Creative Ideas For Wild Church By Mary Jackson & Juno Hollyhock

This round-the year resource offers an abundance of learning and worship activities to help churches engage with the outside world and increase connectedness not just with creation, but with the local communities where they are placed, whether in the town or in the country.

As the authors note, we talk a lot about God's creation and our part in it, yet so often our worship and contemplation does not venture beyond the four walls of a church building.

This volume creatively blends the seasons of the Christian year with the rhythms of nature. For each season it offers imaginative ideas, step-by-step guidelines and complete service outlines for bringing the natural world into church and taking children's activities or even the whole church community  outside. Dozens of ideas are offered here, including

going on all-age Advent adventure

making an outdoor Easter garden

kite-flying at Ascension

enacting outdoor Bible stories

going on prayer pilgrimage

a service of remembrance with autumn leaves and tree ribbons and much more

Also included is practical advice on how to make the most of whatever outdoor space you have, what you'll need for a church outdoor kit, how to include all ages and abilities, essential advice on health, safety and safeguarding, and that ever pressing question - what to do about the weather!

The contents may be photocopied and all accompanying colour pictures and additional materials are available for download.

paperback 178 pages 17x23.5cm