Godly Play: Approaching Scripture with Wonder

Sat 4 PM | Portal

Godly Play Foundation Trainers

Is it possible to play with Scripture? Godly Play invites imagination, stillness, and spirit to coalesce in a variety of ways. Inspired by Maria Montessori’s deep trust of each child’s inner teacher, this method of spiritual guidance invites all-comers of any age to listen and play with the Bible in fresh ways and is most at home with those who value story and wonder – families, churches, hospital bedsides and so much more. Join Godly Play Foundation Trainers as we share a Godly Play-style story from Scripture, wonder verbally together, make individual art responses, and share resources for developing this approach in your setting.

Emily Griffin

Director of Children’s Programming
Emily will be co-leading children’s activities at Wild Goose again this year. She’s an Episcopal priest at St. Alban’s in Washington, DC and a trainer in Godly Play – a hands-on, creative method of spiritual guidance used primarily but not always with kids. When she’s not in a circle sharing stories, she’s either reading voraciously, attempting French cooking with her husband, or brushing up on her Spanish. She’s most at home in the mountains and can’t wait to sing and work and pray and play again this year at the Goose.
www.godlyplayfoundation.org

Sessions:
90 Godly Play, Scripture and Wonder
408 Kids Tent Program

Nancy St John

Co-Director, Children’s Programming
Nancy is very much looking forward to joining teammates in co-leading children’s activities at Wild Goose this year. She is a trained early childhood Montessori teacher at a Montessori school in Scituate, Massachusetts. Nancy is also a trainer for the Godly Play, a religious method that helps children explore their faith through story. Both these passions compliment the other, as she sits on the floor with children most Sundays at a nearby Episcopal church telling stories. Nancy lives along the rocky Massachusetts seashore, where she marvels at its beauty and loves walking along the beach any chance she gets in search of “treasure.”

Sessions:
408 Kids Tent Program

Sally Thomas

Co-Director, Children’s Programming
“Sally is the most irreverent reverent person” a childhood friend proclaimed. Yep! Since her own children declared their innate theology as tiny sage ones, Sally has been attuned to the spiritual wisdom children offer in this wondrous world. She currently serves as the Missioner for Children & Families at Holy Communion (Episcopal) Church in University City, MO and is a D. Min. student at Eden Seminary. She has been in cahoots with circles of children and their families using Godly Play for twenty years and is thrilled to join Emily Griffin and Nancy St. John for Godly Play’s 3rd year at the Goose.

Sessions:
408 Kids Tent Program

Session #90