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Story Guide: Faces of Easter II

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In Godly Play, the spirituality of all ages is nurtured through wonder, narrative, and play. Using this guide, we invite you to individually or in community engage in some rhythms to experience a story, reflect, and respond. 

Story Guide includes link to Faces of Easter II video. 

“In the child is much knowledge, much wisdom. If we do not profit from it, it is only because of neglect on our part to become humble and to see the wonder of this soul and learn what the child can teach.” -Maria Montessori

Mess Makes Meaning Podcast

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Caring for young children's spirituality is a delicate balance and can often be made    more difficult when we grown-ups don't care for ourselves. Struggling through religious or church related trauma or even feelings of inadequacy when it comes to answering our children's big questions. 

Godly Play Foundation Podcast

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Created for all Godly Play practitioners, storytellers, trainers and fans! This podcast is full of trainers, storytellers, even the participants giving tips for a fantastic program and sharing stories of inspiration for all. Explore topics and listen to episodes HERE. 

Program Inventory and Budget Tool

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You can access our Inventory and Budget tool here.  This is a good starting point for new programs teams as it organizes all the stories by volume number and priority, but it can also be used by established programs for inventory/keeping track of materials.

The Wondering Together Project

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The Wondering Together Project by Sally Thomas, licensed Godly Play Trainer, "invites your family, classroom, or group to come together once a day to check in with each other using the same five questions in the same order."  To learn more and access materials, visit https://wonderingtogether.org/.

 



 

Setting up your Godly Play Space

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SPACE

Ideally you will start with a clean room with blank walls, however, it may take some work to clear a space to build the sacred space of the Godly Play environment. Remove chalkboards and bulletin boards, clean the carpets or buff the floors, take down busy artwork or wall decorations.

For an inspiration, check out the PowerPoint of Godly Play Spaces at All Saints' Episcopal in Fort Worth, TX!

Investing in your Godly Play Team

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Program longevity corresponds directly to number of well-trained Godly Play leaders. Because Godly Play is a dynamic, spiritual practice, training is essential to every Godly Play program.

We recommend that all adults in the Godly Play room attend Core Godly Play training before beginning to teach Godly Play. Core training equips Storytellers and Doorpersons with the skills and processes to lead Godly Play sessions with children.

Getting Ready to Start your Godly Play Program

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Start your program with the pedagogical and theological understanding Godly Play.  For a successful Godly Play program, you will want to have everything in place before the initial launch. This takes some time. From research to support to funding to training to building your Godly Play space, four months to a year is not an unusual amount of time to set up a fully functional program. 

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