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New Workshops for Family Friendly Weekends
We have changed the format of our Family Friendly Weekends. We now offer a core programme of 4 workshops plus a couple of options. Those listed below make up the core programme.
We would regard the following 4 workshops as essential to any weekend.
Introduction. An introduction to the content of the weekend and an exploration of the concepts of “Fresh Expressions” and “ Transformation Church ”.
Welcome. This session looks at the welcome we give to families that arrive in our church. This welcome starts in the car park, moves right through the time given to worship even to coffee after the service. It takes just one person to ruin this welcome so all members of a church should attend this session. This workshop concludes with an interactive audit of how welcoming a church actually is
Models. Churches have discovered numerous different ways of structuring their main worship. A congregation does not have to arrive all at the same time and do the same things. This workshop explores these different models and tells stories of where these things have been tried. This session concludes with an exploration of what might work in your church.
Worship. All the effort of the first two sessions can come to nought if those who lead worship do not lead it in a way that is child and family friendly. The truth is that many leaders of worship really do struggle when children are present. This session will explore simple ideas and techniques for enabling children to participate in worship without making it a “children’s service”.
Please note that these workshops are not “talking shops”, but forums where decisions about the future patterns and style of worship are made.
Listed below are optional extra sessions.
Trends in worship. A look at how society has changed and an exploration of how worship can be remoulded to appeal to all ages.
A look at your building. A workshop looking at how the physical layout of your church can help or hinder your quest to be family friendly.
See: www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk/NewSite/ffwspec.php
IDEAS for October
The resources for September are as follows:-
. October 2nd - Ordinary 27 & Harvest - Tending the vineyard
October 9th - Ordinary 28 - God's invitation
October 16th - Ordinary 29 - Whose world?
October 23rd - Ordinary 30 - The first commandment
October 30th - Ordinary 31 - God exalts the humble
There are introductory videos for each week, “Your love is amazing” by Ralph Ward, “The Trumpet Sounds, The Angels Sing" and "Jesus is Lord! Creation's voice proclaims it”
There are also animated children’s videos to “Boing”, “Our God is a great big God”, “We are kingdom kids”, “Clap your hands, stamp your feet”, and the lively John Hardwick video “Nobody’s a nobody”.
October’s Offer – twelvebaskets, He never said
This DVD, supplied by Active Media contains videos of material designed for use in 3 different themed services with 12 video sequences. The 3 themes are He Never Said, Democracy and War and are designed to encourage discussion
The videos can be easily copied from the DVD to your hard disk and then used in your own presentations. Would normally be £21.99 (including postage) but we are offering it for just £15. See the offer at:
www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk/NewSite/offer.php
Mike’s Diary
Below is a list of Mike’s commitments for the next couple of months. Please do pray for him. You can see all Mike’s bookings on the web site at www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk/NewSite/bookings.php
October 2011
2nd Leading Messy Church at The Deepings Methodist Church
15th Local Preacher Training at Kirkby in Ashfield Methodist Church
16th Leading worship at Bourne Methodist Church
18th Presence at Deeping St Nicholas Methodist Church
November 2011
6th All age worship and Messy Church at The Deepings Methodist Church
8th Presence at St John’s Spalding
19th/20th Family Friendly Weekend at Stones Methodist Church , Ripponden
21st-24th Residential Multimedia Course at Willersley Castle (places still available)
http://www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk/NewSite/mmr.php
If you wish to have a PDF version of the newsletter to print and distribute then go to the link below:
http://www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk/NewSite/newsletter.php
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