The Collective Worship Resource - from the Culham Institute in association with The National Society
About this site
Welcome to this collective worship resources website. The latest resdesign (Autumn 2011) builds on the success of the previous versions, extending it by offering much more topical material than in the past.
As well as providing a seasonal/topical selection of material each term, we aim to load new topical items each week during normal term times:-
In the news this week
In the news resources cover current and topical events and occasions. Sometimes these will be immediate responses to particular news stories.
Our Reflections and Worship4schools items are aimed at smaller and larger groups respectively.
Reflections
Each Reflection takes the form of short sections designed principally for use as class/tutor group worship over a series of days. Sections are designed to be brief and take no longer than ten minutes maximum. The description of each Reflection will indicate the format: text, text + illustration / web link or short MS PowerPoint presentation.
(MS PowerPoint files are intended for downloading and displaying using a compatible viewer program.)
Worship 4 Schools
Worship4schools items are intended for larger groups. This section will always include resources on topics / themes relevant to the season / Church Year, as appropriate.
Collections
There are archived collections on the themes of 'through the year' and 'people', and there is a special search facility for prayers as well as a full site search.
We also provide links to other providers of worship resources as well as guidance on different ways of leading worship together with references to what is required of schools.
Preparation
Material which is ready-to-use and requires no other resource preparation is indicated with the 'lightning' graphic, as shown.