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Welcome to our new trainers
Huge congratulations and welcome to our two newest Godly Play Scotland trainers, Jessica Lang and Hilary Lacroix!!! They have been working hard behind the scenes as part of the Godly Play Scotland team for the last two years in preparation for the Training for Trainers course led by Godly Play UK in March. It has […]Read More
Godly Playing on the Isle of Lewis
Welcome and congratulations to the new Godly Play Storytellers and Door People on the Isle of Lewis. Michelle and Alex spent two fantastic long weekends on the Isle of Lewis – in November and January – leading a Discovery Day and a Storyteller and Door Person Training Course. A visit to the Godly Play room, […]Read More
Circle (network) meetings – an optional extra?
Circle (network) meetings – an optional extra? Not for me! I came off the planning group nearly a year ago, and from being deep in the thick of planning, organising and presenting, I’m now for the most part just working away in my own small corner like most of you. And I’m realising how important […]Read More
May 2022
Godly Play and Ignatian Spirituality – online workshop
Godly Play Scotland and Godly Play UK, in conjunction with the Godly Play Foundation, are excited to offer a series of online workshops, exploring some things that might influence our Godly Play circles and help inform our Godly Play practice. This third set of workshops explores Godly Play and Ignatian Spirituality. Led by Brenda Timmer, a Godly Play Trainer with Godly Play South Africa. About this Workshop In this workshop Brenda Timmer explores the intersections between Godly Play and Ignatian…
Find out more »June 2022
Storyteller and Door Person Accredited Training – Duddingston Kirk – 15-17 June 2022
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…
Find out more »May 2023
Conference 2023 – Believing in Children
with Dr Rebecca Nye May 2023 Portobello and Joppa is a special place. Known as 'Edinburgh's Seaside', with long stretches of beautiful sand and blue sea. It is special, too, for our guest speaker, Dr Rebecca Nye. Rebecca spent her early childhood looking out on this beach, and this is where her childhood spirituality began to grow. Because Portobello and Joppa are such an important part of Rebecca's childhood, she asked if she could be with us in person…
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