All Editorial articles – Page 62
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BlogMoses: Session 1
Meeting aim: To begin to understand something of who God is, and that God was with Moses.
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IssuesMoses: Session 1
Meeting aim: To discover that God chooses us for a mission, just as he chose Moses.
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BlogThe Passover: Session 2
Meeting aim: To understand the importance of God saving his people in Egypt.
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IssuesPassover: Session 2
Meeting aim: To explore the story of the first Passover and its significance to God’s people.
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BlogThe Ten Commandments: Session 3
Meeting aim: To consider why God gave rules to his people and how they still help us today.
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IssuesThe Promised Land: Session 4
Meeting aim: To understand the importance of God saving his people in Egypt.
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IssuesThe Promised Land: Session 4
Meeting aim: To explore the trustworthiness of God and his promises.
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Faith at homeSelf-esteem: “I am not enough”
In a world full of pressures and stresses, how do we give children and young people the tools to build up a healthy level of self-esteem? The girls’ brigade’s Claire Rush has some ideas
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Faith at homeForming faith rituals: Faith with the things around you
It’s sometimes easy to feel that to do faith at home we need lots of resources and materials. I’m very into having specific items to do faith at home activities. I love my Godly Play sets for sharing Bible stories and playing with as we explore where we are in the stories. However, I believe that most of us already have everything we need to get started, and as we go we can add the things we need. Once we get going, it’s easier to see what resources will really be most useful to us. So, here are some of my ideas on how we can use what we already have at home to do faith at home.
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Faith at homeA story for home: Moses and the not-burning bush
Here is a story for you to tell at home, perhaps at bedtime or as part of a God-time during your day. Enjoy pulling the different faces and making the sound effects together. You could also use this story during a children’s session, using the actions as they are written here, with everyone sitting down, or making the actions bigger, standing and / or walking around the room as you do them.
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IssuesThe gap year that changed my life
Gap years play a massive role in so many faith journeys, helping people learn new skills, create lasting relationships and understand important truth. Here are some transformative gap year stories…
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IssuesCraft: Passover
The story of the first Passover, as God’s people prepare to leave Egypt, is full of powerful imagery. Here are some crafts to help children to explore the rich themes of what unfolds.
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IssuesSamewise: Spiritual flashes and red herrings
I almost had one of those conversations the other day. You know one of those chats that we dread; the ones that starts when an older member of the congregation asks if they can talk to you about the children’s work. I say almost because while the conversation began with that phrase, it took an unexpected turn.
