Easter animations & resources for children
The Bible Society’s range of Easter resources for children will be extra-valuable this year for parents to use at home.
Lent in the Year of the Word
This Lent, Mission Together and Missio have two ranges of resources and activities for primary and for secondary age groups, geared to The Year of the Word, The God Who Speaks Read more
Three Friends and the Miracle Man – Easter resources for younger children
The Bible Society’s new animated video takes Jairus’s daughter and the boy with the five loaves and two fishes on a journey where they discover who Jesus really is.
The video is on YouTube, and you can download it free from the Bible Society website, in English or Welsh. There is also a script and all-age service guide to enable you to explore the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and bring Three Friends and the Miracle Man to life at your church.
Stations of the Cross from Godzdogz
The Dominican Students of Great Britain have produced videos for the stations of the Cross for Lent that could be a really great way of doing the stations in a different way, or an engaging resource to help young people put together their own set of stations. They can all be found on their youtube page here. Search the page for Stations of the Cross
Love Chooses You – The Gospel in 7 Minutes
This fantastic video was written by David Wells and Animated by Tree Behrens for CYMFed Flame 2, and is a really powerful way of telling the story.
Greatness
This is a short video which just hads words on screen set to music, but nonetheless it’s very powerful.
The video has quotes from various people and ends with some of the words of Pope Benedict, challenging us to think about and to recognise who we are.
Resurrection: Rob Bell
http://vimeo.com/10639312
Rob Bell is a very gifted speaker who makes a lot of engaging videos. Here, he talks about what Jesus’ resurrection means for us. It’s a very powerful video, well worth watching and using.
Who is Jesus? Answers by Teens
A selection of teenagers give their answers to the question ‘Who is Jesus?’
Idea: Create a Jesse Tree
Create a Jesse Tree to help young people see the broader context around the Christmas story. There are some prayers Loyola Press have here.