Equipping Children to Grow in the Community of Faith
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Worship is our primary contact with God. Just as breathing air brings life to our bodies, so worship brings life to a congregation. Worship for Life helps children to discover the many ways that people worship God and to understand that worship is as essential as breathing.
Worship for Life is a fully reproducible resource collection that offers congregations a library of 247 ready-to-use learning activities. It introduces the elements of worship and helps children to participate and delight in worshiping God through a variety of media and forms. This sacred time and space they share with God and with the faith community becomes an attitude of the heart, and a way of life.
Worship for Life Is for You!
- Use in a variety of settings: church school, mid-week, VBS, camping, and more.
- Use with Kindergarten-Grace 5 or follow suggested adaptations to include older and younger children.
- Use the entire collection or focus on specific themes.
The Worship for Life CD Resource Collection
Worship for Life includes a Leader's Guide and 13 units-one on the broad theme of worship and 12 on the components of a service, all on a CD, plus the Music CD. Use the units in any order-start to finish or topic by topic. Taken together, the 13 units give children the "big picture" of worship. Used individually, units or individual lessons can focus in on specific areas, such as the sacraments, prayer, music, or creeds.
Complete Lesson Format
Lessons in each unit of Worship for Life provide hands-on learning in 19 unique areas: Architecture; Drama:Script; Art; Games; Banners/Textiles; Music; Clown/Mime; Music:Hymn; Story; Computer; Music:Song; Creative Writing; Photography; Creative Writing:Poetry; Puppetry; Culinary; Storytelling; Dance/Gesture/Movement; Storytelling:Children's Message; Drama
Worship for Life Leader's Guide
The Leader's Guide provides an overview of the collection, plus articles on the biblical and historical traditions of worship, theological reflections on children and worship, information on the components of worship and the liturgical year, and suggestions on how to use Worship for Life in a variety of settings.
Involve Your Whole Congregation!
In addition to the lessons, each unit provides a comprehensive index and Enhancements Pages to help extend the learning to teachers, pastors, parents and the wider congregation. Learn, experience, and celebrate together!
The Worship for Life Resource Collection was developed by an ecumenical team of 41 writers from 12 denominations and developed under the auspices of the LOGOS Ministry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; made possible through Worship Renewal Grants fromt he Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan; with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.; and published by Logos Productions, Inc., Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
For interactive discussion on the Worship for Life resource Collection, go to the project website at www.worship4life.net.
Order Today and Start Experiencing the Richness of Worship
Worship for Life is available in the following formats:
1. Printed resource collection: 13 units and the Leader's Guide, plus the Worship for Life Music CD - $199 (plus shipping). To order, scroll down to find it under "Related Items."
2. CD resource collection: PDF files of the Leader's Guide and all 13 units, text files of each unit's Enhancement Pages, plus the Worship for Life Music CD - $199 (plus shipping). To order, scroll down to find it under "Related Items."
3. A bundled package: printed resources, CD resource, plus Music CD - $249 (plus shipping). To order, click on the "Add to your order" button above.
Music
Additional copies of the Worship for Life Music CD and a Worship for Life Songbook can also be purchased separately - perfect for choir directors or congregations with multiple music leaders.
*Worship for Life Music CD - $17.95
*Worship for Life Songbook - $8.95
*Worship for Life Songbook and Music CD package - $25.95
To order, scroll down to find it under "Related Items."