When we first came to our parish 9 years ago the parents in the church used to run the Nativity. After seeing their stress in rehearsing, getting the right kids in the right places and having a microphone anywhere near the actors we asked if they would like to hand it over. If I never…
Some years ago I was at a conference where one of the speakers didn’t show up – instead we shared ideas and expertise of our own. I sat and politely listened to a colleague talking about using puppets in all age worship. I thought he was brilliant but had no plans to ever follow him.…
There are so many lovely things you can do with the symbol of flames for the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. I’ve been desperate for Pentecost to come ever since I thought of this. Usually if I’m doing something visual in worship it is an interactive idea, but this was just to look great. Though having…
This was my favourite prayer station in the set. So often calling invites introspection, which is fine, but this looks out into the world for what is needed and where we can contribute best. The idea is that you look through the pile of mini maps and let yourself be drawn to one. That then…
This was our opening prayer station in this batch I’m posting here. As people started to fill it in we started to see stories intertwine. You will need Sticky backed plastic blackboard available from Amazon here. Chalk and I used chalk pens for the lines Card footprints for the ‘next steps’ I used these but they vary in…
This prayer station couldn’t be more simple, it’s really just a picture to look at. I mounted the poster on foam board and used a simple easel to stand it up. The guidance for participants is in the first picture. The poster is a painting by Sieger Koder and his art is amazing,…
This is a prayer station idea which has been really meaningful for people at our young women’s vocation event. It also looks really lovely as it fills up with scrolls. The idea is that we write on the paper something which we know we need to give over to God. The neck of the bottle…
I really couldn’t think of a snappier title than this, but it is a fun thing to make and a great Bible study resource too. I’ve made two versions, both pictured in this post. One is much bigger than the other, basically because it was for a bigger group. If you are looking for more…
This is a really basic idea, but people always love it. Essentially you turn some sort of surface (here an artist’s canvas) into a giant post-it note using repositionable spray mount. Then, non sticky paper can be added to make a picture or display. It is great as a teaching aid in a classroom or…
The Pumpkin Room 