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These Sunday School and Dig in at Home materials provide great discussion starters and talking points for you to be able to start and continue faith and life conversations at home, linked with and based on the bible reading and material we use in worship each week.
All of the material is designed so that it can be used by anyone at home or at church, to easily lead children of all ages, engage them in bible discovery, and further their faith and discipleship journey.
The material on the page is designed to be used as a snapshot for engaging in Faith practices at Home. It uses the FAITH5 practices of SHARE, READ, TALK, PRAY and BLESS as simple ways to connect and discuss faith and life. An additional PDF document is linked to each weekly page and provides more information and activities.
The first page of the document is what we use at Sunday School and helps us get to know each other through:
- Welcoming and setting boundaries for the session,
- Sharing highs, lows, and buffalos,
- Talking about the video that we saw in worship,
- Exploring the theme through a game or activity using our senses and bodies,
- Engaging in some Bible Discovery,
- And we always end in praying for and with each other and blessing the children as they leave.
The second and subsequent pages contain additional material and activities that can be used in Sunday School and at Home:
- The Leaders/Helpers/Parents Dig in section gives background and contextual information for leaders and parents to help them think about the material themselves before leading it.
- The Core Bible Discovery is the main lesson and is written to be lead in a large or small group at Sunday School or at Home.
- There is often a Pray activity that further extends on the core Bible lesson, and
- Family Together Time gives an idea that can be done at home together as a family to link the Sunday learning with activity and follow up during the week.
- The Deeper Bible extends on the core material and is particularly helpful for leading a discussion to further discuss the theme. It is designed specifically for older children (grade 5+) but can be used for any age.
- All printed materials that might be required are included and can be easily printed at home. Any additional materials for the activities are fairly standard things that most families will have access to at home, and are clearly listed in the relevant sections.
We often use parts of the material in our All-age worship services. I highly recommend you have a look and make time to Dig in at Home with your family whether you worship with us on Sunday or not.
If you have any questions about the material or engaging in Faith at Home with your family, I’d love to connect with you.
Jess