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Creative Ideas for All-Age Church Karen Morrison

Creative Ideas for All-Age Church By Karen Morrison

Creative Ideas for All-Age Church by Karen Morrison

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Features the themes that contain a wealth of creative worship ideas, designed to encourage the church family to listen to each other's stories. Through listening and worshipping together in a less formal setting, this title promotes creative thinking and enables people to learn together in worship and grow in faith as part of God's family.

Creative Ideas for All-Age Church Summary

Creative Ideas for All-Age Church: 12 through-the-year programmes for informal church services and special one-off events by Karen Morrison

The twelve themes in this book contain a wealth of creative worship ideas, all designed to encourage the church family to listen to each other's stories. Through listening and worshipping together in a less formal setting, the material promotes creative thinking and enables people of all ages to learn together in worship and grow in faith as part of God's family. Each theme includes introductory reflections on the season of the year; a biblical context; ideas for a visual display; age-specific activities; suggestions for sharing a meal; suggestions for reflections, prayers and sung worship and, finally, ideas for taking the theme further. The themes can be used to plan stand-alone worship programmes or to follow the pattern of the Christian Year, giving an ideal opportunity for once-a-month exploration of colour, creativity and individuality of each season. Some themes are based on Bible stories or issues relevant to the church family, while others use abstract ideas designed to promote lateral thinking. The material offers a wide range of practical ideas and fun (or reflective) activities designed to give choice to those planning the worship. A pick-and-mix approach provides flexibility for the length and setting of worship. Themes include: Gifts, skills and talents (Epiphany) Lent Unity (Holy Week) Celebrating life (Easter) Sharing our story (Ascension) Prayer (Pentecost) Summer outings Quiet spaces Harvest Sharing our concerns Advent Christmas

Creative Ideas for All-Age Church Reviews

From Christianity Magazine - February 2011 Karen Bulley's Creative Ideas for All-Age Church does not give us traditional all-age service outlines either; instead, it provides resources for 12 all-age worship events. The book encourages worshipping together in imaginative and innovative ways. While some of the ideas could be adapted, they are intended to be applied in flexible spaces (such as a cafe -style layout). Many of the ideas involve movement, discussion or activities that would not be easy where people are seated in forward facing rows. This book provides themed resources for all-age worship events throughout the year, although each section stands alone. We are offered reflections on Bible passages as well as activities for different age groups and for all ages to carry out together. Shared meals are encouraged, and there are some suggestions for sogns and hymns relating to the themes that are varied and relate well to different parts of the year. If you are considering innovative monthly all-age worship events, you may find Karen Bulley's book a helpful starting point. From The Good Bookstall - July 2010 Karen Bulley, the Pilots Development Officer for the URC, has produced a thematic collection of creative and practical ideas for all-age church. Bulley captures well the informal approach which has come to characterize all-age church - an ever popular form of worship and expression of faith -without losing its sense of liturgy. Bulley is to be commended for sharing such a rich wealth of ideas, and her contribution to the field - not merely to be found here in this present work - will prove invaluable to any prospective reader. Those responsible for planning worship will welcome the flexibility of the suggestions in that they allow the planner to delve in and out and select parts which are to their liking without having to submit themselves to the whole shooting-match; of particular success in this regard is her treatment of prayer for the season of Pentecost (pp.71). Also, the emphasis placed upon biblical context - present for each of the twelve themes - is both pleasing and informative. Of less success, perhaps, are the sections which call for reflection that often negate the very action she seeks to promote. In addition, the bibliography (153), for such a popular subject matter, is less than satisfactory in omitting some important resources. In sum, this is a well presented book which will add considerably to the arsenal of the planner without being so dogmatic as to nullify or exclude their own contribution. Reviewed by Dan McNamara

About Karen Morrison

Karen Morrison is the Head of Children's and Youth Work for the United Reformed Church and also a former Moderator of the Consultative Group on Ministry Among Children (CGMC). A key part of her role within the URC is to write programme and resource materials for 5-18s for Pilots, which sits within the United Reformed Church and works with several denominations including the Methodist Church, Baptist Church, Congregational Federation, Church of England, Church of Scotland and the Church in Wales. She is also a trustee of Roots, an ecumenical, lectionary-based resource for those working with children and young people. Her published material includes contributions for publications such as Partners in Learning and, more recently, CORE Skills for Children's Work, for which she is part of the management group. Karen is responsible for a minimum of two publications each year for use with children, one based on worship and the other on the study of a country. She either writes or edits the material, which always includes theme-based ideas for crafts, worship, activities, games and theme exploration. Karen also writes articles and magazine pieces and is involved with training adults to work with children and young people. Karen lives in Hampshire with her family and six chickens.

Additional information

GOR003649525
9781841016634
1841016632
Creative Ideas for All-Age Church: 12 through-the-year programmes for informal church services and special one-off events by Karen Morrison
Karen Morrison
Used - Very Good
Paperback
BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship)
20100521
156
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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