Lent is often a time of self-reflection, spiritual discipline, commitment, and community. Congregations gather to sing the minor harmonies of the way of Jesus on the road toward the cross. This Lent with Church Anew, however, we are going to look at a kaleidoscope of stories from the Book of Acts, with Revised Common Lectionary suggestions that pair directly with the theme. We’ll see the ways the Spirit alters our perspective, transforms our communities, and consistently blazes a trail ahead of us. We’ll catch up with the work of the Holy Spirit, finding ourselves:

• Altered in witness

• Altered through God’s Creativity

• Altered on the Edge of Belonging

• Altered Alongside our enemies

• Altered by disruption 

• Altered through Stories We Don’t Trust 

• Victory Altered

Because the Spirit is alive in, with, and under our ordinary lives, always calling us forward into transformation, nudging us into wholeness, and beckoning us forth into an alternative way. 

If anyone wants to follow this theme through Holy Week, the feast days could look like this: 

Maundy Thursday: Love Altered // Good Friday: Violence Altered // Easter: Life Altered

What’s Included?

• Equipping Event (in-person or online - register below)

• Two Sermon Series options (one lectionary and one based on Acts)

• Music and Liturgical Resources

• Art Based Devotional

• Graphics for worship and social media

• Children’s Ministry Content

• Communication ideas