Messy Church at CRE

Come and join the Messy Church team at the Christian Resources Exhibition ont Thursday 13 May 2010!

The Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Park in Esher, KT10 9AJ, is
hosting a day for people to share ideas, experiences and stories about Messy
Church.

The day will be led by Lucy Moore and other Messy Church leaders, and
whether you're thinking about starting one or have been running one for some
time, this will be a fabulous day with plenty of opportunity to pick up new
ideas and share yours, discover what other Messy Church leaders are finding
useful, meet the Messy Church team from BRF, and have your say in how the
national scene of Messy Church develops.

There will be opportunity for discussion, story-sharing, consultation, large and
small group activities and hands-on ideas to try out. Come with a team and
enjoy a great day out together!

Pre-booked attendance on the Messy Church stream is FREE, with access to
the whole exhibition. Simply register your attendance via the Messy Church website.

Lucy Moore will be heading the programme with a team of experienced Messy Church practitioners. Lucy is part of a team that began Messy Church in Waterlooville in 2004. Today she is the Messy Church Team leader in the BRF team, which involves promoting Messy Church through the UK and beyond, supporting its leaders and discerning what God is teaching us through its developments.

Programme

10.30–11.00 Registration
11.00 Stories from the Mess: a brief introduction to Messy Church and a chance to hear different ways in which it is developing around the country.
12.00 A Messy time, including an opportunity to consult personally with team members about your local mess-related issues, followed by ideas for the different elements of Messy Church, ideas to try out for celebrations and going deeper in
Messy Church.
1.00–1.45 lunch break (lunch not provided)
1.45 A cabaret of stories
2.00 Choose two small groups from themes such as the following:

• Growing the Messy network;
• Ideas for growing and discipling teens at Messy Church;
• Faith at Home and Messy Church;
• Ideas for under fives at Messy Church;
• Team building;
• Worship and sacraments;
• Feeding the 5000;
• Making the most of the celebration.

2.45 Final questions and round-up
3.00 End