Focusing on building a vibrant church community, this resource offers a fifteen-session framework designed for individuals of all ages and faith stages. It emphasizes creativity, celebration, and hospitality to foster an inviting and engaging environment. By encouraging participation and inclusivity, it aims to cultivate a unique, come-as-you-are experience that strengthens connections among members and enhances their spiritual journey.
Three Complete Sessions and a Treasure Trove of Ideas for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter
Focusing on creativity and community, this resource invites churches to engage all ages in a unique Easter celebration. Through three interactive sessions, participants explore the themes of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter in a fun, hands-on manner. The approach emphasizes inclusivity and hospitality, encouraging a come-as-you-are atmosphere that fosters deeper understanding and connection during the season.
Includes templates, timelines, photos and the script of the Messy Nativity Story. This book describes the two features of the Messy Nativity Advent Project as carried out in Liverpool in 2010. It also includes resources that is needed for a church to embark on their own Messy Nativity project.
This book is a mine of inspiration for ways of praying for and in Messy Church. Finding engaging ways of praying as individuals, families and as the gathered congregation is always a challenge, and this book brings together many different ideas for doing all of these. Includes communicating prayer as a concept; praying for your Messy Church; praying as a team in advance and on the day; prayers for the celebration time; and how to create a prayer space.
Three complete sessions for Lent, Holy Week and Easter, together with a wealth of activities to extend the range of excitingly messy activities for your Messy Church - creative prayers, games, food crafts, and ideas for organising an Easter trail.