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Reformation (October 31)

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Rick Steve's Luther and the Reformation - Download the discussion questions, logos, and photos to make this an engaging intergenerational event for your ministry and households.

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Milestones Ministry -The intent of the Reformation Anniversary Milestone Moment is to assist congregations and homes to participate in the ongoing reformation of the church and outreach to a world still in need of God’s grace and mercy and peace.  Potter Dawn Deines-Christensen has designed a stone for this also or you can design your own glass bubble as seen here to use as a visual reminder of this anniversary.  (Resources to make the glass bubbles can be found here:  Luther Rose.  1517.  Instructions.)
In addition there is t
he Reformation Milestone, an opportunity to revisit and read the scripture quoted by Luther and highlighted in Luther's writings in order to equip us to live it out in our everyday lives. This celebration each year reminds us how the Reformation impacted education, language, worship, music, individualism, and an understanding of the church itself, one that extolled the "priesthood of all believers" and the message of the gospel that became crystalized in justification by grace through faith.

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Luther Playmobil - Get creative with this fun toy! How might you use it with children, youth or at an intergenerational event?

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​Consider a "Flat Marty" as exampled here by a Christian Education Network member.

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​A version of "Flat Marty" from Creative Comm-unications.

Stir Us to Deeper Discipleship 
Luther’s Info Drive-thru provides a variety of large and small group exercises and activities to help us strengthen our understanding about what it means to be a Lutheran. ​
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Sundays and Seasons with ideas for remembering the Reformation during Lent, 
Colaborate with Lutheran Catechism material and the Sourcebook!

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Be sure to see what the ELCA is curating from around the country for Reformation 500 resources.

An ELCA Study Guide Celebrating the 500 years since Martin Luther's Treatise:  "The Freedom of the Christian."
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Reformation with Kids Free Power Point 
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Debbie Streicher and Janelle Hooper lead workshops on Reformation with Kids.  This pp is a result of their workshop and free to all.  It has more reformation resources to use with kids than you can imagine!  
My Word! The Bible for Everyone 
Includes intergenerational Rally day resources around Luther, a skit, children's hymnody and more!
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Sparkhouse -Help kids learn more about Martin Luther and the Reformation with these free resources. Download includes a Sunday school lesson, a Luther Rose coloring sheet, and kid's worship bulletins for Reformation Sunday.

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​Creative Comm-unications has bulletin covers and inserts, placemats, children's bulletins and much more for the Reformation.

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From Faith Inkubators:
​Luther: The Musical
Luther: The Graphic Novel
Luther: Coloring Books
Luther: Cross+Gen Table Talks
Luther: The Soundtrack

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The Big Class: What Would Luther Do Today?  with Presideing Bishop Elizabeth Eaton through ChurchNext could be used with confirmation, HS and adults.

ChurchNext - Learn about the background and run up to the most significant religious realignment in Christian history in the shadow if its central character: Martin Luther. Alec Ryrie helps us understand the person and context of the Reformation in an accessible and deeply informed manner.
Forgotten Luther:  Reclaiming the Social-Economic Dimension of the Reformation video series.
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In-Character Storytelling by D.Min Al Staggs covers Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and others. Traveling to churches and events he can share through DVD or in person a depiction of these reformers to capture your attention.

Reformation Roots Video Clips from Select Learning.
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Show the Luther movie.

From ELCA Synods:

Ever-Reforming:  A Reformation 500 Cross-Generational Study"  A Collaborative Ministry of the North Carolina Synod edited by Mindy Makant and Eric Childers 
An intergenerational resource that covers Luther in the Home, Worship, Social Justice and more!

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Conversation Celebration:  Hope in Action from the Central States Synod


Reformation Rotation Curriculum from the Montana Synod.

Re: Formation from the Rocky Mountain Synod.

Lutherans Among Many:

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"This study guide celebrates the United Church of Christ’s Reformation heritage by lifting up some of the Reformation’s central claims. There is beauty here. And ugliness too. Inasmuch as ideas can thrill, these ideas are thrilling. Brace yourself."--from the Foreword
500 is a four-session, small-group study for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.  Check it out a preview and order here.

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Honoring Our Neighbor's Faith - A book with each chapter explaining the basics of 32 different faiths.

Books:

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Papa Luther:  A Graphic Novel The exciting story of Martin Luther, told through the eyes of his children Hans and Magda. This colorful, 88-page “comic book” is geared especially toward children ages 8 to 13, but will intrigue all ages. 

Download the free Papa Luther leader guide and help kids connect with the story!
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When Lightening Struck!  The Story of Martin Luther - In crisp, enjoyable prose, author Danika Cooley conveys both the drama and the meaning of the Reformation for young adult readers like no one before her!
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The Life of Martin Luther:  A Pop-up Book -The story of Martin Luther and his role in sparking the Protestant Reformation is given an interactive retelling in this beautiful and sturdy pop-up book. From Luther’s decision to become a monk to his 95 theses, history jumps off the page through the vibrant, colorful illustrations of renowned artist and paper engineer Agostino Traini. 
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From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World by James Rumford describes the making of paper and the printing press which coincided with the Reformation.  Come at the Reformation sideways by discussing the impact of  "social media" back in the day and connect it with the ways we can share the Gospel today.

We offer curated Christian faith formation resources,
so you don't have to scour the internet yourself.
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