13.11.2014
Building Blocks Conference 2014 To Focus on Messy Church
The annual Building Blocks Children’s Ministry Conference takes place in Dublin on Saturday November 22 and its focus this year is on Messy Church. The conference is preceded, on Friday November 21, by the annual Building Blocks clergy lunch. In both cases the keynote speaker is Lucy Moore, the founder of Messy Church.
The conference takes place in All Hallow’s College, Drumcondra, from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm on November 22. It aims to support those working with children in their local churches, communities or schools and to encourage others to be involved in this vital ministry. These conferences are organised by children’s ministry leaders from a broad spectrum of Christian Churches and organisations throughout Ireland.
The keynote address will be given in the morning and this will be followed by a number of sessions from which those participating can attend two. These include seminars on: teaching the Bible through crafts, creative prayer ideas, tackling the tough stuff: discipline, involving children in church, Messy Church, equipping new leaders, God, the Bible and the under 5s, engaging with special needs and storytelling and drama.
The conference cost €35 and includes tea/coffee on arrival, lunch and all conference materials. The conference brochure and booking form is available on the Building Blocks website http://buildingblocks.ie/
The annual clergy lunch is a free event for clergy and takes place in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute, Braemor Park, on Friday November 21 at 12.30 pm. At this Lucy Moore will address the subject: ‘Is Messy Church ‘Church’?
Talking about the missional and discipleship opportunities Messy Church can offer to the local church’. Those wishing to attend the lunch should contact Lydia Monds on 01–4125610 or dublin@buildingblocks.ie by November 17.
Lucy Moore is the founder of Messy Church and works for Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF) as Messy Church team leader. She is responsible for developing the work of Messy Church nationally and internationally – writing, speaking, reflecting and developing Messy projects. She introduced it to her local church and was part of the Messy Church leadership team there for 10 years.