Is Seasons right for you?
Top reasons for choosing Seasons of the Spirit
- Seasons connects the Bible passages of the Christian year to faith life – at home, in the community, and in the world. (Seasons is Revised Common Lectionary-based and offers material for both paired and semi-continuous lectionary streams of readings).
- Provides three ways to purchase. Seasons is the ONLY Lectionary curriculum that offers the flexibility of purchasing in three formats: SeasonsPrint, SeasonsDisk and SeasonsOnline – enabling churches to choose the option that best fits their environment and budget (to order SeasonsPrint or SeasonsDisk contact your distributor, refer to your Seasons catalog, go to www.spiritseasons.com or contact us).
- Congregational Life resource connects the whole congregation because it includes resources for worship leaders, clergy, church school coordinators, adult and youth group leaders and outreach committees. It provides:
- planning "At a Glance" section
- weekly planning calendars to encourage a team approach to leadership
- weekly worship resources that can be copied into worship bulletins
- weekly education support resources
- material for families in the "At Home" section
- leader preparation
- materials lists to manage supplies
- articles on educational practice
- printed music
- printed art posters to integrate into worship and group study
- Includes material for all ages from birth to adult for the entire year.
- Gives added flexibility for changing attendance rates and leaders.You need only print or copy the amount needed each week.
- Nurtures faith development through imagination, creativity and by offering material for many types of learning styles. The weekly sessions use age-appropriate activities including drama, storytelling, crafts, music, group discussion, the arts and resources on the internet.
- Uses music in each session and gives the option to use a music CD, printed music, and/or reproducible lyrics.
- The use of art is integral to each session. 6 Full-colour printed poster-sized images are provided with each age level resource for every season (quarter).
- Written fresh each year allowing the writers to incorporate suggestions from the folks who use Seasons. It remains contemporary and up-to-date with an ever-changing world.
- Makes use of the internet to inspire youth and adults to relate the biblical passages and sessions to current events.
- Uses inclusive language, images and stories.
- Equips and empowers leaders by providing training material, helpful articles and other resources.
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