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| Clip Art for Bulletins and Beyond |
Book |
| George F Collopy |
Resource Publications 1988 |
| Art on Christian themes with a more Catholic and traditional feel. Some old wood-cut style illustrations, some more contemporary. |
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| Clip Art for Communicating Good News |
Book |
| Jean Morningstar |
Resource Publications 1989 |
| Fairly traditional symbols on a wide variety of Christian themes. |
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| Clip Art for Feasts and Seasons |
Book |
| Gertrud Mueller Nelson |
Order of St Benedict 1990 |
| Biblical images and other Christian symbols in a calligraphic style. |
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| Clip art designed for photocopying - wide range of items from Birthday greetings to world map outlines |
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| DIY Celebrations Images |
CD-Rom |
| 2000 images mainly of people - babies, international, romance, musicians, faces etc, some very cartoonish, others quite straight. Found in DIY Celebrations Pack under Youth Activity Ideas. |
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| Images for the Church Magazine |
CD-Rom |
| 300 cartoon style images in black/white for church magazines and newsheets etc. |
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| Instant Cartoons for Church Newsletters |
Book |
| George W Knight (compiler) |
Baker Book House 1982 |
| Given that this is a rather old and US based publication, it still has a few gems that could be useful and don't look too dated. |
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| More Instant Art for the Church Magazine |
Book |
| Judy Smith |
Palm Tree 1987 |
| Mix of items from seasonal borders and images to cartoons, word searches and thoughts for the day. Bit old fashioned here and there. |
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| Over 1350 items of Christian clip art in cartoon and more serious style in colour and black & white.. |
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| 50 Ideal - puppet scripts |
Book |
| Peter Hellyer |
One Way UK 2001 |
| 50 scripts for all ages on topics such as faith, discipleship, generosity, Christmas, Easter, evangelistic etc. Mostly for 2 or 3 puppets - boy, girl & animals. |
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| Lucy Moore |
Kevin Mayhew 2000 |
| 'Nativity pantomime' developed by Riding Lights Roughshod, tracing Mary & Joseph's journey with donkey (puppet or traditional 2-man costume.) Minimum of 4 actors doubling up, or max of 12, age 11+ to adult . |
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| Cruising with Noah |
CD & Booklet |
| 40 min musical for 7-10 year olds using story of Noah to highlight global issues: conflict, hunger, poverty etc & encourage sharing & working together. CD has songs plus backing tracks. Booklet has narration, actions & lyrics. |
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| Desperately Seeking Sampson |
Booklet |
| Tony Colley |
Scripture Union 2004 |
| 12 short comedy sketches based on Scripture passages: Abraham, Moses, Sampson, David & Goliath, Daniel, Jonah, 3 wise men, house on rock, Peter, Martha & Mary, water into wine, boy falling asleep when Paul preaches. |
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| Easy Ways to Christmas Plays |
Booklet - photocopiable |
| Three Christmas plays for 3-7 year olds, with step-by-step 5 week countdown based on brief weekly practice sessions and with preparatory activities. |
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| Fifty Dramatised Bible Readings |
Book |
| Old Testament - stories + Ecclesiastes, Job, Psalm 23, Isaiah 40, New Testament - life of Jesus, parables, Acts, armour of God, taming the tongue etc. Can be done with more or less movement as needed. |
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| Godspell - Vocal Score |
Book |
| Stephen Schwartz |
Hal Leonard |
| Full vocal score of the musical |
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| Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
Book |
| Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Hal Leonard 1973 |
| Lyrics and musical score of the famous musical. |
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| 15 sketches on debt, fair trade, water, trade issues, HIV/Aids, refugees, tourism, poverty - with intro pages on each subject. Suitable for assemblies, church services, youth groups etc. |
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| Murray Watts |
Marc Europe 1985 |
| 15 sketches from Riding Lights stable, old but still some of the best. Subjects inc: resurrection, wedding at Cana, Jonah, parodies on contemporary attitudes to religion, Also short morality play 'Trial of Trimmer Trend'. |
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| Oh no, Not the Nativity |
Booklet - photocopiable |
| Sketches throughout the church year, but with the majority being for Christmas - suitable for any audience, but probably best performed by adults |
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| Practical Ways to Christmas Plays |
Booklet - photocopiable |
| Five easy to perform plays written for children at Key Stage Two (7-11s), for use in schools and church-based groups |
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| Scripts for hand and rod puppets with screen and for hand held individual puppet dialogues also. From Nick Russell, OnewayUK and others. |
