Written for the Reconciling Ministries Network; this video centers Pride and inclusive church images.
Amanda wrote this for an inclusion campaign within the United Methodist Church and also did a Pride version of the video.
Amanda wrote this piece when churches were closing their doors early on in COVID as a reminder that church is more than a building.
A Christian Hymn against Christian Nationalism
God abundant, God of wonder, God of every living thing, God of justice and of righteousness, empower us as we sing.
Amanda Gorman's Poem
Maybe everything hurts, Our hearts shadowed & strange. But only when everything hurts May everything change.
Listen below to the Eco-Hymn "Come then, fellow travellers" set to the tune of "Onward, Christian soldiers".
To the tune of Robbie Burns' famous song 'My love is like a red red rose', 'ONLY NOW is an example of eco-lyrics set to famous, beautiful old tunes. Eco-lyrics by Gaia Dance.
The following church service was conducted by George Stuart at Toronto New South Wales in Australia March 2021.
An Easter Journey
A progressive Christian encounter with the Easter story that situates it within the longer story of sacred love and within our lives today.
A solemn Palm Sunday hymn based on the book The Last Week by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan
The year of our Lord 2020 provided a perfect storm of agitation and opportunity. We wrestled our way through a contentious political season where we witnessed pillars of moral society abandoned or subverted to advance partisan agendas.
'Seeds of Peace' is set to the carol-tune O little town of Bethlehem. It's sung by a Children's choir in London.
Amanda Udis-Kessler shares LBGTQ+ hymns along with the sheet music – just click on the title of the hymn to open the PDF Sheet Music.
"Leaning In: A Prayer of Intention" is a sung prayer of intercession that aims to break down the distinction between the
When we realized because of COVID19 we couldn’t sing together, we refused to give up the use of music in our Gatherings; it is just too important. So we turned to the only source of music we thought could offer the same experience even if it didn’t involve singing along: YouTube.
Crises drive us from our comfort to the edge of vital choice, children speak the words we’ve hidden, simple words we’ve failed to voice.
In his lifetime Jesus taught us To observe and then reflect On the laws that nature teaches If we pause and then inspect,
Senses sharpened in the silence, gently, quietly, feel your breath, know God’s love will never leave us, now, or in our time of death.
We tune our hearing to silence. We wait on the source of being. Our minds release the roar of thoughts.
A hymn text specifically for congregations currently doing virtual worshipping. It is to the tune of Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Nettleton 8.7.8.7.D.)
The peace that we share when we turn and shake hands Is simply the peace that our Savior commands.
O Christ, we remember the things that you did, The lessons you taught us, the way that you lived.
Singer/songwriter Christian McIvor serves as the Minister of Music & Worship at College Park Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC. He writes progressive Christian songs centered around themes of love, justice, compassion, and community that are intended for both solo/small group and congregational use in worship.
Poem by Tina Datsko de Sanchez Spanish translation by José Sanchez-H.
Lo Divino nos está llamando The Divine is calling us para liberar a los cautivos, to bring release to the captives,
by Keith Sanford
Developed by Keith Sanford, Ph.D., Forward Faith provides new music and in-depth discussion of ideas from a faith perspective based on liberal, progressive theology.
As suggested by the title, the book takes a progressive approach to religion, seeing the critical biblical analysis of the past 200 years and the discoveries of science as friends rather than enemies in the ongoing quest for truth.