Bringing the Bible to Life

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Bringing the Bible to Life
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• The Bible as Story
• Seeing the power of the story
• Experiencing the work of the story
• Finding a way into the story
• Sharing in the mystery of the story
• Making a connection with the story

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• The power of the story
• the shortest distance between a truth
• and person is a story
• the story as place of discovery for
• ourselves.
• ( the place of real learning)
• the story that changes us

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• The work of the story
• Jesus and the parables
• open-ended
• revealing deep mysteries
• reference Psalm 78 and Matthew 13
• subversive parables

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• The way into the story
• .mystery objects
• action stories
• poems/raps etc
• hot seating/drama
• freeze frames

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• The mystery of the story
• deeper learning
• Godly Play/Reflective storytelling
• I wonder.?

Wow!
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• Making connections
• with the story
• step into the story
• making senses of the story
• creating the story
• involvement with the story

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What is worship?
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What helps you worship?
What helps you pray?
What helps children worship and pray?
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Having a focus

• Candle
• Picture
• Cross
• Object

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Using Actions

• Hands
• Gestures
• Sign Language
• Movements

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Using Symbols and Patterns
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TSP
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Resources from Barnabas
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For information about BRFs Barnabas Ministry
Team Contact the Team Co-ordinator Mrs Eithne
Nutt on 01865-319704 or eithne.nutt_at_brf.org.uk For
information, news and ideas visit www.barnabasin
churches.org.uk