Roshi's ramblings

What is one thing families across the country do on wet and miserable days whilst on holiday?  They break out board games… Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble….yawn…more like bored games!  The world of board gaming is going through something of a golden age at the moment.  There are hundreds of thousands of new, more exciting games out there with a wide variety of mechanics – from fun party games that can be played in 15 minutes, to epic legacy games which can provide hundreds of hours of entertainment to a group of friends.  It’s so popular that there are multiple websites and YouTube channels that are dedicated to them (check out Wil Wheaton's Tabletop , a YouTube series which has celebrities playing board games with Wil Wheaton from Star Trek that in 2014 broke records by crowdfunding $1,414,159 to continue making episodes!)  There are also board game cafes opening up around the country, where you pay for a table for 30 mins, an hour or 2 hours and they provide games for you

Session 2: Fischy Music tl;dr version:   Music should appeal to all ages, which means it can’t have too many complex words, but it should have integrity. Give people control over their worship songs – modify them to reflect the congregation – the more they own it the more engaged they are. Teach new songs always at the start of services Movement isn’t just for kids it’s another form of worship. This session was predominantly singing and dancing, whilst discussing the importance of song and movement.  Much of Fischy Music is childlike praise with a couple of silly songs to help people relax, which is unsuprising as one of their main markets are schools. Singing creates a sense of safety, belonging, fun and happiness to be there. The reason so many people dislike it is that at approximately age 10 they are told they can’t sing – usually by teachers or people they respect and it has a big knock on effect. It is similar for movement whilst singing as well – for so

So as promised in my last post here is my write up of the first session from the childrens conference run by Blackburn Diocese this February.  I will post up the others over the next 4 mondays so as not to give you too much to read all at once :P Session 1 - Nick Harding – Why All Age Worship tl;dr version: ·          All Age Worship as a term doesn’t work anymore as it has been corrupted – usually to mean for children and adults put up with it. ·          It should be ‘relationship building’ church, based around building a relationship together as a community between generations whilst also building a community with God ·          Most people are kinaesthetic learners and the service should reflect that ·          It is difficult and challenging to run, and for some people to attend – but it is about making the scripture and worship relevant to all generations – not just those who ascribe to the ‘club’ that church has descended into. A simple question?

Hi Everyone, It has been a ridiculously busy time and I haven't had any chance to blog for a while.  I'm going to try doing it sporadically as I can, and when I have interesting updates! My BAP process is still ongoing, I'm now meeting with a former examining chaplain regularly to prepare me for it.  Due to events in my personal life which I won't go into, we have decided not to go ahead with the BAP in time for the next academic year but I should be going for it in Autumn.  I'm excited and ready to do it! My understanding of the CofE and how it works is ever improving in leaps and bounds, mainly due to my new(ish) job as Family Support Worker at All Hallows church in Bispham!  The role allows me to help others explore their faith, whilst also deepening my own.  I've been in it for 6 months now, integrating into the church and starting to make subtle changes and start new things.  It hasn't dulled my wish to become clergy either, whilst I do feel I am