Resources for Ministry at this Time
Worship Resources
Prayers, hymns, reflections, and other tools for worship from
many denominations - http://www.beliefnet.com/story/123/story_12321_1.html?frameset=1&storyID=12321&boardID=53764
A Hymn http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Hymn_God_Whose_Love_Is_Always_Stronger.html
An Order of Worship
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Berea_Community_Call_To_Prayer.html
"Litany of Light in a Time of War" www.ncccusa.org/iraq/litanyoflightforpeace2.html
A Call to Fasting
http://www.shalomctr.org/html/peace123.html
A Prayer http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/UCC_Prayer.html
A Plan for Fasting http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/UMC_fasting_plan.html
A Plan to Discuss the War in Your Congregation http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/UMC_Intra_Church_Dialogue.html
A Prayer http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Chittister_Prayer.html
Prayers From Other Religions http://www.ncccusa.org/iraq/peaceprayers.html
Prayers for Peace
http://www.ncccusa.org/iraq/prayersforpeace.html
The World Peace Prayer Society http://www.worldpeace.org/
Ministry Resources
NEW: Annotated
Bibliography (MS Word doc) by Kim Hoare http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/MilitaryFamilyPastoralCare.doc
NEW: Annotated
Bibliography (html version) by Kim Hoare http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Pastoral_Care_Military_Families.html
For Children http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Children_and_War.html
For Youth Peace
Be Still-- http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/peacebestill.pdf
For Familes Helping
Families Talk about War, Violence and Terroism-- http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/warfmily.pdf
A Pastoral Letter http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Maine_Pastoral_Letter.html
Prayers From Other Religions http://www.ncccusa.org/iraq/peaceprayers.html
A Call to Fasting
http://www.shalomctr.org/html/peace123.html
Prayers for Peace
http://www.ncccusa.org/iraq/prayersforpeace.html
A video tape of a Riverside worship
service http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Riverside_Tape.html
How can my congregation help? http://www.OxfamAmerica.org
Resources for forming support groups for
families of service women and men-
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Support_Groups.html
Overview: Next Steps, Commentary,
and Education
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Marty_Attesting_Contesting_Protesting.html
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Boyer_US_and_Bible_Prophecy.html
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Caldwell_Evolving_Faith.html
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Carter_Just_War.html
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Gomes_Christian_Conscience.html
http://www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu/sermons/Patriotismnotenough.shtml
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Gushee_Justice_and_Just_War.html
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Kinnamon_Faces_of_Faith.html
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Phillips_Religious_Movement.html
http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/Kemper_Christian_Nation.html
or MS WORD doc
http://www.pcusa.org/peacemaking/actnow/iraq.pdf
Patriotism, Nationalism,
and the Christian Life http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/Packet/patriotism.pdf--
from www.uccTakeAction.org
Peace Resources
PC(USA) Study Guide on Iraq for
congregations http://www.pcusa.org/peacemaking/actnow/iraq.pdf
The War on Iraq: What We Can Do for Peace
(a three page resource from Church World Service)
http://www.churchworldservice.org/pdf_files/CWSCESRResource1.pdf
American Friends Service Committee Resources http://www.afsc.org/iraq/
"Teaching with the News" Curriculum
Resources on the Iraq Crisis from
the Watson Institute for International Studies http://66.40.219.233/twtn.cfm?id=6
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Resources on U.S.-Iraq Relations
http://www.fcnl.org/issues/int/iraindx.htm
'God and Country' audio segment of NPR's
'Talk of the Nation,' which aired October 3, featuring The National
Council of Churches' Bob Edgar http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/totn/20021003.totn.03.ram
Index to Ecumenical and Denominational
Statements http://www.ncccusa.org/iraq/iraqlinks.html
A Poem For the Children of Iraq http://www.ncccusa.org/iraq/poemforthechildren.html
Litany of Light in a Time of War www.ncccusa.org/iraq/litanyoflightforpeace2.html
Messages from the Pope http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/peace/
United For Peace http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
Links to WCC Prayers for Peace in Iraq.
Liturgical resources in various languages contributed by members
of the international ecumenical community are available in:
English: http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/international/iraqprayers-e.html
Français: http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/international/iraqprayers-f.html
Español: http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/international/iraqprayers-s.html
Deutsch: http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/international/iraqprayers-g.html
