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Need activities and ideas for primary RE, collective worship, church home groups, children’s and families work or for faith in the home?

The BRF Resource Hub is your one-stop shop for free tried and tested ideas from over 20 years of working in primary RE (through Barnabas in Schools) and in resourcing churches.

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A wooden cross overlooking mountains

A Belgian Cross

26.05.2021

An idea based on the Belgian Cross written by Martyn Payne.

Bible Craft Easter Lent Prayer Storytelling

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Yellow, white and pink flowers

A call to worship on Mothering Sunday

26.05.2021

The following idea offers a selection of Bible verses and visuals with which to call…

Bible Mothering Sunday Prayer

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Easter image of Jesus tomb

A Canterbury Cross

26.05.2021

Background information, Bible links and craft ideas for a session exploring a Canterbury Cross.

Bible Craft Easter Storytelling

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Easter image of Jesus tomb

A cemetery cross

26.05.2021

Background information, Bible links and craft ideas for a session exploring a cemetery cross.

Bible Craft Easter Lent Storytelling

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A Christmas brainteaser

02.06.2021

A drama game useful for exploring the two sides of an argument or dilemma.

Christmas Games

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Advent candles

A Christmas triptych

26.05.2021

A triptych is a work of art that is divided into three sections. The following…

Advent Art Bible Carol service Christmas Craft

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A person standing on top of a mountain with their arms out

A church year line

26.05.2021

This is a teaching activity to help people understand more the pattern of the church…

Advent Ascension Christmas Easter Epiphany Harvest Holy Week Lent Worship

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Easter image of Jesus tomb

A Cornish cross

26.05.2021

An idea based on the Cornish cross, written by Martyn Payne.

Bible Craft Easter Lent Prayer Storytelling

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Advent candles

A dramatic Advent reading

26.05.2021

A performance piece based on key passages from the Bible for Advent for a group…

Advent Bible Drama

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A child playing with bubbles

A father's prayer

26.05.2021

This outline for a group session focuses on a father who came to Jesus for…

Craft Prayer Reflective Storytelling

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A field of crops

A harvest home

26.05.2021

Our Christian harvest festival has its biblical roots in the Feast of Tabernacles. Here are…

Bible Craft Harvest Moses Prayer

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A field of crops

A harvest of compassion

26.05.2021

Harvest is an opportunity to thank God for our food and also look outward. This…

Bible Harvest

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A field of crops

A harvest psalm

26.05.2021

A version of Psalm 67 for the whole congregation to use.

Harvest

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A wooden cross overlooking mountains

A labyrinth for Lent

26.05.2021

Ideas for an all-age labyrinth based on a visit to a health spa.

Bible Lent Reflective

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An open book

A lame man is healed at the Beautiful Gate

26.05.2021

A fun way to tell the story of the healing of the lame man by…

Apostles Bible John Miracles Peter Storytelling Worship

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Yellow, white and pink flowers

A mother's best advice

26.05.2021

This outline explores the story of the miracle of water into wine at Cana with…

Art Drama Miracles Mothering Sunday Storytelling

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