View this online at http://prezi.com/nslwizrwxzsh/

This 'Lectio Divina' style meditiation was used at Youthwork the Conference.  It makes use of a cool online presentation builder called Prezi (go to www.prezi.com to see other people's or create your own, for free!)  You place words, images and video on a canvas, and then scroll around the screen, zooming in on preset areas.  The creative possibilities for liturgy, bible readings, notices, (songwords?) are pretty much endless! 

Lectio Divina is an ancient art of Bible meditation (see wikipedia for a fuller explaination).  This guided meditiation takes you through reading and hearing the passage a number of times, then reflecting on the parts which jump out to you.  The Youthwork DJ Steve Leach played a track by Jon Hopkins over the top (hear it on You Tube), but you could use another piece of music or none.  We had two people doing off-stage voice over, one doing the instructions and the other reading the selected passages from Psalm 119 (see the pdf for a full script).

To use yourself - download the zip file (make sure you download Mac or WIndows as appropriate - explains the issue below...) from the downloads box above.  Unzip the folder, but keep everything in the file.  If you don't have it already, you may need to download Flash Player to view your file.  Once you've done that, open the unzipped folder, and click on the icon marked 'prezi'.  You can drag it over onto an extended desktop if you want, and full-screen the show using the icon on the bottom right.  Use the arrows on the screen, or tab and backspace to advance through or back in the presentation.  Go to prezi.com for fuller instructions.  Better still, make your own and email us the link!

Sam co-leads engageworship.org with his wife Sara. He completed the LST degree in Theology, Music and Worship, and co-leads RESOUNDworship.org. He also works part time as Worship Minister at St James, Hemingford Grey, and has led musical and creative worship at events like Spring Harvest, New Wine North and the Baptist Assembly alternative stream.

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James Faragher

23 Nov 2009 10:44

 

I thought this worked really well at the conference - so much that I downloaded it myself! I think there are a number of bugs in the desktop version, causing it to crash very frequently. Thanks for all your hard work at the weekend.

Sam Hargreaves

23 Nov 2009 14:37

 

James - thanks! But sorry it isn't working for you. I'll have a look and try to upload a bug-free version.

Sam Hargreaves

01 Dec 2009 09:10

 

James - I've gotten around to working out that there is a Mac and PC version. I'm assuming you used a PC? Could you try the new one posted above and see if that works better?

Emily Durston

28 Dec 2009 05:20

 

this is awesome! im showing it to my youth group at our next lock-in and im so excited to see how it goes over!!!