This Advent – Stop The Donkeys

Stop The Donkeys

We’d like to invite you to think a bit harder this Christmas. It seems to me that there’s a part of the story of Jesus’ birth that we seldom dwell on, and we’d like to help your community enter into it. If you’re willing. A few weeks ago I participated in a conversation that gave [...]

Mobile Theology… Liturgy for Closing Service of Youth Ministry Conference

A number of people have asked for a copy of the final service at the National Youth Worker’s Inservice this year (2005) that I decided that I’d have to spend some time writing up the “liturgy” for the service. I was even surprised to see that the service was mentioned on the front page of [...]

Sunday – An Alternative Worship Experience

Sunday - An Alternative Worship Experience

BlackStump 2007 saw the Sacred Space team create a worship experience based around our experiences of church, the installations focused on a different action, icon, sacrament, story, place of our church experiences.  From confession to the offering and intercession each station allows the participants to reflect on God, Christ, their experiences of church and what [...]

Christmas Message (2005)

Somebody save me Let your waters break right through Somebody save me I don’t care how you do it Just save, save Come on I’ve been waiting for you So sings Remy Zero in the opening scenes of the television series “Smallville” the story of a young Clarke Kent as he learns what it means [...]

The Nativity Story by Geraldine McCaughrean and Sophy Williams

The Nativity

Themes: Christmas, Advent, Baby Jesus, Bible Stories

The Nativity by Julie Vivas

The.Nativity

Themes: Jesus, Christmas, Advent, Mary and Joseph, Angels, Nativity…

Wombat Divine by Mem Fox and Kerry Argent

Wombat Divine

Themes: Advent, Christmas, Drama, Participation, Anticipation, Nativity, Jesus’ Birth, Celebration, Participation, Fitting In.

The Fourth King By Ted Sieger

The Fourth King

Themes: Advent, Christmas, Wise Men, Journey, Call, Birth of Jesus, Adventure, Nativity

Father and Son by Geraldine McCaughrean

Father and Son

Themes: Advent, Christmas, Jesus, Baby Jesus, Fatherhood, Joseph, Creation, Wonder

Beautiful Interruptions / Unwanted Distractions

Last week I participated in the NSW Synod Lay Preachers / Lay Pastors / Lay Ministry / Youth Workers / Children Ministry Workers Inservice, a week with people contemplating ministry, recovering from busy lives, learning from each other, sharing stories… I also finally met Steve Taylor, someone who I was beginning to think was a [...]