Imagine being able to teach and tell the Great Story in the place where big parts of it began. That’s the experience I had on the last day of July 2015. The opportunity came the day after I completed an inspiring pilgrimage at St. George’s College centered on the “Palestine of Jesus” course, which included visiting all the major New Testament sites. The next day, I enjoyed an equally wonderful Godly Play introduction at the college. Most of the pilgrims from my church had left, but Lesley Markham (a Godly Play practitioner, St. George’s College board member and, incidentally, wife of the Virginia Theological Seminary dean) stayed with me to serve as doorperson and general helper.

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Church Publishing, Inc just released the newest digital book by US Godly Play Trainer The Rev. Lois Howard: Using Godly Play with Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients. Based on Lois’ years of experience with the Godly Play method and practice in facilities with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.

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“There are few people who have influenced children’s ministry as much as Jerome Berryman. The founder of Godly Play – a reflective storytelling method encouraging children to explore the mystery of God – has brought about a shift in the way that we do and think about children’s work: from an educational model of old to a model of experience and encounter.”

https://www.premierchildrenswork.com/Past-Issues/2015/June-July-2015/Q-A-Jerome-Berryman

“Excuse the mild name-dropping I’m about to indulge in but I met Jerome Berryman last week. To the uninitiated, he’s the man who developed the method of spiritual formation for children called Godly Play. He’s also one of the leading theologians in the children’s ministry world, and a priest to boot!”

https://www.london.anglican.org/articles/the-brains-behind-godly-play/