Storyteller – Godly Play Scotland

Godly Play Accredited Storyteller & Door Person Training – Spring Saturdays 2024

This Storyteller and Door Person Accredited Training Course runs over four Saturdays in the Spring and early Summer of 2024. 6th April 4th May 1st June We'll arrange the fourth Saturday when we meet on the 6th April. Each day starts at 9:30am and finishes by 4:30pm. The venue is the Godly Play Room at Cramond Kirk Halls, part of Edinburgh Northwest Kirk. The Godly Play Storyteller and Door Person Accredited Training is designed to give people a better understanding of both the theory and practice of Godly Play. The course explores each of the main types of story – sacred, parables and liturgy. We concentrate on the core stories that people usually tell at the beginning of their Godly Play journey. Alongside the stories and wondering, are workshops that explore the theology and theory behind Godly Play. There is a mixture of trainer led and participant storytelling sessions - so you have the opportunity to tell a story as part of the course and see and wonder about...

Circle – Edinburgh – 25th November

Coffee, cake, Godly Play chat and a story to hear and wonder about - the best way to spend a Saturday morning! The story at this circle will be The Story of Eric Liddell. Everyone is welcome. There is no need to book and there is no charge. ...

Discovery Day – Fort William – 24th June

Discovery Days are a great way to find out about Godly Play and to experience it for yourself. This Discovery Day will be held at Duncansburgh Church in Fort William. The day starts at 10am and will finish by 4pm. Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided, but please bring your own lunch. The cost of the day is £12 and you can book here ......

Storyteller and Door Person Accredited Training – Duddingston – 8th-10th September

This is a weekend, non-residential course. It starts at 1pm on Friday 8th September and finishes at 5pm on Sunday 10th September. The venue is the Godly Play Scotland Centre in Duddingston Kirk Manse. The Godly Play Storyteller and Door Person Accredited Training is designed to give people a better understanding of both the theory and practice of Godly Play. The course explores each of the main types of story – sacred, parables and liturgy. We concentrate on the core stories that people usually tell at the beginning of their Godly Play journey. Alongside the stories and wondering, are workshops that explore the theology and theory behind Godly Play. There is a mixture of trainer led and participant storytelling sessions - so you have the opportunity to tell a story as part of the course and see and wonder about 14 other stories. Godly Play Storyteller and Door Person training courses fit a lot in, so the days are long. This is especially true of...

Conference 2023 – Are You Ready?

with The Rev. Cannon Dr. Andrew Sheldon, Godly Play Advocate for International Development Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd June, 2023 Portobello and Joppa is a special place. Known as 'Edinburgh's Seaside', with long stretches of beautiful sand and blue sea. We are delighted to be holding our 4th Godly Play Scotland Conference at Portobello and Joppa Parish Church, where Godly Play has been spoken for many years. You can book here ... We hope that we can tempt you with some interesting workshops, storytelling, a market place of Godly Play goodies, and a book stall. Our workshops include: Journey to the Heart - helping children get ready Stories of God at Home - exploring how we can use Godly Play within our own homes and with our families Equity Audit Toolkit - looking at these new resources from the Godly Play Foundation and how we can use them in our settings Contextualised Godly Play - how do you connect your Godly Play room, objects and practice to where you...