Monday, February 13, 2017
Godly Play 2.0
I really enjoyed the opportunity we had last week to apply what we were learning in a real world ministry environment. In what ways did your group incorporate Godly Play into the lesson, and how did the kids respond? I noticed with the preschool group that they were much more engaged in the Bible story when they got to build a snack that demonstrated the wall of Jericho and act out the story. I believe Godly play should be used in more church settings for all ages. What do you think?
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Godly play is an excellent way for all to be engaged in learning. Children with a variety of ways in which they learn grow into adults that learn in a variety of ways. The church needs to do a better job at being creative and thinking outside what has always been done to engage both the beliver and those that are not yet part of the body of Christ.
ReplyDeleteI think that with our group we incorporated Godly play by telling the story of Jesus calming the storm, but allowing the students be the characters. We included some props that all kids enjoy... such as squirt guns. I think making it fun, but also showing our passion about teaching them God's word is the ultimate version of Godly play
ReplyDeleteI believe that with the calming of the storm story the kids were engaged with the use of water and having them role- play instead of just listening. Being part of a story is always more fun then just listening to it.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Caitie! And we had such a hard group with such differences in ages. The littlest ones with us were not used to sitting for a story, if only for a couple minutes. I noticed a huge difference when we transitioned to acting out the story (during story time) and rebuilding the story (during snack). I think this experience reminded me how important it is to have a personal connection with your students. The two littles were nervous because they did not know us and participating was beyond what they currently wanted. They wanted to feel safe. If we could do that night over again, I would first wish for more time so that these connections could be formed before we did story time. I would have loved to switch snack time and story time, letting the snack introduce the story and give us one-on-one time with the kids. It also showed me how difficult Godly Play is without that personal relationship. In future churches I will remember that this method is for later on as the group develops, especially for the little ones. Perhaps an option here would also be to start off small in terms of Godly Play and add in time and activities as the group grows.
ReplyDeleteOur group incorporated the story of the woman at the well into a more modern play. I believe it did help engage them more and afterwards we were all able to discuss it in detail as to what was the point of the story trying to get across. I believe Godly play is important in a setting where we are trying to teach young kids or even adults. Godly play makes it more memorable and able to stick in the minds of those we are teaching.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that Godly Play is the most effective way of learning for kids. Our group let the kids be apart of the story versus just listening, which is what most people made their students do and I believe keeps the kids engaged. Having props is something that makes the message fun and enjoyable. Like Dale said, it makes the story more memorable.
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