Creative Ways to Tell a Bible Story: Techniques and tools for exploring the Bible with children and families

This resource provides engaging, interactive, and reflective methods and ideas to bring Christianity to life with children and young people, including ideas for opening up a Bible story, telling the story, and exploring the meaning. It also includes a suggested years program and an index to make it easy to find material for a particular children's session, special event, workshop, or all-age church service.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 17 June 2022
Publisher: BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship)

This resource is a gold mine of ideas for engagingly opening up a Bible story, skillfully telling the story, and deeply exploring its meaning. It provides a wealth of suggestions for reflecting on how to apply the story to our lives today, including over 30 key words and phrases that offer avenues for exploring connecting threads. Additionally, it offers a suggested year-long program that utilizes the Bible stories explored in the book, making it an invaluable tool for children's sessions, special events, workshops, and all-age church services.

The author, Jane Butcher, a former team leader for Barnabas in Schools, has crafted this resource with expertise and passion, ensuring that it is both engaging and interactive for children and young people. With her years of experience in teaching Christianity to children and young people, she has created methods and ideas that bring the Bible to life in a meaningful and impactful way.

The resource begins by offering a comprehensive introduction that provides an overview of the book's content and its purpose. It then delves into the three main sections: opening up the story, telling the story, and exploring the meaning. Each section is filled with practical and creative ideas that can be used in a variety of settings, from Sunday school classes to youth groups.

The opening up the story section includes ideas for creating a warm and welcoming environment, using props and visual aids, and engaging children's imaginations before the story begins. The telling the story section provides step-by-step instructions for narrating the Bible story in a way that is engaging and interactive, using storytelling techniques such as role-playing, puppet shows, and visual aids. The exploring the meaning section offers thought-provoking questions and activities that help children and young people reflect on the story's themes, values, and lessons.

Throughout the resource, the author emphasizes the importance of creating a safe and inclusive environment where children and young people can feel comfortable asking questions and exploring their faith. She provides tips and strategies for dealing with challenging topics and encourages parents and teachers to be actively involved in the learning process.

In addition to the ideas and strategies, the resource includes a comprehensive index that makes it easy to find material for a particular children's session, special event, workshop, or all-age church service. The index is organized by topic, making it simple to locate the perfect material for your needs.

Overall, this resource is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to bring Christianity to life with children and young people. It offers engaging, interactive, and reflective methods and ideas that will help children and young people understand the Bible's stories and apply them to their lives. Whether you are a teacher, parent, or leader in a children's ministry, this resource will provide you with the tools and inspiration you need to create meaningful and impactful Bible-based experiences for your students.

Dimension: 198 x 130 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800390928