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Closing/Sending Forth: For a Closing or Dying Church

Closing/Sending Forth: For a Closing or Dying Church

Closing/Sending Forth: For a Closing or Dying ChurchLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/05/29

We Are More Than What Is In Front Of Us is a sermonic sending forth for Christmas Day (Year B, Revised Common Lectionary), written for Discipleship Ministries (UMC) as part of “Millennial/Centennial Voices from the Africana Diaspora.” Inspired by Isaiah 52:7–10, it calls the church beyond nostalgia and decline, urging faithful courage, embodied witness, and renewed participation in God’s kingdom work in the world.

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Thank God for Mothers | A Poem for Worship

Thank God for Mothers | A Poem for Worship

Thank God for Mothers | A Poem for WorshipLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/05/10

A Mother’s Day liturgy poem inspired by Mary and Elizabeth (Luke 1:26–28) and God’s favor.

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Juneteenth Prayer Liturgy

Juneteenth Prayer Liturgy

Juneteenth Prayer LiturgyLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/04/15

A Juneteenth Prayer Service liturgy in four parts, Fast, Confess, Examine, and Hold Fast to Fellowship and Community. Written by Rev. Linda Furtado (Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference UMC), in 2024 this guided worship resource invites congregations to remember emancipation through prayer, embodied confession, and communal commitment to justice, transformation, and the righteousness of Christ.

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Beautiful | A Responsive Reading

Beautiful | A Responsive Reading

Beautiful | A Responsive ReadingLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/03/05

New Blog Post Beautiful | A Responsive Reading is a Christmas Day liturgical reading that traces the beauty of Jesus—from newborn king to suffering servant—inviting worshipers into awe, compassion, and embodied love. Written for Discipleship Ministries (UMC) for Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary as part of “Millennial/Centennial Voices from the Africana Diaspora” (Dec 2020). Description

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