SMITH, JUDY GATTIS
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Birth, Death and Resurrection: Teaching for Spiritual Growth Through the Church Year
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
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Christian Education
,
Church Year
,
General
,
Program Structure
,
Spiritual Growth
,
Teaching Aids
)
Shows how your Christian education program can be more structured around the Christian Year. Helps bring a new vitality to Christian ed. programs by offering the church year as a structure to introduce Christian understandings of spiritual experiences such as birth, baptism and death, practical programs for children, youth and adults, and useful insights into the lectionary for church school teacher.
Celebrating Special Days in the Church School Year
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Presents some of the special days of the church in ways that children will find meaningful. Programs involve active participation by the children so that they are not only being taught the faith but become part of the faith story.
Drama Through the Church Year
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Everybody's idea book of Christian drama activities for producers, directors and actors of all ages. Ideal for the person who wants to start a drama program or revitalizing an existing program in their church.
Four Parables of Jesus
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
The Lost Coin, The Lost Sheep, The Good Samaritan, and The Lost Son. Offers an opportunity for students ages 6-12 in the church school, to present in various forms of informal drama a rendition of the parables of Jesus. Scenes are written so that everyone in the class can participate. Teacher with little dramatic training can lead these stories with no difficulty.
Joyful Teaching - Joyful Learning
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Outlines some fundamental understandings of joyful teachings and learning and describes a wide variety of learning activities for various age levels - activities through which teachers and students can share God's gift of joy with one another.
Programs and Celebrations: Special In-Church Presentations for Children, Teens, and Adults
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Divided into 3 sections for children, teens and adults with an emphasis on programs that honor church events and individuals. Convenient planning guide with detailed instructions for special events.
Psalms, Parables, Promises
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
A workbook of spiritual development for church school teachers. Arranged as a series of personal (daily) studies (focused on Psalms, parables, and scriptural promises) leading to 3 weekly group studies in which participants share their own spiritual journeys and discuss insights concerning how to teach what they are discovering.
Psalms, Parables, Promises
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Teachers need spiritual nourishment, too! This is a workbook of spiritual development for church school teachers. To help them help each other to grow spiritually, and thus become better teachers. It's arranged as a series of personal, daily studies leading to 3 weekly group studies.
Teaching to Wonder: Spiritual Growth Through Imagination and Movement
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Dynamic resource for teaching children about God and creation. Utilizes movement, rhythm, and imagination to enhance a child's understanding of the world around him or her. Practical, easy to use ideas and activities designed for teachers of young children.
Teaching with Music Through the Church Year
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
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Bible
,
Children's Ministry
,
Christian Education
,
Church Year
,
General
,
Hymns
,
Music
,
Teaching Aids
)
Resourceful, practical workbook with new ideas for learning songs, for using your hymnal, for relating music to Scripture, art and drama.
Vision, Vitality and Virtue
Type: BOOK
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
Author: Smith, Judy Gattis
A workbook of spiritual development for teachers (follows Psalms, Parables, Promises). Focus is on matters essential to faith, life, and teaching - hearing God's voice (vision), drawing on God's power (vitality) and living God's way (virtue).