Candace Simpson

 

• Advent Curriculum for Children by Elizabeth Emis

 

• G-Talk: Queer Spiritualities hosted by the Job Center for Spirituality

 

• Have You Got Good Religion: Black Women’s Faith, Courage, and Moral Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement – a lecture by Dr. AnneMarie Mingo

 

Ecology and Faith

 

• CJM Earth Resources from our partners at Creation Justice Ministries

 

• Resource Map from our partners at United Methodist Creation Justice Movement

 

• Faith Mattering: Community-based Initatives to Measure Environmental Racism from the Stead Center. The theme of this guidebook, “mattering faith,” is drawn from climate science and advocacy.

 

 

Center for Asian/Asian-America Ministry

 

• CAAM Welcoming at Homecoming 2024 from the Center for Asian and Asian American Ministry

 

• CAAM Lecture on Asian and Asian American Ministry for Homecoming 2024 from the Center for Asian and Asian American Ministry

 

• CAAM Anti-Asian Hate Resource from Styberg Library

 

Digital Ethics and Ministry

 

• Digital Technology, Ethics, and Theology Bibliography- An inventory developed by the Stead Center for Ethics and Values that provides resources to explore digital technology, ethics, and theology.

 

• Podcast Episode: Christian Ethics for Today’s Digital Revolution – Join GETS professor, Dr. Kate Ott with other experts who weigh in on the relationship between Christian ethics and our current digital revolution.

 

• Artificial intelligence is here. Now what?– An article exploring the digital landscape of AI and the Christian ethical considerations by Dr. Kate Ott.

 

• Is It Ethical for a Pastor to Use ChatGPT? –An article that traverses the tricky land of ChatGPT and the considerations of how it can or should be used with ministry.