Diddy Disciples 1: September to December
Worship And Storytelling Resources For Babies, Toddlers And Young Children.
Diddy Disciples 1: September to December
Worship And Storytelling Resources For Babies, Toddlers And Young Children.
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Paperback / softback
£30.99
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780281074358
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 15/06/2017
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
Diddy Disciples is a creative and playful new worship and Bible storytelling resource for babies, toddlers and young children. Diddy Disciples aims to encourage participation, discipleship and leadership from children's earliest years, using storytelling, singing, colour, repetition, art and lots and lots of movement! Peer-learning is actively encouraged with many opportunities for young children to learn from each other.
Groups are invited to build their own Diddy Disciples sessions, choosing from different options. Leaders can use the material to create a service to follow the pattern of their church's Sunday worship, a simple midweek baby and toddler singing session, or anything in between!
Book 1 includes:
Over 20 weeks' worth of fully worked-out sessions organized into 4-6 week units from September to December.
All the information you need to set up and run Diddy Disciples in your group
Plenty of opportunities to tailor the material to your own context, resources and tradition
All sorts of creative 'starter ideas' for using everyday art and play resources to sparkchildren's imaginations and engagement as they respond to the biblical stories.
The Units are:
Jesus' wonderful love: six weeks introducing some of Jesus' most famous parables
God the maker: six weeks on creation and caring for it, including a Harvest celebration
In November we remember: four weeks including All Saints and Remembrance Sunday
Getting ready for baby Jesus: five weeks journeying through Advent to Christmas
Part 1: Introducing Diddy Disciples
Introduction
What is Diddy Disciples?
Why not just have a creche for very young children?
Isn't babies, toddlers and young children quite a wide age group?
How do we know which Bible story to tell each week?
Does Diddy Disciples follow the lectionary?
Build your own Diddy Disciples session
Sample 1: A simple and short weekday session
Sample 2: A session for a group just starting out with Diddy Disciples
Sample 3: A session for a well-established group held during a communion service
Starting Diddy Disciples for the first time
Diddy Disciples: Seven principles
Part 2: The Diddy Disciples units (September to December)
1 Jesus' Wonderful Love (Green Time)
Section 1: The Building Blocks to build your own session
Section 2: The Bible Storytelling material
Week 1: The Lost Sheep (Luke 15.3-7)
Week 2: The Lost Coin (Luke 15.8-10)
Week 3: The Lost Son (Luke 15.11-24)
Week 4: The Good Shepherd (John 10.11-15)
Week 5: The Loving Stranger/The Good Samaritan (Luke 10.29-37)
Week 6: You Are the Light of the World! (Matthew 5.14-16)
Section 3: Creative Response starter ideas
2 God the Maker (Green Time, Harvest)
Section 1: The Building Blocks to build your own session
Section 2: The Bible Storytelling material
Week 1: God the Maker (Genesis 1.1-2.3)
Week 2: God Plants a Garden (Genesis 2.4-15)
Week 3: Everything in All the World Sings Alleluia! (Psalm 148)
Week 4: Jesus the Maker (The Calming of the Storm, Luke 8.22-25)
Week 5: Harvest: Thank You, God the Maker!
Week 6: Let's Take Care of God's World (extended activity)
Section 3: Creative Response starter ideas
3 In November, We Remember! (Green Time or Kingdom Season)
Section 1: The Building Blocks to build your own session
Section 2: The Bible Storytelling material
Week 1: We Remember: All the Saints! (1 Corinthians 1.2; Ephesians 4.11-12)
Week 2: We Remember: Remembrance Sunday
Week 3: We Remember: All Who've Died (Revelation 21.3-4, 23-25)
Week 4: We Remember: Christ the King
Option 1: Do This to Remember Me (Matthew 26.26-28) 157
Option 2: The Humble King (Luke 2.1-20; Philippians 2.6-11) 159
Extra Week: We Remember: People in Need (extended activity) (Acts 20.35) 162
Section 3: Creative Response starter ideas 163
4 Getting Ready for Baby Jesus (Advent and Christmas) 167
Section 1: The Building Blocks to build your own session 167
Section 2: The Bible Storytelling material 191
Week 1: Get Ready! (Baby John's story, Luke 1.5-25, 57-79) 191
Week 2: 'Yes!' Said Mary (Luke 1.26-38) 195
Week 3: My God is a Topsy Turvy God! (Luke 1.39-55) 198
Week 4: Gloria! Gloria! (The Shepherds' Story, Luke 2.8-16a) 203
Week 5: Meet Baby Jesus! (Christmas, Luke 2.16-20) 206
Section 3: Creative Response starter ideas 208
Part 3: Additional information and resources
Teaching your group new songs 215
A guide to the Building Blocks 217
Diddy Disciples storytelling with babies and toddlers 233
Jesus' Wonderful Love: storytelling with babies and toddlers 235
God the Maker: storytelling with babies and toddlers 239
In November, We Remember: storytelling with babies and toddlers 245
Getting Ready for Baby Jesus: storytelling with babies and toddlers 246
Diddy Disciples resources 254
Space and environment 254
Resources for the time of Creative Response 254
Recipes 257
Music resources 258
Photocopiable templates 262
Notes 285
This is a book for those who take children seriously. A wonderful, practical resource for those who want to nurture children to be disciples in their own right: to pray, to engage with Scripture, to contribute to worship, to play their part as children of God. A must-read for those who work and volunteer with very young children. -- The Most Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Diddy Disciples is an invaluable blend of Sharon Moughtin-Mumby's reflective practice and contemporary thinking about childhood spirituality. The result is an exceptional and inspiring resource for churches working with the very youngest children. A powerful case for seeing why the very young deserve the very best, and this is a well-tested method for doing that. -- Dr Rebecca Nye, Godly Play expert; researcher and consultant in children's spirituality Diddy Disciples is brilliant: a rich resource for leaders, simple and accessible for young children, inviting them into a lifelong journey of faith. Highly commended. -- The Rt Revd Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford We all think that biblical scholarship and Sunday School teaching belong in different worlds. Diddy Disciples shows that we are wrong. Sharon Moughtin-Mumby brings the wisdom of a professional biblical scholar to the task of communicating the essence of the Bible to very young children, unveiling the depths of biblical stories for young disciples. Very user-friendly material from which adults can learn too. -- The Revd John Barton, Emeritus Professor, Oxford University I'm excited by Diddy Disciples! It's a celebration of Psalm 8.2 and all that babies and toddlers bring to worship. Movement, stories, actions and songs combine in carefully crafted sessions to draw groups into a new way of worshipping that will enrich everyone involved. I can't wait to start using it. -- The Revd Mary Hawes, National Children and Youth Adviser, The Church of England Diddy Disciples is a first-rate programme of worship, prayer, and teaching materials designed particularly for babies, toddlers, and young children. -- Rona Orne * Church Times * This is the most comprehensive and creative resource that I have seen for this age-group. -- Rona Orne * Church Times * Sharon Moughtin-Mumby demonstrates clearly how we can share worship with babies and toddlers. She, her team, and all the children who have helped to develop Diddy Disciples deserve our gratitude. -- Rona Orne * Church Times *
