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Find Licensed U.S. Godly Play Trainers

Find a U.S. Trainer using the search tool below.    Trainers are licensed to train within the U.S. with any faith tradition.   Use the keyword search to filter the list for areas of expertise or other keywords.  If affiliation is a priority, you can filter by denomination.  If geography is important to you, we recommend filtering by region. Map of U.S. with regions color coded

 

 

Rev. Rosemary Beales
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
Expertise: Early Childhood, Middle & Late Childhood, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Godly Play in Schools, Chaplaincy, Nurturing Caregivers/Using Godly Play at Home, Environment and Godly Play Materials
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<p>The Rev. Dr. Rosemary Beales has been a practitioner in Godly Play since 1996 and an accredited trainer since 2000. After a career in journalism, she likes to say she “found a better story to tell” when she discovered Godly Play.

Ashley Bond
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Expertise: Early Childhood, Middle & Late Childhood, Response Time - Materials and Best Practices, Support for New Programs
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Rev. Joel Bullock
Affiliation(s): United Methodist
Expertise: Ability-inclusive Godly Play, Adapting Godly Play for Denominational Context, Church-based Ministry, Early Childhood, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Intergenerational Godly Play, Middle & Late Childhood
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Rev. Suzanne Burke
Affiliation(s): Evangelical Lutheran Church
Expertise: Early Childhood, Church-based Ministry, Adapting Godly Play for Denominational Context, Environment and Godly Play Materials
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Nikki Buskirk
Affiliation(s): United Methodist
Expertise: Ability-inclusive Godly Play, Church-based Ministry, Home-based Ministry/Home Churches, Middle & Late Childhood, Response Time - Materials and Best Practices, Support for New Programs
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Kathleen Capcara
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
Expertise: Early Childhood, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Middle & Late Childhood, Response Time - Materials and Best Practices
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Elizabeth Conrad
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
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Kathleen Crevasse
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Expertise: Church-based Ministry, Early Childhood, Godly Play in Schools, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Response Time - Materials and Best Practices, Nurturing Caregivers/Using Godly Play at Home
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Gayle Croxton
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
Expertise: Church-based Ministry, Early Childhood, Godly Play in Schools, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Middle & Late Childhood, Support for New Programs
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Megan Dalby-Jones
Affiliation(s): Congregationalist (United Church of Christ)
Expertise: Godly Play in Clinical Settings, Chaplaincy
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Mrs. Arlene Decina
Affiliation(s): Presbyterian Church USA
Expertise: Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Intergenerational Godly Play, Middle & Late Childhood, Support for New Programs
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Rev. Allyn (Lynn) Dunn
Affiliation(s): Presbyterian Church USA
Expertise: Support for New Programs, Early Childhood, Middle & Late Childhood, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Church-based Ministry
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Kay Flores
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
Expertise: Church-based Ministry, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Intergenerational Godly Play, Support for New Programs
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Jill Gidlund
Affiliation(s): Episcopal, Presbyterian Church USA
Expertise: Support for New Programs, Early Childhood, Church-based Ministry, Home-based Ministry/Home Churches, Nurturing Caregivers/Using Godly Play at Home, Ability-inclusive Godly Play, Adapting Godly Play for Denominational Context, Response Time - Materials and Best Practices, Intergenerational Godly Play
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Learn more about Jill at http://godlyplaycalifornia.com, http://jillgidlund.com and on instagram @sacred_spots_at_home

Emily Griffin
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
Expertise: Church-based Ministry, Early Childhood, Middle & Late Childhood
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Ebony Grisom
Affiliation(s): American Baptist Churches USA
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Mrs. Cynthia Hill
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Expertise: Church-based Ministry, Early Childhood, Godly Play in Schools, Support for New Programs
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Cynthia Insko
Affiliation(s): Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Expertise: Adapting Godly Play for Denominational Context, Church-based Ministry, Early Childhood, Middle & Late Childhood, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Intergenerational Godly Play, Nurturing Caregivers/Using Godly Play at Home, Support for New Programs
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Mrs. Lisa Kaufer
Affiliation(s): Presbyterian Church USA
Expertise: Support for New Programs, Early Childhood, Middle & Late Childhood, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Church-based Ministry, Nurturing Caregivers/Using Godly Play at Home, Response Time - Materials and Best Practices, Environment and Godly Play Materials, Intergenerational Godly Play
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Lisa Kaufer is passionate about cultivating relationships and spaces where people are invited to play, share stories, listen, learn, and grow together.

Meg Marshall
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Expertise: Ability-inclusive Godly Play, Adapting Godly Play for Denominational Context, Church-based Ministry, Intergenerational Godly Play, Nurturing Caregivers/Using Godly Play at Home, Support for New Programs
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Mrs. Mary Hunter Maxwell
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
Expertise: Ability-inclusive Godly Play, Church-based Ministry, Godly Play in Schools, Nurturing Caregivers/Using Godly Play at Home, Response Time - Materials and Best Practices, Support for New Programs
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Mrs. Barbara McCall
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
Expertise: Church-based Ministry, Early Childhood, Middle & Late Childhood
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<p>Kansas City based Trainer and church-based Godly Play program director with experience in programs for small parishes through resource sized congregations, lower budget programs; Early through Late Childhood (middle school); GP in Vacatio

JD McNutt
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Expertise: Adapting Godly Play for Denominational Context, Godly Play in Clinical Settings, Middle & Late Childhood, Support for New Programs
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Tracy Methe
Affiliation(s): Episcopal
Expertise: Support for New Programs, Early Childhood, Middle & Late Childhood, Godly Play with Adult Audiences, Church-based Ministry, Response Time - Materials and Best Practices, Environment and Godly Play Materials
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