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Zephaniah Trust

"taking light into dark corners"

RE

Our keyworker John originally trained as an RE teacher. With twenty years of teaching experience and twelve years of doing occasional lessons in both primary and secondary schools, John can offer RE support to schools in a number of areas.

 

BU LogoBaptists

  • the commonalities & the distinctions: baptism, church government, authority
  • the history - the reformation, persecution and tolerance, puritans, levellers, social reformers

Bible

  • composition, languages & translations, different traditions
  • specific topics, e.g. miracles, "I AM" sayings, New Testament Greek
  • personalities, e.g. Elijah, John the Baptist, Peter

Christian Symbolism

  • visual - ichthus, chi-rho, cross - and what's not in a Baptist church
  • in worship - communion, baptism

Journeys

  • life as a journey, American slave music, Moses & the Promised Land, Pilgrim's Progress etc

    John

Personal

  • how faith informs lifestyle
  • the Christian singer-songwriter

Worship

  • the place of music in worship: songs, hymns, styles, functions
  • Baptist worship patterns: communion, baptism
  • the building - centrality of the Word - Shipley Baptist Church tour (if local enough)

Sessions on any of these topics can be delivered as 'one-offs' or over a number of weeks and at a number of different levels. Past teachings have included:

  • Journeys spread over three weeks with year four at Hoyle Court Primary
  • How faith informs lifestyle delivered in single sessions with year 11 at Carlton SBCBolling College
  • Music in worship with year 6 at Cavendish and Wellington Primaries
  • Church tour delivered regularly at Shipley Baptist Church with year 6 from High Crags Primary and year 10 from Leeds Girls High School - see the Local Church page for more details of what this trip involves

"The RE lesson on Christian Music Styles was a huge success with the children amazed to hear music ranging from Christian Rock to Catholic Mass to simple guitar playing and then of course to realise we knew a real-life composer and musician ourselves! One child said he had been inspired by the lesson. The children talked and shared about the lesson with interest afterwards and stated their surprise about the range of Christian music. An eye-opener - or indeed an ear-opener!"

Meg Henry ~ Teacher ~ Allerton Primary School

 

Normally an agreed fee around supply rate is appropriate, but everything is negotiable - please contact John at the Zephaniah Office to discuss how he can work with you.

 

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Zephaniah Office  

2a Norwood Road  

Shipley  

West Yorkshire  

BD18 2AZ  

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