Visual Faith---St. John's, Dover, DE- Part 2

Part Two - The Visual Faith Journey
St. John's Dover, DE.
Melinda Ransdell- Visual Faith Coach

More conversations continue 
about Visual Faith in ministry and family settings.
 I had also mentioned my excitement

 and desire to share Visual Faith

 with our women’s ministry and LWML leaders. 

They agreed to let me set up an informational table

 at our LWML zone rally.

 It peaked several ladies interest. 

I have now taught Praying in Color
 and Bible Journaling

 at the Women’s Bible Study 
on two different occasions.

Also, our youth group hosted a 30 Hour Famine

 to raise money for World Vision 

to help fight global hunger. 

About 26 hours into the event, 

they were very hungry,

 I taught them about Praying in Color.

 My husband and I then walked them 
through a devotion

 and worksheet specifically for the event. 

The kids were actually attentive and focused. 

They really connected with it.

Right now, St. John’s is in a sermon series 

called Powerful Prayers. 

Just prior to its start, 
my daughter and I developed

 a faith tool called Sermon Notes.

 They are customized sheets the size of our 

worship bulletins that contain space for note taking,

 drawing and a margin strip with a drawing

 that can been colored in. 

We were sitting in church one Sunday 

when our LWML president 
was sharing about the zone rally
 mentioned above and how much she enjoyed 

a scripture coloring sheet from the Visual Faith informational table. 

We had been drawing and note taking 
on our bulletins

 in any little space we could find.

 But what if we had an extra sheet 

with a box for notes? 

and a box for your own sketches? 

and then a side margin with picture 
pertaining to the message that you could color? 

That margin could then be cut out and glued 
into a journaling Bible or the picture traced in. 

The sermon note sheets themselves 

are also just the right size to hole punch

 and put in a small binder, 

we call it our Faith Book.

I’m so excited to see what God has in store. 

When the sermon series on prayer is over,

 my husband will be leading a Bible study on prayer,

 one of the sessions will be on Praying in Color. 

We also plan on developing more Visual Faith
 resources

 for the leaders of the congregational ministries, 

the school staff, students and for all members, 

to nurture a deeper connection with our Lord

 in order to walk in His will

 for St. John’s Lutheran Church and School.

Melinda serves at St. John's Lutheran Church,
 Dover, DE.
 where her husband, Rev. Dr. CJ Ransdell is pastor.
 More about Melinda's Visual Faith 
tools can be found on her blog.
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