A note from our Minister of Christian Formation, Sue Ellen Echard
Godly Play is for Everyone!
This past weekend we hosted a training workshop for 12 individuals to get certified to teach Godly Play! Five of those were from Holy Spirit and the others were from other Episcopal churches: St. Peter’s, Glenside, St. Andrew’s, Yardley and Trinity, Princeton, NJ. Our trainer was Melinda Wenner Bradley who brought her 40 years experience with Godly Play to us in such enlivening ways!
What is Godly Play?
Wondering exactly what 'Godly Play' is? Have a look at this article!
Enjoy this article from last week talking about the Godly Play Training session that was held here at COHS 2 weekends ago.
What seemed profound about the experience for all of us was how much Godly Play is for ALL ages! Each of us prepared a Bible story from the Godly Play curriculum and presented it to one another as part of the learning process. Melinda also shared several stories as a demonstration so we had an immersive weekend of 14 stories both Biblical and Liturgical, from the great Old Testament Stories, Parables, the Church Year and Baptism! Despite our collective years of experience with the stories of our faith, we all learned new things and had new experiences of God’s presence.
Stay tuned as we look forward to sharing more with you about this formational experience of story telling for all!
Sue Ellen
