Get Ready! Get Set! Worship!

by Lou, Sue; Love, Jean Floyd; Meyers, Mickey; Washer, Sylvia

• ISBN13: 9780664500061
• ISBN10: 0664500064
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Geneva Pr

Summary

InGet Ready! Get Set! Worship!, four outstanding Christian educators have given pastors and teachers in the church what congregations have needed for years: a complete teaching program to prepare children and their families for worship. Within a structured program for actively involving children and parents, the authors suggest time-tested ideas and activities and provide worksheets, games, songs, crafts, and recipes.

Table of Contents

From the Writers	1	(1)
Tips for Using This Book	2	(3)
PART 1: ADULT STUDY	5	(24)
An Adult Study: Introduction	7	(2)
Session One: Thinking About Worship	9	(4)
Worship for All God's People (Adult Resource #1)	11	(2)
Session Two: Baptism	13	(4)
Sacrament of Baptism (Adult Resource #2)	15	(2)
Session Three: Communion	17	(6)
Sacrament of Communion (Adult Resource #3)	19	(2)
Responsibilities as a Parent (Adult Resource #4)	21	(1)
Responsibilities of the Session (Adult Resource #4)	21	(2)
Session Four: Making Plans	23	(4)
Welcoming Children to Worship (Adult Resource #5)	24	(2)
Sitting with Lindsey	26	(1)
Bibliography	27	(2)
PART 2: WORSHIP EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN	29	(52)
Preparing Children to Participate in Worship	31	(2)
Worship Education, Model I: A One-Hour Session	33	(26)
Find the Church (Worship Resource #1)	35	(1)
The Sanctuary Game	36	(3)
Sanctuary Outline (Worship Resource #2)	37	(2)
About Learning Centers	39	(1)
Apostles' Creed Learning Center	40	(2)
The Apostles' Creed (Worship Resource #3)	41	(1)
Hymnbook Marker Learning Center	42	(1)
Lord's Prayer Learning Center	43	(4)
The Lord's Prayer (Worship Resource #4)	44	(1)
The Lord's Prayer Guide (Worship Resource #5)	45	(1)
The Lord's Prayer with Motions (Worship Resource #6)	46	(1)
Offering Learning Center	47	(1)
Order of Worship Learning Center	48	(5)
Order of Worship Strips (Worship Resources #7A, B, C, D)	49	(4)
Worship Fold-ups Learning Center	53	(6)
Worship Fold-ups (Worship Resources #8A, B, C, D, E)	54	(5)
Worship Education, Model II: Four One-Hour Sessions	59	(22)
Session One: We Have a Special Place to Worship	61	(4)
Suggested Questions for Sanctuary Game (Worship Resource #9)	64	(1)
Session Two: Worship Is Our Response to God's Love	65	(4)
Doxology (Worship Resource #10)	68	(1)
Psalm 100 (Worship Resource #11)	68	(1)
Session Three: We Have a Plan to Help Us Worship	69	(4)
Session Four: We Pray as a Part of Our Worship	73	(6)
Prayer Chart (Worship Resource #12)	76	(1)
The Praying Game (Worship Resource #13)	77	(2)
Educational Models for Worship Education	79	(2)
PART 3: SACRAMENTS	81	(42)
The Sacraments	83	(2)
BAPTISM: A One-Hour Session Outline	85	(4)
Ideas for Celebrating a Baptism	89	(12)
Baptism Mixer (Baptism Resource #1)	90	(1)
Baptism Bingo (Baptism Resource #2)	91	(1)
Baptismal Shell (Baptism Resource #3)	92	(1)
The Belonging Game (Baptism Resources #4A, B)	93	(2)
Baptismal Symbols Game (Baptism Resources #5A, B)	95	(2)
The Sacrament of Baptism (Baptism Resource #6)	97	(1)
John, Jesus, and Baptism (Baptism Resource #7)	98	(1)
PREM Materials on Baptism	99	(2)
COMMUNION: A One-Hour Session Outline	101	(4)
Ideas for Making a First Communion a Special Time	105	(16)
Communion Bread (Communion Resource #1)	106	(1)
The Remembering Jesus Game (Communion Resources #2A, B, C, D)	107	(4)
Certificate of Welcome (Communion Resource #3)	111	(1)
Communion Game (Communion Resources #4A, B, C, D, E, F)	112	(6)
Communion Stole Pattern (Communion Resource #5)	118	(1)
A Teaching Meal (Communion Resource #6)	119	(2)
PREM Materials on Communion	121	(2)
PART 4: CHILDREN IN WORSHIP	123	(14)
Ways to Involve Children in Congregational Worship	125	(2)
Children's Moments	127	(7)
Books to Use for Children's Moments	133	(1)
Worship Aids and Children's Bulletins	134	(3)
Epiphany Maze (Children's Resource #1)	135	(2)
PART 5: THE CHURCH YEAR	137
The Church Year	139
Church Year Hopscotch (Church Year Resource #1)	144	(1)
Door Wreaths to Mark the Church Year (Church Year Resource #2)	145	(1)
Church Year Chart (Church Year Resource #3)	146