CRAIG MITCHELL
Welcome to my blog and portfolio. I’m an educator, facilitator, author, multimedia maker, event curator, church worker, musician, researcher and culinary explorer.
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New Song – To the God of Life
I have two little projects on the go. One is to try to write some short songs of blessing or sending. The second is to take some of the texts from my Deeper Water worship book and turn them into songs. It requires some additional work on the texts, but I'm trying to...
Resources: Preparing for Baptism & Confirmation
Here is a page of resources from my recent Diving Deep workshops about preparing older youth to adults for baptism and confirmation. There are workshop notes, Uniting Church resources, and link to a bunch of resources from Australis and overseas. Some are free and...
This Day: Sabbath Poems
This Day: Collected & New Sabbath Poems. This wonderful book of poems by a remarkable poet is my companion on the back deck in the mornings. Wendell Berry is teaching me to pay attention to the land, to country, to Creation, and I am left humbled and speechless by...
FREE DOWNLOAD – The Belonging Kit Resources
I am delighted to announce that The Belonging Kit is available as a free download courtesy of the UCA Assembly. The Belonging Kit is a comprehensive educational resource designed for preparing older youth to adults for baptism and confirmation. It was published by...
“There is a Thin Place” – Sheet Music
There is a Thin Place is a Taize-style call to worship - a simple, contemplative melody with simple words. The arrangement allows for extra vocal and instrumental parts to be added. This song started as a Call to Worship written for Blackwood Uniting Church. David...
VIDEO SERIES – Aboriginal Spirituality and Culture
A conversation with Revd Dr Garry Worete Deverell. Three videos with Discussion Guide. This is a collaboration between Garry and myself on behalf of Port Phillip East Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia, with the initial support of the University of...
Featured Resources
VIDEO & DISCUSSION SERIES
Video Series
Our Faith: Christian Beliefs in the Uniting Church
Six short videos produced as a national learning resource for the Uniting Church in Australia. A range of church leaders – local, state and national – open up Christian beliefs about God, the Bible, the Church and God’s Mission. Discussion guide and activity resources for groups here.
“Here is a book of invitations to deeper water – to open a strange story and live in its pages, to learn to sing a new song in a different land, to be seared by a burning bush, to board a weathered boat and push out into the depths.”
Deeper Water: Resources for Immersive Worship