Cut out all the pages from the atlas (as neatly as you like it) and puzzle all the pieces together on the floor (this can be trickier than it sounds, as the maps can be slightly different scale on different pages – just do your best!). Once you’ve matched it...
This is a confession station, based on the story of the woman caught in adultery. Place sandpit in a suitable place with twig and water jug next to it. Print out instruction sheet and Bible passage sheet and display over or next to sand pit. Stick Bible passage sheet 2 on...
This service idea works well in response to a talk that encourages people to ‘lay down our burdens’ at the foot of the cross. Or you could use it on its own as a ‘way in’ to more intimate music worship. Probably a good idea to have a group of...
Our tradition of making New Year's resolutions can be a useful tool to help us with all kinds of things in our lives. Why not harness that desire for 'newness' with this activity as part of a service in January, and lead people towards 'newness' for God's glory this year. Set...
This is a worship idea that helps us come together as a Church, bringing our personal thoughts to God and yet at the same time creating something larger together. In preparation before the worship time, choose an image that fits your theme, and draw an outline of this image on the...
This idea works best with a small congregation, home group or youth group etc Theme: This idea is based on the Beatitude in Matthew 5:9: “Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of God”. The Message version of the same verse is: “You're blessed when you can show people how...
1st-7th March is 'One Voice', Global Poverty Prayer Week 2010', and our friends at Tearfund Youth and Students have partnered with 24-7 prayer to produce some amazing resources to help you to pray for our broken world. http://www.tearfund.org/youth gives you loads of brilliant ideas and resources for running prayer rooms,...
This service is designed around the congregation moving between three different 'stations' for the middle part of the meeting, and then coming back together for two final sections. The service could be started with sung worship, and perhaps reading Psalm 29. When beginning the middle section, be as clear as...
To symbolise our gratitude and personal acknowledgement that Jesus was pierced for our transgressions, invite people to come forward a dip their finger in the red paint and make a mark on the cross. Practical note: have baby wipes freely available.
These are six prayer stations we used at the WorshipConnect "Emerging Worship" lab. Our theme was the 'Word of God', so you might find them particularly helpful on Bible Sunday (25th October 2009 - see www.biblesunday.org for other material), or on a day when you are focusing on scripture. If...
These prayer stations were prepared for the Tearfund Students' conference "Journey" and are themed around the idea of preparing for the journey of your life. All the instruction sheets and extra print-outs are available above as downloads for subscribers. Journey Response stations Compass Need - compass(es) and magnet(s) sheets with compass printed on and...
I have grown up seeing images of war on the television. Conflict after conflict has hit the news headlines and my screen and then appeared to become less significant. It has seemingly been too easy to become desensitised to world conflict. For Remembrance Sunday last year, I wanted to lead something...
This simple interactive Advent candle liturgy involves the whole congregation and uses the whole church. It offers an alternative take on the traditional lighting of the Advent crown on the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Beforehand set up an “Advent candle” station in each of the four corners of the...
These stations are specifically created for young people, and we've made them for our youth worship training day this Saturday. We wanted to teach those young people who are involved in worship in their churches, to also be able to worship on their own (Matthew 6:5-6). But this is obviously...
I have used this idea at several places, all very different worship settings. First it was used in in my apartment in Chicago, as we prayed for each other, second it was used in a house church, third at a college all night worship event setting, and lastly in my...
Here's an idea of how to use beads to remember a certain way of praying, the ACTS way (adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication / stuff). We used this idea on our exhibition stand at Youthwork the Conference, and had some great chats with people whilst threading the beads. I got these...
This act of worship is designed to encourage people to think beyond the cradle and to put the Resurrected Christ into the Christmas story. Activity: As the service begins and you give notices, welcome, sing etc. have people come and place baubles in the manger. Then at the time you want to...