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| Puppet Sketches - Book 1 |
Booklet |
| 10 biblical based sketches using people & animal puppets . |
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| Reach for Heaven - Puppet Ministry |
DVD |
| Teaching the art of (hand) puppetry and how to set up a puppet ministry team. Includes several examples of use, but sadly only of puppetry to recorded songs rather than sketches. 1 hr 17mins |
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| Sketches for the Church Year |
Book |
| David Walker |
Kevin Mayhew 2001 |
| '16 dramas for all-age worship.' Generally need to be performed by adults with lines learnt rather than read. Covering special events inc baptism, Advent, Easter, Palm Sunday & biblical subjects inc Jonah, Zaccheus, heaven. |
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| Theme Drama |
Booklet - photocopiable |
| Marina Brown |
Scripture Union 2000 |
| 40 Bible-based sketches and dramatic ideas for use with 8-13 year olds |
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| Using Dance and Drama |
Book |
| Introduction to using dance and drama with under-5s and with 5-9s, mainly as improvisation and learning experience rather than polished performance. |
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| Peter Crumpler |
Scripture Union 1993 |
| 'Practical guide to help churches improve communications.' Covers aspects inc getting reports in local media, brightening up noticeboards, brochures, leaflets, logos etc.Outdated (websites notable by absence) but still useful |
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| Keeping People in Touch |
Leaflet |
| Peter Crumpler, John Truscott |
Administry |
| Mini-guide 4x A4 - Communications are more than just the magazine or the notices. Includes: doing a survey, using all available routes |
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| 'Guide to publicity and public relations for voluntary organisations.' Rather old publication, so careful on practical info , but still useful advice on internal and external communications, brochures, logos, noticeboards etc. |
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| Letterheads & Logos |
Booklet |
| Ideas about letterheads and logos for churches with an appendix for names for church activities. |
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| News for the World |
Booklet |
| Survey on how churches make good use of the media. |
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| Jill Ritchie |
Wiremill Press 2004 |
| Quick Guide intended for voluntary organisations and charities but with a lot of good advice on content, style & technicalities, that church magazines & newsletter editors would do well to heed. |
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| Prepare the Way with Posters |
Book |
| Yvonne Copock |
Gazelle 1999 |
| How to make your own home-spun posters to enliven the outside of your church and communicate what happens inside. |
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| Preparing a Welcome Pack |
Leaflet |
| Mini-guide 4 x A4 introduction to subject |
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| Very basic but comprehensive guide to producing church publicity, newsletters etc |
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| What Works? (version 1) |
Pack |
| Chris Meade, Peter Lyons |
Association of Community Workers 1985 |
| Basic guide to publicity for community groups. Pre-desktop publishing, so ignore references to cow gum, but still some good advice on design, wording and getting your message across. |
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| What Works? (version 2) |
Booklet |
| Chris Meade, Pete Lyons |
What Works 1991 |
| Useful advice for groups on how to approach publicity - use of language, clarity of design, a thorough understanding of purpose etc. Post desktop but does not go into technicalities. (2 copies) |
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| And Now for the Notices |
A4 sheet |
| Advice on how to communicate information in church notices |
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| Anyone can Tell a Story |
Book |
| Creative advice for storytelling: structures, rhythms, repetitions, audience participation etc, plus 19 short stories as examples |
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| How to... Lead the Prayers |
Booklet |
| Anna de Lange, Liz Simpson |
Grove Books 2002 |
| Basic advice on leading intercessions in public worship - why, what and how. |
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| How to… Read the Bible in Church |
Booklet |
| Anna de Lange, Liz Simpson |
Grove Books 2003 |
| Basic advice on reading the Bible in church, including background information on how the readings are chosen, how to prepare and how to bring the text alive. |
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| Janner on Presentation |
Book |
| Grenville Janner |
Business Books 1989 |
| 'Essential guide to the theory, tricks & techniques of business presentation.' Advice on public speaking from point of view of politician & businessman. Some aspects irrelevant (& material on visual aids outdated) but still useful tips. |
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| Little Big Voice, The |
Book |
| Simon Raybould |
Piquant 2002 |
| Voice coaching for ordinary people, including voice exercises, improving the power and control of your voice, rhythm, reading aloud, working with a microphone etc. |
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| Reading Today, The |
