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All congregations were given one copy of
this video. Additional copies can be purchased from
www.cuc.ca/store.
Here are some suggestions for
using the CUC’s new RE video—gleaned largely from meetings with
congregation members in Fredericton, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
Show to:
Within your congregation
How you use it in your own
congregation will depend partly on whether you have your own building
and video equipment; the size of your congregation, etc. Here are some
ideas to consider:
- New
and potential RE teachers to give them an idea of the overall idea
- Child
care assistants so they understand the framework they’re working
in (i.e. not “just” babysitting)
- Parents
who are thinking of attending regularly, e.g. with a new family,
offer them the video and say: “and then we can talk more about
what you’d like for your child.”
- New
members in general, e.g. at New U/U classes
- Parents.
It shows “we bring the whole child in”
- Small
groups that meet as a focus for discussion
- Show
to youth/older kids and focus a discussion on social justice
projects
- Show
it “trade show” fashion, i.e. as part of a display on
“Committee Sunday” or when taking registrations for RE
- At
a family camp
- Give
teachers, especially those in smaller societies, ideas for new
classes or different approaches to teaching
Other ideas?
To others
- If
you have a preschool or daycare in your building, suggest they watch
it to “get to know you and your program”
- Suggest
that members show it or lend it to friends who have expressed
interest
- Encourage
parents and teachers who work at or are members of other family
groups (e.g. Family Resource Centre, play group, etc.) to lend it or
show it to people there
Other suggestions:
- Order
several copies and offer for sale if you have a church book store
- Use
portions of the video for particular groups or topics---you don’t
have to always use the whole video
- Have
it available at a lunch break for people who want to watch it
- Show
it often; lend it generously—People will often feel comfortable
watching a video multiple times and get more out of it each time.
- When
you show it, talk about or give a handout on the programs that your
congregation has and when they are (e.g. even if it only happens
every few years)
Other ideas?
Resources
Here are some of the resources
mentioned in the video:
Empty Bowls program
http://www.emptybowls.net/
UN Rights of the Child
http://www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm
One More
Step
#168 in Singing the Living Tradition
Also in French in CUC’s new
bilingual worship services book: Side by Side: Fulfilling a Dream;
copies can be purchased from
www.cuc.ca/store |
