Children at home: Nurturing children's spirituality in the home; including creating sacred space, the place of story, using books, play and children's responses.
Footsteps: Reaching out to children and families who have little or no contact with church. A variety of different events offering storytelling, drama, reflection, creative activities, prayer response and refreshments.
Special needs: How do we include children with special needs?
Messy Church is church for families who find it hard to go to church on Sundays. Its focus is on creativity, celebration and community: a craft and activity session followed by a short act of worship and ending with a shared meal.
This first book explains the thinking behind Messy Church and gives the outline for 15 themed sessions.
Messy Church 2 explores discipleship, faith development and training for leadership and includes practical ideas for nurturing fellowship and community. The book reflects on what it means to be a church rather than a children’s club and topics include Christian basics and Baptism and Holy Communion. The book also gives the outlines for a further 15 themed sessions.
This book is based on Kathryn Copsey’s experiences as project leader for CURBS (Children in URBan Situations). It looks at the spirituality of the child - what does it mean to be made in God’s image - and the biblical perspective on children. It also offers practical suggestions on how churches can nurture children’s spirituality, particularly in an urban context.
More than 50 writers from around the world have contributed to this reference book for all those involved in projects with children.
The book is organised under the headings of: the Child in Context; Listening to Children; Risk and Resilience; Holistic Mission to Children; Practical Issues; Evaluation and Monitoring of Programmes; Development of Self and Staff and Case Studies from around the World.