A4 sheet |
| Preparing those who do readings in church |
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| Burnham Hodgson |
SPCK 2004 |
| Very practical little book, focused on speaking liturgy, with advice on stress in sentences, pace, intonation, pause, audibility, breathing etc. and with some exercises. |
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| Storyteller's Guide to the Old Testament, A |
Book |
| Owen Shelley |
Scripture Union 2003 |
| Subtitled 'How to bring 80 Bible stories to life', gives an introduction to the passages rather than a fully-developed written story, plus an introduction to storytelling in general. |
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| Arts in your Church, The |
Book |
| Practical guide to organising arts events covering areas such as working with artists, planning, marketing, finance, law etc. Also looks at wider relations between arts and the church, plus case studies of particular arts events. |
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| Being Creative with Forms of Worship |
Booklet |
| John Drane, Olive M Fleming Drane |
Administry 2002 |
| Basic intro focusing on dance, drama (inc mime and clowning) and storytelling |
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| Jackie Sheppard |
Spring Harvest 2002 |
| 'A practical guide to using technology in worship.' For the complete beginner, includes presentation software, using video, copyright, sound & lighting, church websites, team working etc. |
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| Choosing Sound and Video |
A4 sheet |
| Basic info on church audio and video |
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| Clowns, Storytellers, Disciples |
Book |
| Olive M Fleming Drane |
BRF 2002 |
| Author tells her own experience of using clowning in ministry. Also covers different aspects of using arts, games, storytelling etc in worship with lots of practical suggestions. |
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| Creative Teaching Methods |
Book |
| Marlene D LeFever |
Cook 1985 |
| Aimed mainly for those teaching or leading secondary age through to adult. Exploring the use of role-play, drama, stories, mime, creative writing, debate etc |
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| Gospel According to the Simpsons, The |
Book |
| Mark I Pinsky |
WJI Press 2001 |
| Analysis of 'The Simpsons', praised as 'one of most theologically relevant programmes on prime time' (also attacked by religious leaders). See workbook of same title & video 'Simpsons - Heaven & Hell'. |
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| Praying the Movies II |
Book |
| 'Daily meditations from classic films' Taking clips from 30 films: American Beauty, Babe, Dogma, O Brother where art thou, Erin Brockovich, Secrets & Lies etc. Relating them to Bible passages, with reflections & prayers |
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| Sharing Jesus with Puppets |
Booklet |
| Dennis Doyle |
Hands up for God |
| Sharing one group's experience of puppet ministry - different types of puppet, solo perfomance, sketches, workshops etc |
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| Dir: Gabriel Axel |
MGM 1987 |
| 1 hr 39mins Feature film on two devout sisters in remote part of Denmark & what happens when their French servant cooks a gourmet feast for austere religious community. Subtitled Cert U (See Lent Course: 'Power of Small Choices') |
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| Dir: Lasse Halstrom |
Miramax 2000 |
| 1hr 57mins. Feature film on how changes happen when young woman arrives to open chocolat shop in small French town in Lent. Themes of control, personal growth etc. Cert A (See Lent Course 'Christ & the Chocolaterie') |
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National Film Board of Canada/Veritas Video |
| Short (8mins), no words, just music. From image of boy in boat, zooms out to view of earth, out through space, then back down to close-up of insect on boy's skin, right down to level of atom. Pre-computer graphics, but still has charm. |
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| 1hr 36min feature cartoon. Animated children's adventure where the heros are fish! Could be used as illustration of loving father seeking the lost. |
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| Images for Worship - 1 |
Video |
| 'Grace' 1hr total material to music from album 'Grace' (but could be used to other music) - track titles: spirit, people, environment, abstract, words, ambience. |
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| Images for Worship - 2 |
Video |
| 'Alienation' 55 mins total running time with music from 'path of time' by Fractal Edge (but could be used to other music. Three main sections: Alienation, Runner (image & voice), progression to community |
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| Images for Worship - 3 |
Video |
| 'Creation, Redemption' Three sections: Creation - heavens, earth, water and life; Cruciform - the cross, eucharist, empty tomb; Prodigal Journey - separation, return, reunification. |
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| Images for Worship - 4 |
Video |
| 'Being & Becoming' Total duration 40 minutes with 9 sections mostly around 5 mins in length each. |
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| Images for Worship 1,2 & 3 |
DVD |
| 19 tracks most approx 6mins long - series of images with electronic music, some continous loops. Images inc water, trees, lights, people, mostly abstracted, themes inc redemption, energy etc. (See notes for details) |
