
What is Godly Play Scotland?
Godly Play Scotland is a non profit making, voluntary organisation, set up in 2010.
The aim of Godly Play Scotland is to encourage and support Godly Play practitioners and those wanting to find out what it is all about.
If you have not come across Godly Play, the method is particularly suitable if you are looking for a different or complementary approach to Christian education. Although it was initially aimed at children, it is equally suitable for all age groups and in many different situations.
As Godly Play is radically different from traditional teaching methods and very effective, it is really difficult to describe its impact - much better to come and let us show you!
Alex Mackenzie and Margaret Grant (who has now retired) set up a Godly Play room and centre at Duddingston Kirk. The room, as with all Godly Play rooms, is a work in progress, with new stories being added often.
Godly Play Scotland has a travelling set of materials - so we can bring a Godly Play room to you on Discovery Days, and also a set of lending set of materials, so you can try out Godly Play in your own setting.
The official Godly Play UK website gives all the information you will need on Godly Play.
Meet the team
Our team are bringing Godly Play to churches, schools and care homes across Scotland.
Alex is based in Edinburgh and trained as a Storyteller in 2008 and became an Accredited Trainer in 2010. She shares Godly Play at Cramond Kirk, where she has spent many years working with a circle of teenagers. Alex has been taking Godly Play into local care homes for almost as long as she has been Godly Playing. During the pandemic Godly Play became Alex's 'job'! She is married to Alan and they have two grown up children and a small dog.
Upcoming Events
Godly Play Book Group – Teaching Godly Play
ZoomOur first Book Group of 2024 is reading, wondering about and discussing "Teaching Godly Play. How to Mentor the Spiritual Development of Children", by Jerome W. Berryman. Even if you […]
Godly Play Book Group – Godly Play in Middle and Late Childhood
ZoomOur second Book Group of 2024 is reading, wondering about and discussing "Godly Play in Middle and Late Childhood", by Cheryl V. Minor. This book explores the ways in which […]
The Story of the Easter Eggs
Godly Play Scotland Duddingston Kirk Manse, Old Church Lane, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe Story of the Easter Eggs is an interesting and fun story to tell over Easter. The colourful eggs, made famous by the Ukrainian art of Psyanky, are traditionally made […]