A lot can happen in a year. I find it helpful in the time between Christmas and new year to have a look back at all that happened in the last 12 months. To remember and reflect upon what might be done differently in the next 12 months.
As is true every year, some of what happened was very good, some was very sad and other things were downright awful. There are things to give thanks for, and others to pray about.
Here are a couple of compilations I’ve found around the place. My favourite, by far, is Marc Fennell’s.
Bring on 2015.
As a bonus, these are my three favourite photos from the past 12 months. #putoutyourbats
Easter is one of those times in the year where churches try to connect with those in their community who do not usually go to church.
In my experience, churches try to do things differently during Easter and Christmas. Sometime this involves singing different songs, having a special focus on welcoming and follow up of new people. Lots of churches try to show a video or two during the service.
If you want to do things differently, visually, he are some handy resources you can use. They are all free.
The Easter Story, by The Bible Society
You can download all of these for FREE by logging into vimeo.
Interactive Stories, by Church Media Videos
This is a little program you can download to use in your kids’ spot. It basically works as a animation creator. It is FREE, and is great for teaching bible stories to kids.
Easter at CreationSwap
This site has heaps of FREE resources. They are all still images, vectors and powerpoints.
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