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Reaching the Unchurched Network |
| 3 dramas on relationships, spirituality & success; 5 real life stories, 5 performances by Rob Lacey from 'Word on the Street' , reflections using music & images. Very well done. |
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| 30min cartoon on nativity, voiced by Steven Berkoff, Joe Pasquale, Cannon & Ball. From viewpoint of three quails who somehow manage to observe the whole thing. Well done, good fun for kids. (2 copies ) |
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| 2hrs Evangelical-made story of life of Christ (Available from outside source - allow 5 working days) |
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| Dir: Franco Zeffirelli |
1977 |
| 4hrs 30mins Feature film starring Robert Powell as Jesus PG (Available from outside source - allow 5 working days) |
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| Joseph, King of Dreams |
Video |
| 1hr 12 min feature length cartoon on story of Joseph. (Available from outside source - allow 5 working days for collection from Exchange.) |
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| 27 minute sequence of images to give the feel of a journey or pilgrimage. Ambient music track from Cloudburst (but could be used without). |
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| Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The |
DVD |
| based on CS Lewis |
Authentic Media |
| Animated version of classic children's story 95mins |
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| Feature film 1 hr 48 mins (Cert 15) Set in Glasgow, story of gangster released from prison who ends up playing Jesus in community passion play. Allegory of gospel story - could be used for discussion starters. With Leaders notes. |
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| Murray Watts |
Icon/S4C 2000 |
| 1hr 27mins Animated feature film of gospel story told through eyes of child. |
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| 1 hr U certificate . 7 episodes of Rowan Atkinson comedy mime: The Exam, On the Beach, The Church, The Department Store, Restaurant, Royal Film, The Library ( Available from outside source - allow 5 working days) |
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| Nooma 001 - Rain |
DVD + booklet |
| 11 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of why God allows bad things in our lives. |
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| Nooma 002 - Flame |
DVD + booklet |
| 11 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of the word 'love' and what it really means. |
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| Nooma 003 - Trees |
DVD + booklet |
| 13 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of what is the significance & meaning of our lives. Does God care about here & now? |
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| Nooma 004 - Sunday |
DVD + booklet |
| 12 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of church & idea that God wants our hearts rather than hollow religious ritual. |
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| Nooma 005 - Noise |
DVD + booklet |
| 10 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on idea that the amount of noise in our lives & our fear of silence makes us unable to hear God. |
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| Nooma 006 - Kickball |
DVD + booklet |
| 11 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of always wanting more, & God seeing the bigger picture & knowing what's best for us. |
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| Nooma 007 - Luggage |
DVD + Booklet |
| 13 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of forgiveness rather than carrying baggage of resentment etc. |
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| Nooma 008 - Dust |
DVD + Booklet |
| 14 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of God believing in us and our capacity to be the kind of people we were meant to be. |
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| Nooma 009 - Bullhorn |
DVD + Booklet |
| 14 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of showing our love for God by loving others no matter how hard it is. |
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| Nooma 010 - Lump |
DVD + booklet |
| 12 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of 'personal junk' - things in our life we're ashamed of - & fact that God's love for us never changes.. |
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| Nooma 011 - Rhythm |
DVD & booklet |
| 12 mins.well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor using images & sounds of orchestra to explore theme of being in tune with God. |
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| Nooma 012 - Matthew |
DVD + Booklet |
| 14 min well produced & accessible discussion starter /meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of dealing with loss & theme that it's Ok to feel different emotions & OK not to understand. |
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| Nooma 013 - Rich |
DVD + booklet |
| 12 min well produced & accessible discussion starter / meditation by young US mega-church pastor on theme of seeing beyond our own wealthy lifestyle & being blessed in order to bless others.. |
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| Nooma 014 - Breathe |
DVD & Booklet |
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