September holds real treats for EVERYONE involved in children’s ministry. Martyn Payne from BRF will be joining us in different locations to run trainings in Bible Story Telling and in All Age Worship. Martin has been a huge hit any time he has visited Ireland, bringing inspiration and vitality to even the simplest retellings of Bible…
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Building Blocks Save the Date 2016
There are lots of ideas for engaging with your children at home over the Summer Holidays, which are particularly useful if your Sunday Club closes for these months. Roots on the web have a 6 week family course where you can explore Philippians together. Each week there are different activities and practical applications for what…
PDF Lent & Easter Newsletter complete with pictures & templates: Children’s Ministry Lent & Easter Newsletter 2016 Lent: All Age Service/Sunday Club Talk: (Adapted from a talk entitled ‘Giving Up for Lent’ on www.asemblies.org ) Invite a volunteer to the front. Talk about how excited you are for the Easter Holidays. You’ll get to…
Just before Advent our Newsletter went out via Children’s Ministry Network Representatives, Diocesan Communications Officers and through every other channel we could think of! It’s full of wonderful Advent and Christmas ideas. In case you missed it – here it is again! Advent Newsletter 2015
Playdough prayer mats are a wonderful initiative from Flame Creative Ministries that allow children to explore prayer by using their hands to mould images of what they are praying for. Have a look at all 13 playdough prayer mats on the Flame Creative Ministry website by clicking here: http://flamecreativekids.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Play%20Dough%20Mats
There are several Advent & Christmas supplementary resources available to you here. Prepare a Place Advent Children’s Programme was developed for Dublin & Glendalough Diocese to reflect their growing partnership with the Diocese of Jerusalem. It has: a Nativity action story; an All Age Service Story and a 4 week children’s club programme complete with ideas…
‘Come, let us adore Him’ will provide resource ideas for use during the Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and Candlemas seasons. Ideas like using a Jesse Tree, a Posada, Advent Candles and Calendar, Nativity Dramas, Crafts and Games, planning a Crib or Christingle Service are among the topics and resources on the night. This training evening will…
Finally! The National Children’s Ministry Training Day is open for receiving YOUR application! Click on this link to download your form: Building Blocks Booking Form 2015 OR contact Lydia and ask for a form to be posted to you: dublin@buildingblocks.ie Then come along on November 14th to St Andrew’s College, Booterstown, for inspiration, resources, take…
The 1 stop shop for all your Activity Ideas is most definitely the Tried and Tested Youth Games App. Download it FREE from your app store and have a store of Ice Breakers, Relay Games, Circle Games, Team Games and Messy Games at your fingertips! Another resource that we really recommend is ‘Fill the Gap!: 120…