Memorial Day weekend offers natural openings to express faith in ways that feel genuine rather than forced. Here are practical approaches, organized so you can scan and pick the ones that fit. Sharable Image Attached Honor the fallen through prayer and remembrance - Pray specifically for fallen service members and their families - Attend a memorial service or your church's special observance - Visit a cemetery to place flags or flowers on graves - Observe a personal moment of silence, connecting sacrifice to faith Practice hospitality and generosity - Open your home for a cookout or gathering, and include people who might otherwise be alone - Invite a widow, a veteran, or someone new to the area to share a meal - Welcome neighbors or coworkers who have no plans for the weekend Serve veterans and military families directly - Reach out to the surviving families of fallen soldiers with a note or call - Volunteer with an organization that supports veterans - Visit a VA facility - Offer practical help to a local military family, such as childcare, yard work, or errands Express gratitude thoughtfully - Thank veterans you know personally, rather than offering generic statements - Keep in mind the distinction that matters: Memorial Day honors those who died, while Veterans Day honors all who served Keep faith woven into family time - Offer a brief prayer before the meal - Pause to remember those who gave their lives - Model patience and kindness throughout the day - Read scripture together or talk with children about sacrifice and gratitude in age-appropriate ways Reflect on the connection between sacrifice and faith - Set aside time for personal reflection or journaling - Consider how the weekend's themes echo Christian ideas about laying down one's life for others - Have a thoughtful conversation with family or friends about what sacrifice means The most authentic approach is to live out your faith in how you treat people on the weekend, rather than through any single grand gesture.

Friends, I've been building an app I'd love your help testing. It's called The Letters. Give it a name and it builds a short, scripture-rooted word of encouragement from the letters of that name, for your own walk, as a gift for someone you're discipling, or as a memorial for someone who has died. The verses are real scripture, and you can save it as a PDF, cards, or text. Upfront on cost: Most all my creative apps now use the most capable AI models, which are also the priciest to run, so the final version will be on a paid tier to cover that. But during development I want everyone to use it freely. What I need most right now is troubleshooting. Please try it on different devices and both paths (encouragement and memorial) and tell me what breaks or feels off. A single sentence is plenty if that's the time you have. When you drop a comment in this thread, it helps me most if you mention your device and browser, what you were doing, and a screenshot if you can grab one. Thank you for helping me find the rough edges. Link: The Letters · Scripture Written for One Heart

I'm hard at work on redesigning and consolidating the other Skool community: importing courses, reorganizing, changing the name, updating links and URLs, building out a new course structure, and more. Over the next few days, things might look a little messy in here at times, but trust that I have a plan. This new community is going to look and function at an incredible level. P.S. Just a reminder that 50% of the content will be public and free, but we'll still offer paid tiers as well for implementation, apps, and other extras (a freemium model). I've already turned on 20% affiliate commissions, and I'll be updating the paid plan information tomorrow. I'm pointing this out because even if you invite someone and they choose the free option, they might upgrade to a paid plan later, and you'd receive a referral fee when that happens. Just make sure you use your special "Invite Link" under the picture bubbles, or grab the link on your phone by tapping the "..." in the upper right. Finally, if you spot something that isn't working, let me know with a comment in this thread and we'll get it fixed right away.

Last updated 5/22/2026 I'm not big on having a lot of complex rules, but because we've decided to make this community public, we'll need to be more intentional about keeping the conversation healthy, on-topic, and welcoming for everyone who stops by. Public visibility means a wider audience, which is great for the mission, but it also means we have to keep a closer eye on things than we would in a closed group. We've all seen groups where every thread becomes a pitch, every comment is a thinly veiled ad, and the actual learning gets buried under self-promotion. That's not what we're building here. This is a space for ministry leaders, pastors, and church workers to learn, experiment, and grow together in using AI thoughtfully for Kingdom work. These rules will adjust as we learn what the community needs. A note on grace Most rule breaks come from people who didn't read the guidelines, not bad actors. We'll assume the best on a first offense. If you're unsure whether something fits, ask a moderator before posting. Questions about these guidelines are always welcome. Message a moderator anytime. We'd rather answer than enforce. The short version - Follow the Golden Rule and treat each other with respect - Be positive and make an effort - Search before asking questions - Paid offerings go in Show and Tell only, never in regular threads - Free, genuinely useful resources are welcome when they fit the conversation - Don't repeat the same link across multiple threads - No affiliate links, no DM pitches, no spam When a thread is link-free, you'll see a note from moderators inside the post. Respect those zones. 1. Follow the Golden Rule Treat others the way you'd want to be treated. This is the foundation everything else rests on. 2. Be positive Bring energy that builds the community up. Disagree freely, but treat each other with respect. Personal attacks, sarcasm aimed at members, and contempt have no place here. We can be honest without being unkind.

Skool ads right now gives you a window into where the platform is heading, which communities are getting visibility, and how community owners are positioning themselves. Whether you're planning to start a community someday or just want to understand the Skool ecosystem better, the patterns showing up in these ads tell a bigger story. Click the link for my full breakdown if you are in Skoolers group. Skoolers