Godly Play

Wecome to our new program for children in 1st through 5th grades during our 9:30am CBC Learning Community time.  Three adults facilitate this program that is a method of both Christian education and spiritual formation.

 

Godly Play is grounded in a careful telling of scripture stories in which an adult storyteller uses simple objects and figures made of beautiful materials to focus our attention and to engage our imaginations.

Godly Play respects the innate spirituality of children and encourages them to use their curiosity and imagination to experience the mystery and joy of God.   After a story is presented, the children and the storyteller wonder together about aspects of the story that draw their interest.  The children then move into a time of creative response in an individualized way and own their own terms, sometimes with art supplies or perhaps with play.

Godly Play invites children to enter into our sacred stories to discover God, themselves, one another, and the world around them.

Godly Play encourages young people to find their own answers to faith questions with God's help.

Godly Play is about creating a special space for young people to learn and work together using all of their senses. 

 

• Godly Play was developed and has been classroom tested since 1972 by Episcopal priest, author, and teacher Jerome W. Berryman.

• Godly Play is used in all regions of the United States in diverse denominations such as Episcopal, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Catholic, Unitarian, Quaker, and Presbyterian.

• Godly Play is used internationally, especially in the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany, Canada, Tanzania, and Australia, and in Spanish speaking ministries in many locations. 

• Godly Play has also been used in schools, hospital pastoral care programs, homeless shelters, retirement centers, and other settings. 
  

• Find out even more about Godly Play by taking a look a the official website www.godlyplay.org.