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Encounters with Jesus: Guided Scripture Meditations
Take yourself back into the Bible narratives through contemplative reimagining of the sights, sounds and other senses. As an exercise in prayer, look and listen to what God might say to you as you experience these events. This is a book of guided prayer meditations based on...
20 Statements about Communities of Disciples
"Congregations make intentional discipling a priority. Faith formation and education for the congregation, connecting with the wider community, are vital for discipleship and mission." Here are 20 statements for discussion among church leaders about Christian faith formation...
Port Phillip East Video
Here's the video that I recently produced on behalf of our presbytery for the 2022 meeting of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania. The Synod arranged for the filming of the opening and closing segments featuring my colleague Rev Duncan Macleod, and they produced the logo. I...
“Meeting Together” Resources
"Meeting Together" is a new booklet from the Uniting Church, Victoria and Tasmania designed to help committees and other groups to explore what make meetings healthy and how to recognise and name poor behaviour in meetings. The booklet was produced by the Presbyery eLM...
Imago Vita: Photo Discussion Cards
Imago Vita or Pictures of Life is a set of 86 A5 photos produced on behalf of eLM: equipping leadership for mission for the Uniting Church, VicTas Synod. The varied images are chosen for use in a range of group activities, from community-building, to reflecting on memories,...
Saying Sorry Game
Here's a game that I made up for Alive@5 on the theme of saying sorry and forgiveness. It's designed for a mixed group of parents and primary school age children. Sit in a circle. A volunteer stands in the middle - they are the spinning pointer. This person closes their eyes...
John 9 Audio Meditation
The story of the blind man at the pool of Siloam is well-known to readers of John's Gospel. This is an audio recording of a guided mediation that I wrote for the book Encounters with Jesus. I've done this recording so that people can undertake the meditation by themselves, or...
Acts 2: Contemplative Reading
In your imagination, take yourself back a couple of thousand years to Jerusalem, the Jewish capital. Imagine the Middle Eastern city on a hill, the buildings of clay and stone, narrow streets, city walls, the hustle and bustle – streets filled with locals and visitors, Jewish...
Board Game: Who wants to be a Tribal Heir?
A board game about the book of Genesis? Yes. "Who Wants to Be a Tribal Heir?" is a game I developed as part of a Bible Study resource for young people about Children of the Bible. The resource was commissioned by the Women's Division of the General Board of Global Ministries of...
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