Assembly Objective:
- What would a real friend do? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about restoring friendships.
Film:
- The Monuments Men (20th Century Fox, 2014, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Category Archives: World and Community
Doctor Who: Robot of Sherwood: Making a Difference
Assembly Objective:
- Are heroes just ordinary people choosing to make a difference? This assembly explores the biblical examples of ‘heroes of faith’.
Film:
- Doctor Who episode Robot of Sherwood available on the DVD Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series (BBC DVD, 2014, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Monuments Men: Home is where the Art is
Assembly Objective:
- Why are some artworks so valuable? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about creativity being at the heart of God’s character.
Film:
- The Monuments Men (20th Century Fox, 2014, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Anonymous: Words Work
Assembly Objective:
- Why do our words have a powerful effect? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about using words wisely, for good purposes.
Film:
- Anonymous (Sony, 2011, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Up: Power to Live
Assembly Objective:
- Why do we celebrate Pentecost? This assembly looks at this Christian festival, examining the idea of the unexpected power of the Holy Spirit demonstrated on the day of Pentecost.
Film:
- Up (Disney Pixar, 2009) certificate U. Click here to buy the DVD online.
X-Men: First Class: Never Changing
Assembly Objective:
- Why does everybody need to feel loved, and to love ourselves? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching that nothing can separate us from God’s love for us.
Film:
- X-Men: First Class (20th Century Fox, 2011, Certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Life of Pi: Rational Belief
Assembly Objective:
- How do we decide what to believe? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about not just believing anything, but testing everything to work out what’s true.
Film:
- Life of Pi (20th Century Fox, 2012, certificate PG). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2: A Bully Turned Friend
Assembly Objective:
- Can bullies become friends? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about how to treat our enemies.
Film:
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013, Sony Pictures Animation) certificate U. Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Princess Diaries: Pressure to Look
Assembly Objective:
- Why do we feel under pressure to conform to a popular image or style? In this assembly, pupils will consider the Bible’s teaching about not worrying how we look, or what others think of us.
Film:
- The Princess Diaries (Disney 2001) certificate U. Click here to buy the DVD online.
Carnage: Do no harm or do some good?
Assembly Objective:
- How should we interact with other people? Is it enough for us just to do no harm to others, or should we also seek to do good for them? This assembly invites pupils to consider the Bible’s teaching about the ‘golden rule’.
Film:
- Carnage (StudioCanal, 2011, certificate 15). Click here to buy the DVD online.
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