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Training updates
I have been leading several training events recently. Here's an update on news since my last post.On 17 Abril, I was in Durango (in the Basque Country) leading an introductory day on Godly Play. This...
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World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk
On the 5-6 Junio, millions of Christians will be taking part in the World Weekend of Prayer for children at risk, coordinated by the international network of Christian NGOs, Viva.Scripture Union Spain...
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Godly Play classroom / 1
I'll be using this blog to update you from time to time on our progress in setting up a new Godly Play classroom at my church in the rural area of Castiñeiras, in NW Spain. The target is to have the...
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Godly Play weekend in Valencia
I'm writing this post in Madrid, in between Godly Play presentations last weekend in Valencia and a residential training event on working with children this coming weekend here in the Spanish capital....
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Godly Play at a national conference for Christian medical staff
At their latest national conference, which took place this past weekend (28-30 May) near Madrid, the Spanish Christian Medical Fellowship, Unión Médica Evangélica (AME), agreed that their morning...
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Weekend residential training for Christian educators
This past weekend (28-30 May), I have been leading some residential training near Madrid on working with children for a small group of Christian educators. This event forms part of the regular annual...
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World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk
For several years now, I have been translating, adapting and distributing resource materials relating to Viva's World Weekend of Prayer (WWP) for children at risk. I have been doing this as part of my...
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Second Godly Play workshop in Castiñeiras
¡Godly Play is progressing in Galicia!The second workshop took place on Saturday 12th June at my church in Castiñeiras (Coruña). There were 8 of us from that church and another participant from another...
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Godly Play classroom / 2
The creation of resource materials for the new Godly Play classroom in Castiñeiras (Coruña province, NW Spain) is well underway. Good progress is being made, with a team of volunteers from the...
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Here's an extract from a summary report on the work of the Coming Generations Track at last year's Scripture Engagement Forum at Melaka, Malaysia. The full report can be found here.The Coming...
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I wonder if there is any part we can leave out...
One of the wondering questions often used in Godly Play after presenting a Bible story is the following: "I wonder if there is any part we can leave out and still have all the story we need".The...
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Ministry update & personal finances
I very rarely blog or comment about my own financial situation or means of support. However, I realise that some of my readers may wish to be made aware of this subject - so, despite a fair degree of...
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Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas to anyone visiting this blog!Photo:Adoración de los pastores (Adoration of the Shepherds), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (c. 1657), Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
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The implementation of Godly Play in my church in Galicia (Spain)
On Sunday 3 October 2010, Godly Play classes began for a group of 3 to 7 year-olds, at the Evangelical Church in Castiñeiras, a small fishing town in the Galician province of La Coruña. They have...
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Godly Play in Tres Cantos (Madrid)
Here are some of the comments received from participants at a recent Godly Play introduction:Thanks for your careful attention and time. I will surely incorporate several aspects of this method even if...
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The Holy Family in Valencia on Pentecost Sunday!
As I travel around Spain (and beyond) leading training sessions on Godly Play, invariably my Holy Family set of figures journeys with me.I am particularly fond of these materials. They were given to me...
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Labyrinth
I was feeling pretty tired after taking part in a week-long children's programme at the beginning of July. Then I was one of the speakers at an all-age holiday weekend from 22nd to 25th. So when the...
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Losing control!
A short introductory article of mine to Godly Play has just been published in the Scripture Union Europe Region News and Prayer Bulletin (April-June 2012), pp. 5-6.At the time of writing, I am...
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The Sower, the Seed & the Sustainer of Kingdom Growth
A child's representation of the parable (9years old). The rather diminished sower in the bottom left-hand corner exclaims: "Wow, that was my seed!"When I did the 3-day Godly Play core training back in...
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Godly Play practice in Kuala Lumpur
Wonderful circle of special children!Saturday 3 November 2012 was an exciting and intensive day for me in Malaysia. I had arrived in Kuala Lumpur the evening before, made my way from KLIA, the...
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Scripture Union Living Hope Conference
Group photo of conference delegatesMy recent visit to Malaysia came about through an invitation by Scripture Union International to help with the Spanish translation at the Living Hope conference....
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Godly Play workshop in Kuala Lumpur
This 8-hour introductory workshop, focusing on the Godly Play sacred stories, took place on Saturday 10th November 2012 at Bangsar Lutheran Church, Kuala Lumpur. Forty people, representing several...
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Final day in Kuala Lumpur
The children at Breakthru Enrichment Station give a colourful performance at the end-of-year talent time and awards giving celebrationFollowing the Scripture Union Living Hope conference, the delegates...
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New Godly Play Room
In a recent post I lamented the fact that we had lost our beautiful Godly Play rooms in our old chapel in Galicia (NW Spain). However, following months of moving around to hired halls, I am happy to...
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Godly Play Spain on Facebook
I have just created a new Facebook page on behalf of our Godly Play España national association. You can visit the page here even if you are not personally a user of this social network. On the first...
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