Through the Year with Jesus! by Eleanor Zuercher
Suitable for 3 to 11 year olds, this book contains fresh suggestions for Bible stories, practical ideas for creating a display for the church, and a host of brand new craft activities, games and ideas for creative prayer.
From The Church Times - June 2009 It is increasingly hard to persuade children and their carers to come to church at weekends when family commitments are greatestChurches, too, have difficulty finding people with both the time and the theological expertise to enable worship for children on Sundays, when their own spiritual needs also need to be met. For those working within these constraints, Eleanor Zuercher has produced another excellent monthly resource for local churches working with 3 to 11s. Through the Year with Jesus! follows her successful Not Sunday Not School! showing a model for children's work developed in a multi-benefice rural parish setting. This midweek, monthly group is a sound model when it is not possible or practicable to run a weekly Sunday group. Zuercher articulates the importance of integrating children's work with the church and the community, and this book engages with themes that include faith, prayer, forgiveness, and blessings. Its strength lies in the freedom it allows the leader. While detailed guidance is given for activities, the teller is encouraged to prepare to tell the story and lead the prayers in the most appropriate style. A summer activity programme based on the 'I am' saying of Jesus is also included. Reviewed by Dana Delap From Fresh - July 2009 A year's worth of material for 3-11s tested in small rural churches. The interactive 2 hr programme can be shortened; activities could even be used as 'stand alones'. There are sessions on baptism, miracles, parables, faith, transfiguration and prayer; the 5 day programme, also usable as individual half-day events, is based on the 'I Am' sayings. Not innovative but a useful stock of ideas.
Eleanor Zuercher lives and works in a rural parish in the West Buckingham Benefice where she runs workshops for children aged 3-12. Alongside this work she oversees all the children's work for her parish. She has recently re-trained as a teacher and is enjoying her new career teaching in a local Church of England primary school. Her first book for Barnabas, Not Sunday, Not School!, was published in 2006.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841015781 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841015784 |
| Title | Through the Year with Jesus! |
| Author | Eleanor Zuercher |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) |
| Year published | 2009-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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