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Freakier Friday

Assembly Objective:

What can younger people do when they feel powerless to make changes? As teenagers, we don’t always make wise decisions. Sometimes, though, we know the right and just actions to take, but don’t have the power to enact change. This assembly invites students to consider how God views them, and to reflect on how they can lead well through their actions and behaviours. Through a letter written to a young Christian leader, students will be challenged that youth is not a barrier to effecting change. Continue reading →


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Title: How To Train Your Dragon: Is there a way to train your tongue?

Learning Objectives:            

Students will:

  • Consider how truthful or untruthful language can enflame situations locally and globally.
  • Examine Christian teaching on ‘taming the tongue’ and the exercise of self-control as an area of spiritual growth.
  • Reflect on the wider topic of social media and truth in contemporary settings.

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Lilo & Stitch

Assembly Objective:

What difference does love make? This assembly explores the idea that the capacity to love others is what makes human beings different from other creatures. Through some verses from Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth, pupils will consider how love is lived in practice and how love is the defining characteristic of who God is. The assembly will encourage pupils to think about ways to love others through acts of service and everyday kindness, and to consider what love looks like in practice. Continue reading →


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Conclave: Is the best leader always the one who wants to lead?

Learning Objectives:            

  • Students will: consider the Roman Catholic process of electing a new pope through the process of the conclave.
  • Examine a biblical view of leadership and guidance.
  • Reflect on how prayer and discernment sit alongside personal ambition.

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Moana 2

Assembly Objective:

Want to be in our team? This assembly explores how the church is made up of diverse people with different skills who share a common vision and purpose. Using biblical teaching about how a body contains many parts, all of which are necessary, the assembly encourages good teamwork and respect for difference. Continue reading →


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Dune Part Two

Assembly Objective:

Who is Jesus – a teacher, a swearword, a prophet, a fraud? This assembly invites students to consider what Jesus said about himself when questioned about his identity. Through an encounter with the disciples where Jesus questions them about how he is perceived, and through examining a quote from C.S. Lewis about Jesus’ identity, students will reflect on what they make of Jesus’ claim that he is the Son of God. Continue reading →


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Paddington in Peru: What does the Bible say about Christian responsibility for fostering and adoption?

Learning Objectives:            

  • Students will consider the breadth of fostering and adoption, by analysing the difference between fictional orphans and real-life families.
  • Examine a biblical view of care for the widows and orphans and analyse what this reveals about the character of God as a father.
  • Understand how Christians can impact society and individuals by offering welcome to children in need.

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Harold and the Purple Crayon: Who Made You?

Assembly Objective:

What is God Like? This assembly explores the question of the existence of God, and considers a biblical view of God’s character as the creator of all people who loves each human being on the planet. Continue reading →


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Inside Out 2: How Can Joy Be Your Strength?

Assembly Objective:

What is joy? This assembly explores the concept of joy as a means of countering anxiety, and as a gift from God. Students will reflect on the difference between happiness and joy, and on how the Bible describes joy in God as a source of strength. Continue reading →


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Inside Out 2: How does what we believe about God affect how we live?

Learning Objectives:            

  • Examine the idea of how the self is created through experience and memory.
  • Analyse the account of the Apostle Paul’s conversion in order to understand a Christian view of conversion.
  • Understand how belief shapes action and behaviour through a contemporary account.

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