Messy Church volunteer job descriptions</h1> <article> <h1>Messy Church volunteer job descriptions</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:57:26 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The new DBS regulations (in other words, what used to be CRB) require churches to provide job descriptions for all volunteers. We thought it might be helpful to provide some sample suggestion job descriptions for Messy Church team jobs that you can adapt to suit your own circumstances. These are only DRAFT versions - could you have a look through them, send them to your Safeguarding Officer if possible for their input and make any constructive criticisms in the Comments box so that we can eventually put up a final version that's as useful as possible?</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>What makes for high numbers?</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:36:45 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>What contributes to high attendance at Messy Churches?</p> </div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Messy Prayer life</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A London Messy Church collected these prayers on the Prayer Tree last week. Looks to me as if spirituality is alive and kicking with these families.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/prayer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prayer</a></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Messy Grandma of Twenty</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:51:27 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Look at this story of growth and of God bringing new life and hope to a traditional service through the faithful ministry of the Messy Church team from Claudia Zinck-Gilroy. Happy sigh.</p> <p>Hello there <br /> Just wanted to dash off a quick note.</p> <p>Messy Church is growing in the tiny village of Blandford in the Parish of Blandford, Nova Scotia, Canada.<br /> We meet twice a month on Friday night. Another village has Messy Church on the alternate Friday night. This way, some of the parents who wish to do so can attend both Messy Churches in a month. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/all-age" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">All-age</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/canada" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/growth" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Growth</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sunday" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sunday</a></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Messy Communion</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:47:46 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It's a while since we talked about Messy Eucharists. Chris emailed today asking if we knew of any happening, especially in an ecumenical setting. I've blogged in years past about St Wilf's ventures into the sacraments, but now that the website lets us take comments (whoop), and now that there are many Messy Churches who have given it a try, can we share some more experiences of Messy Communions?</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/communion" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Communion</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/eucharist" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Eucharist</a></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Godly Play and Messy Church</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:25:38 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Martyn and I had a good and helpful meeting the other week with Mary Hawes, National Going for Growth Adviser and Peter Privett, known by many for his work with Godly Play across the world.</p> <p>I'd compiled a list of similarities and differences between Messy Church and Godly Play and thought they might be useful to ponder on for others who are interested in both approaches. What do you think?</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/godly-play" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Godly Play</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/spirituality" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Spirituality</a></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Messy Family Fun in Portsmouth</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Messy Family Fun Club at Portsmouth Cathedral</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/all-age" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">All-age</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/family" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Family</a></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>If Messy Church really is church...</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>This blog explores what 'church' really is.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/inherited-church" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Inherited church</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/values" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Values</a></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Messy Church on BBC South Today</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:34:35 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Messy Church appeared on BBC South Today recently.</p> <p></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/video" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Video</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/publicity" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Publicity</a></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Exploring celebration</h1> <p>Lucy Moore — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:24:23 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Celebration is the name we've given to the most traditional worship part of Messy Church - the 15 minutes of story, song, prayer and whatever else we bring into the gathered worship of the whole session. It's also a broader term for marking with joy or sorrow a significant event, for making that event count in our community's life.</p> <p>Celebration can be engaging, fun, joyful: where people's perception of church is that it is boring, we need to show them that the church worships a God who is totally engaging.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/values" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Values</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/celebration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Celebration</a></div></div></div> </article> </main></body></html>