lenten vigil intern project

(yes, i know, it's confusing...lenten series, on easter vigil old testament readings, as my intern project)

the time has come!  as i write this, i am in the midst of coordinating my intern project for the year.  the project is called god provides, we respond and will take place primarily as the lenten wednesday series.

the idea for this project came from a workshop i attended last year at lstc.  in the workshop, we looked at the easter vigil readings through the lens of stewardship.  we discovered, as the presenter already had, that each of the texts involved god providing something, which naturally raises the question: how do we respond?

so, during lent we will be exploring the old testament readings from the easter vigil both in worship and preaching as well as in the adult education time following the service.  each week a different text from the vigil will be used as the scripture for the worship service and then during adult education afterwards we will explore the text together and its implications for our lives as 21^st century disciples. 

the person who will be reading the text at the vigil will be helping lead the education component, which will help us all to dive more deeply into the readings and their meaning for our lives today.  the hope is also that this deeper exploration during lent will lead to more meaningful engagement, connection, and interest in the vigil itself.

i am really excited about the creative engagement people are already having with the texts and can't wait for lent to begin!  if you're in kansas city this lent or easter, come check out immanuel!