Resource Hub

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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Father Abraham

08.06.2021

Many Sunday services and Messy Churches celebrate Father’s Day. This celebration outline focuses on Father…

Abraham Prayer Storytelling

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Father's Day celebration

08.06.2021

Father’s Day services can challenging as there are children with absent fathers or those whose…

Bible Storytelling

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Fathers' day - a prayer

08.06.2021

This prayer idea comes from the first chapter of The Lord’s Prayer Unplugged. In this chapter,…

Bible Prayer

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Finding Hope with Isaiah the Priest

01.03.2021

Isaiah brings hope to God’s people in dark times.

Hope Responsibility

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Food banks: caring for others during the pandemic

01.03.2021

An idea for use at home or in the classroom

RE at home

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For such a time as this - the story of Esther

07.06.2021

The story of Esther, a heroine in the Old Testament. Her courage in speaking up…

History Prayer Temptation

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For the Lord and for Gideon

07.06.2021

Repeatedly in the Bible and in Christian history, God chooses the least, the last and…

Craft History Storytelling

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Frankenstein: why can't I just do what I like?

01.03.2021

An idea for collective worship that uses Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the Bible story of…

Compassion Courage Discussion Feelings Halloween Literacy Peace Perseverance Responsibility Science

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Freeze-frames - a dramatic activity

07.06.2021

Freeze-frames, also known as tableaux or snapshots, are a useful well-known drama technique for showing…

Drama

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Friendship - Ruth stays with Naomi

01.03.2021

One of a series of Core Values assemblies with Bible stories.

Friendship

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Friendship and Forgiveness: what Jesus said

01.03.2021

Exploring Forgiveness through a parable of Jesus and the Lord’s Prayer. This will fit in…

Forgiveness Friendship Teaching of Jesus

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Funny facts about Bible characters

02.03.2021

The following activity could be used to introduce a session on the Bible. It has…

Discussion

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Games on themes

07.06.2021

Getting Going with Games

Games Peace Prayer

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Games to exercise the mind

07.06.2021

Getting Going with Games

Games

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Games to start a session

07.06.2021

Getting Going with Games

Games

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