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Ready-to-use movie: The Hunger Games - Mockingjay part 1
The final instalment in The Hunger Games trilogy (but the penultimate film as the current trend of splitting the final book into two films continues) begins immediately as Catching Fire concludes.
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Ready-to-use Worship: How would Jesus lead worship? Part 1: Humble servant
Who are your role-models for leading worship? Someone you’ve seen at a festival or online? Perhaps an expert musician or renowned songwriter? For the Bible readers among us, it may be David - after all, he wrote songs and played a stringed instrument! But how about Jesus…shouldn’t he be our primary inspiration for all we do as Christians - including leading worship? ‘Hang on’, we hear you cry, ‘did Jesus even play the guitar?!’
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Ready-to-use Schools work: 15 Bible stories for schools
I’m sick of the overuse of a tiny range of Bible stories and texts in RE. It’s an impoverished learning diet, especially if the message is reduced to ‘be nice’! Before you read this article, take a pencil and note down the ten Bible stories or texts you think pupils really ought to explore in RE. (Now, I know you have not done this, but don’t read on until you have. No, don’t! Pencil. Now.)
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BlogReady-to-use Movie: Pitch Perfect 2
After being humiliated in front of the President of the USA, the Barden Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit in disgrace. In order to clear their name and regain their status, the Bellas set out to win an international competition no American team has ever won.
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Ready-to-use Worship: How would Jesus lead Worship? Part 2: A Leader with Authority
Getting young people involved in worship is a great way to include and involve them in church life. But it does mean that they are up at the front - and therefore seen as ‘leaders’ - at a young age, and when they may not have grown much in maturity and spirituality.
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BlogReady-to-use Schools Work : Arguing about God
Here are four lesson ideas designed to make young people argue about God, which will also work in church-based settings. Arguing is often where learning happens.
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BlogReady-to-use Reflective Journal: Filling your good ideas and acts of faith
A photocopiable resource
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IssuesReady-to-use Reflective Journal: Take your pen on a wander around the ACTS garden
Photocopyable resource
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Ready-to-use Discussion - Adrift
Commander Chris Hadfield became an internet sensation during his five months aboard the International Space Station. Away from the rest
of humanity and trapped in the vast expanse of space, Hadfield took to the internet, and more specifically social media, to share his experiences with the rest of mankind. -
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Ready-to-use Rhythms: Advocacy
When unfair things happen to us we are quick to shout about it. This might be the toddler who is convinced their sibling has a bigger ice cream or the student who worked harder than their friend and received the same grade. What about the injustice that 200 million children are malnourished, even though there is enough food in the world for everyone? How quick are we to shout out about that? The Bible tells us to ‘speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves’ (Proverbs 31). With the rise of social media, we have great potential to raise our voices online and offline.
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Ready-to-use Discussion: Walking in the air
Space: the final frontier, and now, for some, the final, most desirable tourist destination in the world. Well… just outside of the world.
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Ready-to-use Music : Right Place, Right Time (Album)
The X Factor runner-up and all-round cheeky chappie Olly Murs releases his third album; sure to get you bouncing along to its feel-good tracks.
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Ready-to-use Music: Christmas Carols (Album)
For this session, you can use any Christmas album which includes traditional carols, rather than just Christmas songs.
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