Janice MacLean

Register for Core Training – Spring 2022

March 30, 2022April 19, 2022Janice MacLean

Please Note: The spring training is postponed until Fall 2022. Fall dates will be confirmed.

There are a lot of things you can learn from a book or a lecture, but Godly Play is best learned from the inside out.

At a Godly Play Core Training participants
· experience and learn about the different kinds of Godly Play stories;
· tell a story by heart and receive supportive feedback;
· learn the fundamentals of setting up your own Godly Play space and program.

Training is offered by accredited trainers from Godly Play Maritimes and includes three key plenary sessions and stories from each of the Godly Play genres:

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Update from the Godly Play Foundation

February 10, 2021February 13, 2021Janice MacLean

An Update from the Godly Play Foundation:

We have begun a comprehensive review of the materials to address concerns about the lack of diversity and implicit bias in our materials. To begin with we have made some small changes to the story of Creation and to some of the images and materials used in the Parables. The changes we made include:

To Help Celebrate Black History Month

February 10, 2021Janice MacLean

To Help Celebrate Black History Month:

New Story of Martin Luther King Jr. – The Child’s Own Saint

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that African Americans would not be discriminated against on the basis of color. He courageously traveled the country to make this dream come true through peaceful protests.

Learn more about the story at Godly Play Resources.

Register for Core Training – Fall 2019

July 8, 2019February 13, 2021Janice MacLean

For more information about Godly Play Training. Please read Training for Fall 2019.

Ready to Register for Godly Play Core Training ?

Training for Fall 2019

July 2, 2019February 13, 2021Janice MacLean

Godly Play Core Training for Storytellers & Doorpersons

Fall 2019 in Halifax! October & November

There are a lot of things you can learn from a book or a lecture, but Godly Play is best learned from the inside out.

Training is offered by accredited trainers from Godly Play Maritimes and includes three key plenary sessions and stories from each of the Godly Play genres:

Godly Play Introductory Day

September 10, 2018February 13, 2021Janice MacLean

ONE-DAY INTRODUCTORY GODLY PLAY WORKSHOP

Saturday, October 27 from 9:45am- 3:30pm: Cost is $20.

at the Godly Play Space at First Baptist Church, 1300 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS

Godly Play is a creative approach to nurturing children’s faith.
It values process, openness, discovery, community and relationships.
It supports children in being more fully aware of the mystery of God’s presence in their lives.

In this Introductory Workshop Participants will:

Godly Play Core Training Fall 2018

June 18, 2018August 16, 2018Janice MacLean

Join us for core training in Halifax at First Baptist Church.

Friday, September 21 (8:30-5:30) Module A – Sacred Stories and Creating Sacred Environments.

Saturday, September 22 (8:30-5:30) Module B – Parables and the Spirituality of the Child.

Saturday, October 27 (8:30-5:30) Module C – Liturgical Action Stories and the Community of Children.

Registration is limited – a minimum of 12 participants is required for the program. Applications will be received on a “first come, first serve” basis. Your space is not confirmed until FULL payment is received.

READ MORE about Module Training and Core Training here and BEGIN THE APPLICATION here : Godly Play Core Training.

Do you have questions? Email Registrar

Maritimes Newest Storytellers

June 15, 2018Janice MacLean

file-21 Congratulations to this group who trained at Nashwaaksis United Church, NB.

Our Newest Godly Players

April 12, 2016April 12, 2016Janice MacLean

Throughout the Fall of 2015 and during three days in April, five Godly Play modules were offered and 15 participants were involved in training and refresher days. Here they are doing big work. (continue reading to see pictures)

Refugees – A Godly Play Inspired Story

March 3, 2016September 9, 2016Janice MacLean

Love is Stronger than Fear
by Mora MacDonald
Mora is an elementary School Counselor and Godly Play Canada Storyteller at Sackville United Church, Sackville New Brunswick. She wrote this story when her church decided to sponsor a Refugee family to help children understand who a refugee is and consider how God might want us to live with refugees.

Script is written. Movements are in brackets.

Watch where I go to get this story so you will know where to go to find it. (Talk lower, but clear enough so the children can hear you as you find the pieces you need around the room.) I need that last card of creation, the Holy Family card from our Christmas story, a candle, some people of God, the 10 best ways heart. Hmmm… anything else?? Of course, the desert box. And I brought some things I had at home in this basket. Read more →