What is Godly Play?

Children are spiritual. They have incredible capacity to listen, wonder, and make meaning out of the biblical stories they hear. This is the foundation for Godly Play, our Montessori-based Christian formation program for children.

Godly Play seeks to foster a child-centric community in which children can confront their existential questions in a safe and supportive environment. As they encounter the stories, they are given language to further their wondering and engaging with mystery. The Godly Play approach allows children to bring their whole selves to the encounter and set them up to continue to discover meaning for themselves.

Godly Play time is structured in the following way: welcoming ("crossing the threshold" in Godly Play language), a story, response time, feast, and departure. The consistent, yet expansive structure helps children feel safe enough to risk deepening their understanding of their own spiritual lives.

Godly Play is for children ready to engage in this hour-long structured experience without a caregiver present.

In Godly Play, we teach children the art of using religious forms of expression, including parable, sacred story, silence and liturgical action. These are tools for them to articulate and wonder about the relationship they already have with God. You can watch our whole archive of Godly Play stories told during the “distanced time” of the pandemic.

Learn more at the GODLY PLAY FORUM ATat 9am Sunday August 20th!

We will gather In the Godly Play room (did you know we have one?)
We'll  learn how space and content are intertwined in the Godly Play curriculum.
9am --for all of us--Bring your bagel and coffee and find the Godly Play room in our church and learn all about the space.